What Home Technology Should Be Like in 2018

At the end of August in Berlin, the IFA 2018 technology showcase took place. Most of these innovations aim to make daily life simpler and easier, and make your home more comfortable and functional. What tasks does modern home technology solve? We show you examples from Samsung.

Transforms the Room into a Cinema

Now there's no need to go to a cinema with your whole family: the QLED 8K TV easily creates a cinema atmosphere at home.

What's the trick? In an innovative screen with 8K resolution, featuring perfectly accurate color reproduction and the most realistic image possible: you can even see the smallest details in landscapes or clothing. Sound also adapts to specific scenes in a movie.

This is made possible by the 8K AI Upscaling technology, which enhances audio and boosts the quality of any source image up to 8K. Clearly, watching a new season of 'Game of Thrones' on such a TV will be more enjoyable.

Requires Fewer Cables

The headache for people who are renovating is integrating the TV into the interior design so that no cables stick out in different directions.

The solution exists: The 'Single Invisible Connection' system of the 2018 The Frame TV consists of a power cable and an optical signal cable joined into one nearly invisible cord. It won't even be visible on a transparent wall.

The cable runs from the TV to the One Connect module, which can be placed on a shelf or under the bed.

Does the Laundry

A washing machine that you can control from your phone is convenient. First, the Laundry Planner feature will suggest an optimal cycle for gentle washing of your clothes (and the QuickDrive technology shortens wash time almost in half without compromising quality). Second, you can schedule laundry at a convenient time: once you put your items into the drum, you no longer have to keep this task in mind — the Start button will activate without your presence.

Saves Time

If you cook for a large family or love hosting guests, you surely know how long it takes to wait for one dish in the oven before putting another one in. Help comes in the form of the Dual Cook Flex oven: its Flexible Door divides it into two halves. Now you can check if meat is ready on the top shelf while a cake bakes on the bottom one.

Knows Everything About Your Lifestyle

Do you know who can remember all family members’ schedules, send emails and post photos to Instagram, come up with a menu and send you a shopping list, and then vacuum the floor just before you arrive? A refrigerator! Yes, the Family Hub model is the heart of a smart home and an ecosystem of household appliances. You can connect all your home tech to it and manage it from the screen on the fridge door.