Samsung enhances the home experience with products like Samsung Bespoke 4-Door Flex, 110-inch MICRO LED and JetBot 90 AI +.
Continued efforts for sustainability announce Samsung Galaxy Upcycling at Home and the expansion of eco-packaging for TV products in 2021
Samsung Electronics shared its vision for the future at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). At its virtual press conference, the company unveiled new products that show how it continues to innovate by creating solutions that are flexible, intelligently connected and use AI to understand the context to make daily life seamless.
“Our world looks different, and many of you have had a new reality – one where your home has taken on greater significance,” said Sebastian Seung, president and CEO of Samsung Research, the state-of-the-art R&D center. said. of the enterprise leading to the development of future technologies for Samsung Electronics’ SET (end products), which addresses the enterprise’s efforts to enhance the home experience. “Our innovations are designed to offer more personal and more intuitive experiences that express your personality. We are working hard to offer you the next generation of innovation, with AI as a key player, for a better tomorrow. ”
Creating more intimate and personalized user experiences
As people spent more time at home last year, the technology they wanted became the technology they needed. By relying on technology, people understood in many ways how connected solutions could make life easier. TVs were essential for entertainment – and sometimes for fitness as well. Chromebooks have become important homeschooling tools. Smart refrigerators have helped with remote shopping and meals. Smartphones were indispensable.
Samsung’s continued investment in innovations that adapt to evolving lifestyles enables the company to keep pace with rapid change. Key innovations unveiled include:
- Samsung Custom 4-door Flex: The latest version of the Bespoke fridge contains variable panels that contain different colors and materials that make the original success a success, enabling consumers to customize their fridge for shape and function. The new 4-door model, which will be available in North America this spring, also features a brand new Beverage Center ™ that provides quick access to a water dispenser and an auto-filled water jug. Samsung Bespoke 4-Door Flex is also equipped with a Dual Auto Ice Maker that not only makes ordinary ice cubes, but also smaller ‘ice bites’ to suit different preferences for cold drinks.
- 110-inch MICRO LED: This new screen features self-illuminated inorganic LEDs with a slim and almost ringless Infinity Screen design that seamlessly blends into the living space. The result is a spectacular, impressive viewing experience with stunning image quality. The 110-inch MICRO LED also adds ‘4Vue’ (Quad View), a four-way viewing option, so you can keep up with multiple sports at the same time or stream a tutorial while playing a video game. Also for US consumers, more than 160 free channels1 is available via Samsung TV Plus. MICRO LED will be rolled out worldwide from this spring.2
- Lifestyle TV: Samsung’s latest lifestyle TV series includes The Serif, The Frame, The Sero and The Terrace – a recently launched 4K QLED outdoor television – as well as Samsung’s The Premiere, a high-quality cinema projector.
- SmartThings cooking: A new service from Samsung SmartThings is designed to make your culinary journey seamless. An automated meal planner, powered by Whisk’s Food AI, recommends meals for the entire week, creates shopping lists with the ingredients you need, and connects to grocery stores for one-time purchases directly from the Family Hub fridge or your mobile screen. Recipe instructions can be sent directly to synchronized Samsung cookers to reduce problems and errors.3
- Samsung Health Smart Trainer on Samsung 2021 TVs: Samsung Health seamlessly transforms home into a personal gym and the new Smart Trainer4 contains tracks and analyzes posture in real time, just like a personal trainer. During and after the workout, Smart Trainer gives feedback on the form, helps you count your reps, and estimates your calories burned. With video and interactive training via Bixby-enabled voice control, Samsung Health Smart Trainer enhances and personalizes the home exercise.
Bringing AI and robots to daily life, including housekeeping
Samsung has long been at the forefront of innovation in the field of AI and robotics, using its seven global AI research centers to advance technology. By bringing AI to its products, Samsung is creating new home experiences – from washing machines that optimize water usage, detergents and wash cycles, to TVs with a Quantum AI processor that can scale up HD content to pristine 8K resolution.
