new Samsung family hub refrigerator

      Lately I have realized that appliances have become more than just their original purpose. Appliances that we use on a daily basis are becoming more innovated every second of everyday. One of the new appliances by Samsung that I find most interesting is their new family hub refrigerator. I am on the fence of how I feel about this new appliance, if I think it is great or to over the top. So far I’m mainly leaning towards it being a great new appliance and here's why.

      The new family hub refrigerator is like many of the newest refrigerators out there, with plenty of storage space, customized freezer down below that can be set to any temperature needed, great stainless steel, and of course a water and ice dispenser on the outside. However what making the family hub refrigerator much more innovative is that it has a touch screen on the exterior of the fridge. We all knew this was coming where we would have touch screen on our fridge and now it is finally here. Many other companies have tried similar things with iPod and iPad holder on the outside of the fridge, or of course many refrigerators already had the small touch screen above the water and ice dispenser. What makes this one different is that is it always attached to the fridge and does much more interaction with you and the fridge than an iPad or the water dispenser touch screen ever did. For one the screen display combines most things you have on your kitchen counter, or on the fridge. Such as a notepad, calendar, clock, weather, and the temperature of inside the fridge. There are so many useful things you can use the touch screen for such as order groceries online, play music, and it can help you plan meals. Furthermore the screen interact with what’s inside the fridge because you can use the screen to organize your inventory inside the fridge without even opening the door and keep track of how many days everything in the fridge has tell it expires.

     This refrigerator seems like the best thing you could have in your kitchen but is it too much? Many people could argue that we are becoming too reliant on technology and I think that is a really good point. If one day the power goes out, most people freak out because they can’t use all the appliances they use on a daily basis, but what they don't realize is that at one point, probably in their life they survived way longer than a couple hours without that technology, and internet. People already spend like 10 minutes standing in front of the fridge with the door open looking for something to eat. Now I can picture people spending 15 minutes in front of their fridge messing with the touching screen. Yes I do think this refrigerator could be one awesome appliance to have in a home, but is it truly necessary? I survive just fine with my regular fridge, a regular clock on the window, a paper calendar, and sticky notes for notes and grocery lists. What ever happened to refrigerators covered in kid’s art, family pictures, and the millions of magnets that you may not even remember where you got them from. innovation is great, but everyone can have the same exact refrigerator, but those finger paintings and school pictures are what make it personal.