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Conceptualization of IoT-Enabled Smart Kitchen

We all agree that COVID has turned our lives upside down. Each one of us is now under house arrest and struggling to adapt to this new lifestyle of managing home and work simultaneously.

This new lifestyle has not only taken a toll on our physical health but also on our mental health. I am no different, with the added household responsibilities, it has become arduous for me to manage it along with the office work especially when it comes to maintain a grocery list. Every time a grocery item was missed out of the list, the task became more daunting.

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What Do the Latest Smart Home Innovations Mean for the State of IoT?

What do the latest smart home innovations mean for the state of IoT?

On a recent trip to IFA, Germany's answer to CES, I was interested to see the progress in smart homes — over the last decade, the refrigerator has been firmly positioned as the pinnacle of smart home innovation. We aren't necessarily seeing significantly newer offerings, but rather an increase in capabilities in the drive to make products smart rather than simply connected. Every press release makes mention of not only IoT and sensors but also AI. Here are some of the more notable products and the tech behind them:

FridgeCam

The world’s first FridgeCam™ was launched by Smarter in 2018, a wireless fridge camera that allows users to see the contents of their fridge from wherever they are via the app. The camera takes a photo of the contents of the fridge every time the door is shut, which is then displayed via the Smarter app.