A home controlled by wifi... in just two years: Nine in ten household devices will link to web, say experts 

  • Tech firms are pushing revolutionary smart appliances controlled by wi-fi
  • Samsung president told CES that science fiction is now science fact
  • Fridges will be able to warn owners when food inside is going off
  • Smart toothbrushes will flash alerts if they haven't been used enough 

By Sean Poulter and Dave Gardner In Las Vegas For Daily Mail

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You approach your front door and the lock slides open at a prompt from your phone.

Once inside your kitchen the coffee maker springs into action and the oven is flashing up a recipe for the evening meal.

It knows what food you have because it has just been talking – by wifi – to the equally ‘smart’ fridge.

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Tech firms, including giants like Samsung and LG, are pushing revolutionary smart appliances that can be controlled via a wi-fi radio link to a home technology hub and the internet

Tech firms, including giants like Samsung and LG, are pushing revolutionary smart appliances that can be controlled via a wi-fi radio link to a home technology hub and the internet

Samsung is hoping to speed the take up of IoT and the smart home by investing more than $100million this year in devising how these devices will make life easier

It'll leave you in a spin: This washing machine by LG, unveiled at CES, is wi-fi enabled

It'll leave you in a spin: This washing machine by LG, unveiled at CES, is wi-fi enabled

This vision of the future may seem far off but, according to Samsung, it is only two years away.

The electronics giant says that, by then, nine out of ten household appliances it makes will be internet- enabled and controlled by mobiles, tablets and voice commands.

The entire industry will fall into line with this ‘Internet of Things’ within five years, according to Boo-Keun Yoon, the South Korean company’s president.

He told the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday that tech firms had to explain how their devices would free people from chores – allowing them to spend more time with family, pursue more hobbies and, in his case, spend ‘time on the putting green’.

Samsung Electronics president, Boo-Keun Yoon (pictured), told the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas yesterday that what might seem science fiction is now science fact

Samsung Electronics president, Boo-Keun Yoon (pictured), told the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas yesterday that what might seem science fiction is now science fact

Samsung Electronics America Executive Vice President Joe Stinziano (left) and COO Tim Baxter stand next to a Samsung 88-inch JS-9500 SUHD Smart television at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the 2015 International CES

Samsung Electronics America Executive Vice President Joe Stinziano (left) and COO Tim Baxter stand next to a Samsung 88-inch JS-9500 SUHD Smart television at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the 2015 International CES

LG UNVEILS THE G FLEX 2 

The South Korean tech giant used CES to announce its next-generation flexible phone, called G Flex 2.

It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit octa-core processor, with 2GB of RAM.

The 5.5-inch full HD curved display has a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution and a 403 Pixel Per Inch density.

It runs Android Lollipop and the whole device is said to be 30 per cent more durable than the original model.   

It’s these great benefits that we need to explain,’ he added. ‘We can’t just talk about the Internet of Things because it’s so impersonal, like a bedtime story for robots. We have to show what’s in it for people.

‘It’s not science fiction. It’s science fact. Internet of Things has the potential to transform our economy, society, and how we live our lives.’

Samsung is hoping to speed the take-up of Internet of Things and the smart home with the investment of more than £66million this year.

It has bought SmartThings, the makers of a hub device that connects up appliances and allows them to be controlled remotely. Crucially, the hub will work with products made by other manufacturers.

Samsung’s rivals have also been announcing the roll-out of smart devices that can be controlled via a home hub and the web.

LG has unveiled smart washing machines, fridges and ovens that can be operated remotely.

Sony is developing Life Space UX – lights, speakers and projectors that are controlled by a smartphone. And Google has brought out its own home hub, called Nest.

Hotwire’s Insights and Analytics team analysed tweets posted using the hashtag #CES015. It revealed that one in three tweets mentioned Samsung (its new range of household appliances pictured), and with 18,643 tweets in total, this was more than double the number of the second most talked-about brand, Panasonic

Samsung is not alone in pushing IoT, for both LG and Sony have also been announcing the roll-out of smart devices that can be controlled via a home hub and the web

LG showcased its latest 'Door-In-Door' fridge. Shelves are built into the first set of doors, which then open around a second set of doors, and the main fridge compartment. LG claims it stops up to 47 per cent of cold air escaping each time the fridge is opened, which saves energy and keeps food fresher for longer

LG showcased its latest 'Door-In-Door' fridge. Shelves are built into the first set of doors, which then open around a second set of doors, and the main fridge compartment. LG claims it stops up to 47 per cent of cold air escaping each time the fridge is opened, which saves energy and keeps food fresher for longer

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