Singapore – March 25, 2019 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today showcased the next generation of its award-winning Family Hub refrigerator at the 2019 Samsung Southeast Asia and Oceania Forum, continuing to innovate and redefine the refrigerator category.

A 2019 CES Innovation award honoree in the software and mobile apps product category, the new Family Hub continues to set a new standard for connected living, bringing the family together in the kitchen while freeing users up to focus on what’s important to them. As the new generation of homeowners look to technology to define both who they are and how they want to live their lives, there is no better place to do this than in a connected kitchen.

Packed with enhanced AI and IoT capabilities as well as the new Family Board, a communal screen that family members can interact with in a personalized way, the Family Hub helps foster true family connection, food management, and a connected home experience in today’s fast-paced modern world.

Seamless Home Intelligence with the new Bixby

A feature that sets the 2019 Family Hub apart from previous iterations is support for the new Bixby that allows for a smarter, hands-free, more personalized way to use the Family Hub. The new Bixby offers more services, allowing users to seamlessly control and monitor home IoT devices and services from the kitchen with your voice alone.

Users can ask Bixby for their Morning Brief while getting breakfast ready for the kids so they know all of their daily essentials such as the weather and top news. All of this appears on the Family Hub screen so they can see as well as hear it. Through Bixby’s voice ID technology, each family member’s voice is distinguished, so everyone can get tailored information for their individual needs. Bixby is even smarter and more conversational – allowing users to interact more naturally. Imagine, users can now search for a plane ticket through Expedia, call an Uber and pre-set the oven temperature just by talking to the Family Hub.

A lot of multitasking is required in the kitchen, so it can get quite hectic when you have to chop, prepare, and cook dishes at the same time. It gets even more tricky when your phone starts to ring. With an enhanced Smart View, multitasking is made easy, as you can mirror third-party apps on Family Hub’s screen seamlessly from your Galaxy phone, without the need to run the Smart View app on the fridge. Not only does the new Bixby allow you to answer a call hands-free, you can also browse through the millions of third-party apps available for the kitchen.

It’s now even easier for users to manage their apps on Family Hub, with efficient installation, updates and deletion from the Apps menu. On top of that, the Home Service can set the mood with music when you are preparing a small gathering or turn on your favorite playlist while you are cooking.

Taking intelligence a step further, with the Family Hub’s seamless integration of SmartThings, owners can now see and control hundreds of Samsung and third-party smart home devices right from the refrigerator screen and by voice with Bixby.

Share Memories and Memos on the Family Board

One of the most exciting new features is the Family Board. Families around the world use their refrigerator doors as bulletin-boards to share various things with each other – whether it’s by posting each family member’s schedule and the weekly menu, attaching travel magnets of the countries that they have visited, or proudly displaying the kids’ artworks for everyone to see.

The Family Board allows family members to interact with one another and share countless memories, giving the refrigerator’s screen a familiar, analogue feel. Meanwhile the Home Screen offers a digital service experience with an overview of important information and apps. Users can now have a devoted screen to share photos, messages and memories on their fridge, and are able to customize their photos with different photo styles, add handwritten notes and stickers, and even change the background colour to match their kitchen – all bringing the family closer to elevate the way they connect and share. The new Whiteboard has been updated with smart calligraphy that can recognize handwriting and a drawing function that can identify the objects depicted.

The Family Hub also features a dynamic screen saver that can be used to display precious family moments or blend into your home with ambient mode when Family Hub’s touch screen is not in use.

Get Smart with Healthier Food Management 

From the beginning, food management with Family Hub has been a cornerstone feature elevating the way homeowners manage their food – whether using “View Inside” to see if they need eggs from their smartphone while at the store or adding items to their shopping list and tagging expiration dates. The Family Hub enables a user to create better and healthier meals with Meal Planner, which customizes recipes based on food preferences, dietary needs and the items in the fridge.

Last but not least, the kitchen experience has become more intelligent and efficient with updated features for Food Management. With the new Family Hub 2019, users can search for healthy recipes or preset the oven directly from the Recipes app with easy-to-use voice features. Users can also add items to your Shopping List or tag items for reminders and expiration dates.

Singapore, 25 March 2019 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today showcased its latest innovations, as well as outlined its vision and strategy for intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) experiences at the 2019 Samsung Southeast Asia and Oceania Forum.

Marking the 10th anniversary, this year’s Samsung Forum was a platform to share the company’s business strategy and vision with key partners. Samsung outlined its unique ability to make seamlessly connected consumer experiences across Samsung devices, and unveiled its new range of products, including its 2019 QLED TV lineup, the Frame, the next-generation Family Hub refrigerator, revolutionary washing machine technology QuickDrive, as well as its lifestyle TVs. Samsung exhibited its connected solutions that are based on ‘New Bixby,’ Samsung’s intelligence platform.

“At Samsung, we believe our latest innovation offers more than what we can see and experience. With the new products and features announced today, we’re unlocking the potential by making our consumers’ lives more seamless and connected,” said Steve Lee, President and CEO, Samsung Electronics, Southeast Asia and Oceania. “We will remain committed to providing new experiences that exceed the expectations of our consumers in the region going forward.”

Expansion of Consumer Choice with the Full 2019 QLED TV Lineup

As a market leader in the TV industry for 13 years, Samsung announced its entire 2019 QLED TV lineup that will be available in more than 60 markets within this year. The company will continuously increase the market share in the 8K TV market to sustain its solid dominance in the premium TV market.

The key products unveiled in the 2019 QLED lineup were a suite of 8K and 4K TVs, including the 8K Q900R that ranges from 65-inch to 98-inch screen sizes, as well as the 4K Q90R, Q80R, Q70R and Q60R that range from 43-inch to 82-inch sizes. In total, the expanded 2019 QLED lineup features more than 20 models and includes more ultra-large TV models.

To provide more entertainment options and open platform functionality, Samsung Smart TVs will offer a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app and support Apple AirPlay 2. Additionally, through 2019 Samsung Smart TVs that now work with Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant, a user can enjoy various features such as turning on/off TV or controlling audio volume via simple voice commands.

Also displayed were Samsung’s leading lifestyle TVs, the new ‘The Frame’ and ‘The Wall’, with unique design values and improved resolution after the adoption of QLED display for the first time.

Connected Home Solutions that Deliver Simplicity

Samsung’s commitment to making lives easier and simpler for consumers was also brought to life in its new line-up of connected solutions, exhibited at Samsung Forum 2019. Based on ‘New Bixby’, global business partners witnessed the connected life experience with various products including QLED 8K and the new Family Hub 4.0.

The winner of the CES Best of Innovation award for four consecutive years, the 2019 Family Hub, ensures better control of complex features with voice commands by supporting ‘New Bixby’, enabling enriched family communication and enhanced connections with other devices.

Samsung also showcased its revolutionary next generation washing machine technology QuickDrive, which provides consumers the power to dramatically reduce the time it takes to do a load of laundry in half¹.

¹ Tested on Samsung WW7800M (9kg load) compared with WW6500K (9kg load). Saves up to 50% time and up to 20% energy on Cotton (40℃, half load) with washing performance within ±3% based on Intertek data and saves up to 20% energy on Super Speed cycle (40℃, 5kg load) tested by IEC 60456:2010. Cycle duration may vary depending on the water supply and weight/type of laundry