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Nah CES 2026 expanded viewSamsung showed off a piece of AI technology that actually looks useful: a Smart refrigerator It keeps track of what you put inside, notifies you when food is about to expire, and can recommend recipes for using up those old items.
It’s not the first smart refrigerator we’ve ever seen (even… Samsung has released others before), but AI visual recognition has advanced to the point where this feature of tracking objects seems more feasible. Maybe this will help me avoid forgetting that half-used salsa jar that got lost in the back sometime in 2023.
Samsung also showed that the refrigerator is part of the ecosystem of connected devices. At CES, we saw a home robot Head around the smart vacuum While the laundry was being folded, the AI system told CNET’s Caitlin Shedrawi It looked old (There are numbers to support this analysis, but the dehydration and sleep deprivation resulting from covering the event will temporarily age anyone.)
At CES 2026, the LG CLOiD robot guided a robotic vacuum cleaner behind it to clean up messes while folding clothes.
But it’s the background chatter of connected devices that can bother me, as if my family is quietly conspiring against me. Smart watches and smart scales already collect biometric and exercise data.
Will the large display on the outside of the refrigerator put a warning if you add too many types of cheese? Will he give me a stern warning when he spots pie? “It’s for a party later,” I’ll say, and I find myself pleading with another overly talkative voice assistant. “There will be a lot of people. That also explains all the beer.”
Later that night, your smart vacuum, indoor and outdoor security cameras, and smart speakers will notice that there are no extra people in the house and no party music playing. Next time I have a snack, should I expect to talk about what really happened?
Or maybe when I go for a walk, the smartwatch will display the workout duration, distance, and a new item in bold red letters: “Calories Required Burnt your pie last night“.
My colleague Vanessa Hand Orellana wrote about smart exercise coaches and how She wishes she could be a little more demanding For people who need an extra kick to push them beyond their workout goals. Maybe the disruptive ecosystem that brings all these lifestyle parts together could serve the same purpose? At the very least, there should be a setting that reduces the severity of the reprimand.
I’ll need to consider it with more cheese (to free up space in the fridge, you see).