The key technologies presented at Samsung’s press conference include the following:
- JetBot 90 AI +: This new vacuum cleaner comes to the US 1H 2021 and uses object recognition technology to identify and classify objects to choose the best cleaning path. LiDAR and 3D sensors avoid JetBot 90 AI + cables and small objects while still cleaning inaccessible corners in your home. JetBot 90 AI + is also equipped with a camera and is integrated in the SmartThings app to help you with home monitoring.
- Samsung Bot™ Care5: The latest development in Samsung’s growing robotics range, Samsung Bot™ Care is designed to use AI to recognize and respond to your behavior. It will be able to act as a robot assistant and companion and help to look after the details in your life. It will also teach you schedule and habits and send you reminders to help guide you during your busy day.
- Samsung Bot™ Handy6: Also in development, Samsung Bot™ Handy will rely on advanced AI to recognize and pick up objects of different sizes, shapes and weights, to become your extension and to help you with the work around the house. Samsung Bot™ Handy be able to distinguish the difference between the material composition of different objects, by using the appropriate amount of force to grab and move household items and objects, if you work as a trusted partner to help with household chores, such as cleaning up messy rooms spacious or the dishes after dinner.
Looking to the future, Samsung is also developing other tangible applications of AI technologies for everyday life. Samsung builds on its Samsung Bot™ Retail, which will guide users outside the home in retail environments, and GEMS, Samsung’s health-oriented exoskeleton as a mobility aid. These innovations allow robots and robotic devices to coexist with humans, enhancing their lives and providing for a variety of lifestyles and environments.
Technology for a better future
Samsung concluded its CES 2021 press conference by sharing more about the brand’s vision for how technology can enable progress and create a better tomorrow for all. Samsung believes that there is no single all-inclusive solution; a sustainable future requires investments in a broad spectrum. That’s why Samsung focuses on three key areas that benefit most from technological innovation: sustainability, education and accessibility.
“At Samsung, we are always looking for ways to build a better, more sustainable future,” said Sandeep Rana, senior manager, environmental sustainability specialist at Samsung, who shared Samsung’s sustainability message at the press conference. “With a focus on the environment, people and society, we will continue to provide our consumers with responsible tools and technologies to meet our challenges today and enable a better future for all.”
As part of its commitment to creating a circular economy, Samsung is developing applications and packaging solutions that promote a sustainable product life cycle – from start to finish:
- Galaxy Upcycling at Home: At the event, Samsung announced an update of its Galaxy Upcycling program called Galaxy Upcycling at Home. The new app introduces the lifecycle of an older Galaxy phone and offers consumers options to possibly reuse their device to create a range of handy IoT tools.
- TV eco-packaging: In addition, Samsung has announced that in 2021, eco-packaging will expand to QLED, UHD TV, monitor and audio products. As part of an ongoing commitment to eco-consciousness, Samsung is creating products and solutions with sustainability at its core. Samsung’s new Solar Cell remote control – partly made from recycled plastic – can be charged via solar or interior lighting, for example, which reduces battery waste.
Believing that future generations will play a critical role in building a sustainable future, Samsung has also put technology education at the forefront Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, which encourages young people to use creative technologies to solve community challenges, and Samsung Innovation Campus, which helps students to develop technical and personal skills for future work.
During the event, Samsung also highlighted how it makes its products even more inclusive and accessible to all. The See color application is designed to help those with color vision deficiency (CVD) adjust the settings on their 2021 QLED TVs for a better viewing experience, and the Sign Language Zoom TV features ensure that everyone, regardless of their ability, can enjoy the latest technology.
Finally, Samsung has an understanding of how challenging it can be to find a balance between our digital and analog lives. Digital wellness function, designed to help people take control and manage their digital time – so they can use technology to improve our lives and empower ourselves.
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1 160 free channels for Samsung TV Plus are available to US users only. The availability of the service may vary by region and product.
2 The availability of MICRO LED TV will vary by region.
3 Available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required.
4 Specific features available may vary by region and product.
5 Samsung Bot ™ Care is not currently for sale. The described functions and technical capabilities are shown in test settings.
6 Samsung Bot ™ Handy is not currently for sale. The described functions and technical capabilities are shown in test settings.
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