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Now, where do you put the 2019 Pinot Noir? A new AI-powered wine refrigerator may be able to help.
Samsung on Monday Launched Infinite AI wine refrigeratora device that the company says uses artificial intelligence to provide you with all the vital information you want to know about your inventory. But US wine connoisseurs will have to wait for it — it’s only available in South Korea for now.
The product uses an “AI Wine Manager” that can “manage wines that require Careful storage for a long time more easily and efficiently based on “AI Vision”, a camera mounted on the top of the product.”
An AI camera – synced with the AI Wine Manager app – is located at the top of the refrigerator. The camera can detect which bottles you add, which you remove, and where the bottles are located in the refrigerator. AI can also analyze each bottle’s label to determine the wine’s name, variety and vintage. If you move the bottle to a different place in the fridge, the AI Wine Manager will take note.
Whatever wine you choose for your evening dinner, the app can recommend recipes that might go with it, Samsung says.
The refrigerator is large enough to store 101 bottles and has space where you can store foods like cheese, fruits, nuts, and cured meats. This “multi-store” has five temperature settings.
The Samsung Infinite AI wine refrigerator can hold up to 101 bottles.
Samsung said the refrigerator has three zones — upper, middle and lower — and temperatures can be set from a minimum of 37 degrees Fahrenheit to a maximum of 67 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on what is needed for the wine and food inside.
The wine refrigerator is a new addition to the boom in the smart kitchen appliance market, which is expected to grow by an estimated 18% globally over the next few years. According to market analytics firm Grand View Research.
CNET took a comprehensive look at smart kitchen gadgets and gadgets Which were useful, like composting devices and smart coffee makers, and which weren’t, including buggy meat thermometers and extremely smart countertop ovens. For the purposes of this definition, smart devices are loosely defined as those that are Wi-Fi-enabled, AI-enabled, or both.
Doug Kroll, a wine educator at Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga, California, said he didn’t find the Infinite AI Wine Fridge’s features “compelling,” since it can only hold 101 bottles.
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Kroll said the refrigerator’s AI would be more interesting if the software “started offering assistance with purchases, like a home sommelier,” he said, speaking for himself and not officially for the winery. He said it would be useful if the AI could recommend wines, knowing that you like a particular type, or if the AI could tell you when there are sales on your favorite wine and even buy it for you.
Austin Evans, Technology Lab Who YouTube channel 5.75 million subscribers said that when it comes to home technology, it seems like the term “smart” has been replaced by “AI” for no good reason.
“I had almost the opposite view on a lot of this stuff,” Evans told CNET. “Companies seem to be pushing AI everywhere more for the sake of buzzwords than actual functionality. My washing machine is ‘AI-powered’, and as far as I can tell, all that actually means is that it’s Wi-Fi-enabled, which is what we called ‘smart’ a few years ago.
The company “will continue to provide premium home appliances that innovate users’ lifestyles based on advanced AI technology,” Moon Jong-seung, vice president of DA at Samsung Electronics, said in a press release.
The Infinite AI wine refrigerator costs $4,300. The company did not specify a time frame for when it will be available outside South Korea. A Samsung representative did not immediately respond to CNET’s request for comment.