{"id":388845,"date":"2026-01-05T03:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/388845\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T03:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:36:04","slug":"shut-the-fridge-door-the-verge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/388845\/","title":{"rendered":"Shut the fridge door! | The Verge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Samsung\u2019s latest update to its Family Hub smart fridge line adds a feature I\u2019ve always wanted \u2014 voice-activated door opening and closing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Using the device\u2019s built-in Bixby voice control, you will soon be able to say \u201cShut the fridge door,\u201d or \u201cOpen the door,\u201d and your machine will obey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">According to a press release from Samsung at CES 2026 this week, the voice commands will open the door fully, not just a smidge \u2014 over 90 degrees. You can also tap the door with the palm or the back of your hand to activate the movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">This could be super helpful when cooking, say when your hands are dirty and you want to get the milk out. It\u2019s also a major accessibility upgrade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Along with voice control for the doors, the Family Hub line is also getting <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-unveil-ai-vision-google-gemini-ces-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a Gemini injection<\/a>. Its built-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2025\/1\/2\/24334411\/samsung-instacart-smart-fridge-partnership\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI Vision<\/a> that powers the fridge\u2019s ability to recognize what you\u2019re putting into and taking out of your fridge will now use Google\u2019s LLM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">This enables it to \u201cinstantly identify unlimited fresh and processed food items,\u201d according to Samsung and is designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/8\/31\/24231740\/samsung-food-plus-vision-ai-food-list-management-ifa-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">help with meal planning<\/a> and cut down on food waste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s latest update to its Family Hub smart fridge line adds a feature I\u2019ve always wanted \u2014 voice-activated&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,121875,44,1847,64,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-388845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-ces","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-smart-home","13":"tag-tech","14":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}