--- title: "The Fridge of the Future? There’s a New Kind of “Smart Appliance”" description: "LG has just unveiled its newest smart appliance offering: A fridge with a 29-inch touchscreen that works as a Windows 10 tablet, so you can compute while you cook." date: "2016-09-07" modified: "2016-09-07" authors: - name: "Jelor Gallego" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jelor-gallego" url: "https://futurism.com/the-fridge-of-the-future-theres-a-new-kind-of-smart-appliance" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "lg" - "Samsung" - "smart fridge" --- # The Fridge of the Future? There’s a New Kind of “Smart Appliance” ![Default Futurism featured image]() The world of smart home appliances is a cutthroat field, so when your competitor launches a new product, the only logical thing for you to do is launch one just like it—but upped to eleven. That is exactly what LG did. Samsung revealed the [Samsung Family Hub](), a smart fridge with a 21.5-inch display powered by Tizen during a CES press conference. Now, LG announced the [LG Smart InstaView Door-In-Door Refrigerator](). It's basically the Family Hub, and then some. ![undefined]() *The Verge* [For starters](), it has a 29-inch semi-transparent touchscreen. It runs on Intel's USB-connected computer sticks, essentially making the fridge a Windows 10 tablet. Yes, that means you can have MS Paint or regedit on your refrigerator. More importantly, Windows 10's voice-activated assistant, Cortana, can be used with the touch screen display. And more than that, the touchscreen can become semi-transparent, allowing one to see the food inside. Icons that work like post-it notes can be placed over the touchscreen. Anybody who wants one will have to wait: LG is yet to reveal release dates or prices.