Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced that it will use CES® 2024 to introduce Samsung’s newest kitchen products, applications and features, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and SmartThings connectivity, enabling an ecosystem that delivers better food and kitchen experiences. Notable products and features in the lineup include the 2024 Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ — which is the industry’s first home Internet of Things (IoT) refrigerator launched in 2016 — equipped with the all-new AI Vision Inside feature, the new Anyplace Induction Cooktop and enhancements to the Samsung Food service.

“We are both proud and excited to be showcasing these upgraded AI and connectivity features, which utilise the latest technology to help everyone take their food and kitchen experiences to the next level,” said Moohyung Lee, EVP and Head of the Customer eXperience Team of the Digital Appliances Business at Samsung Electronics. “We are committed to letting users enjoy the many benefits of our innovative food ecosystem across a wide range of devices and features.” 

AI Features That Enable Food Ideas and Intelligence

To enhance the experience in the kitchen, the 2024 Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ has been packed with various innovative technologies. One impressive new feature is AI Vision Inside, which uses a smart internal camera that can recognise items being placed in and out of the refrigerator. Also, it is equipped with ‘Vision AI’ technology, which can identify up to 33 different fresh food items based on a predefined set of training data comprising approximately one million food photographs. ^[1] With the food list that is available and editable on the Family Hub+ screen, users can also manually add expiration date information for items that they would like to keep track of, and the refrigerator sends out alerts through its 32” LCD screen for items before reaching that date.

Image of food list generated by AI Vision Inside on Family Hub+

Also, with the assistance of the Fridge Manager feature, which monitors the status of the water filter in the refrigerator and alerts when a replacement is needed, the Family Hub+ screen offers easy, one-click purchase of new water filters from Amazon ^[2].

Appliance screen functionality does not stop there. Samsung’s new Anyplace Induction Cooktop and Slide-in Range are each equipped with a 7” LCD screen, where users can view the recipes that were selected and saved from the Family Hub+ to assist their meal preparation. The new Anyplace Induction also offers improvements in its basic cooking features such as efficient and borderless heating of pots and pans on any part of the cooktop, thanks to Samsung’s induction sheet coil technology. And with Anti-Scratch Glass applied instead of a typical ceramic glass, users won’t have to worry about scratching their induction surface when moving cookware.

What’s more, the Samsung Food application — which can now be accessed on the Family Hub+, the Anyplace Induction Cooktop and the Slide-in Range — brings several upgraded AI features. The ‘Personalise’ feature³ powered by the enhanced Food AI allows users to adapt recipes to reflect their dietary requirements beyond what was previously available — vegan, fusion — to accommodate gluten-free, pescatarian, dairy-free and other diets. Meanwhile, the new ‘Image-to-Recipe’ feature ^[3] with the enhanced Vision AI now recognises meals and multiple food items from photographs and explores dishes that can be made with those ingredients. Lastly, Tailored Meal Plan analyses users’ information by connecting to their Samsung Health profiles ^[4] to create personalised meals based on their health needs.

AI-Powered Connected Appliances and Features for an Enhanced Kitchen Every Day

With the Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ as the centrepiece, the food ecosystem is all about how the AI features in these kitchen products and the Samsung Food service connect and support each other, enabling users to have a better relationship with their food throughout the day and delivering a full range of smart, connected kitchen experiences.

Samsung Food also connects with and ties in Samsung Health ^[5] to benefit the lives of users. The service uses the health information from Samsung Health to suggest healthy, appropriate recipes. After that, users can send cooking instructions for these recipes to their various kitchen appliances with just a few key presses. 

Then there is Tap View ^[6], which offers enhanced convenience by allowing users to easily mirror the display of their Galaxy smartphones to the Family Hub+ screen. Furthermore, users can also enjoy YouTube ^[7] applications on the refrigerator screen for more information and entertainment.

Image of kitchen with Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+

All these advancements build toward Samsung’s greater goal of expanding its seamlessly connected, AI-based food ecosystem with the key focus of providing users with superior kitchen experiences that require less effort.

Availability

Users can visit the Samsung booth at CES® 2024 to experience the enhanced AI and connectivity of the innovative food ecosystem.

^[1] Does not mean all services available on the Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ are AI or generate information or outcome using AI. The services/features that use deep learning models are limited to 1) AI Vision Inside and 2) Bixby features.

^[2] Service provided in U.S. only.

^[3] Part of the services of Samsung Food+ paid subscription that requires Samsung account.

^[4] Service available with user’s consent.

^[5] Will be available after 1Q 2024. Applicable models only.

^[6] Will be available after 2Q 2024. Applicable models only.

^[7] Will be available after 2Q 2024 via software update.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 29 November 2021 – The Samsung Bespoke Home Challenge has kicked off at the Design Quarter in Johannesburg, featuring four influencers, four spaces and one week to create a one-of-kind living space.

The Samsung Bespoke Home Challenge participants include; Naqiyah Mayat, Shelley Mokoena, Cassandra Twala and our Decorex competition entrant, Mary-Anne Gwayanya. All the challengers will be able to add their own personal style using an allocated budget to enhance and complete their spaces. Celebrated Interior Designer, Donald Nxumalo will be the influencer mentor and judge keeping an eye on the design progress, which includes the creative use of Bespoke colours in the various living spaces. When completed, there will be a big reveal, where the public can vote for their favourite space.

Samsung has also announced that Versus Paint, Consentino Top Carpets and Floors, Le Creuset, SHF, Decorex Africa, and Design Quarter have joined the Samsung Bespoke Home Challenge, to inspire the contestant’s creativity and spark new ideas. South Africans can look forward to enjoying an integrated living space design challenge like no other.

Since launching the Bespoke Refrigerator globally, Samsung has gone to great lengths to offer consumers opportunities to experience Bespoke and get to know the refrigerator’s customisation-first philosophy. These efforts include hosting a variety of online and offline events that illustrate Bespoke’s true value. This is South Africa’s first Bespoke design campaign – which will showcase a stunning design-focused brand showroom at Design Quarter.

The showroom will bring the Bespoke philosophy to life, decorated to demonstrate how the Bespoke Refrigerator can blend into a variety of spaces and lifestyles. Voting for your favourite space is now opened until midnight 9th January, 2022 and the showroom at Design Quarter will remain opened to the public until the 15th January, 2022.

How to Vote:

• Visit our Bespoke Home showroom at Design Quarter, and vote for your favourite space to stand a chance to win Samsung and Design Quarter vouchers; or
• Visit the Samsung Bespoke Refrigerator and complete online form to vote and stand a chance to win Samsung and Design Quarter vouchers.

The Samsung Bespoke Home Challenge, which includes JoAnn Strauss as a Bespoke Host, can be viewed at Design Quarter and online on www.samsung.com/za/ Ts & Cs apply.

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