Retail Observer

RETAILOBSERVER.COM JULY 2017 22 "The distinctive character of the contemporary artistry, the beauty of the metal or decorator color, and the crystals from Swarovski make every creation truly original. No two hand- crafted backsplashes will have the same look," said Panus. "RangeCraft continues to innovate and think outside the box with exciting new products that separate us from other manufacturers." RangeCraft has been a leading industry manufacturer of high quality, custom designed metal range hoods for over 30 years. RangeCraft's made-to-order hoods are available in over 25 product designs in copper, brass, stainless steel, and decorator colors. RangeCraft range hoods are custom designed by trained artisans in our New Jersey factory here in the United States. At RangeCraft, our extensive selection of hood designs, metal selection, options such as bands, rivets, pot rails, buttons, our proprietary metal finish innovations, and now Swarovski crystals provide an unlimited number of choices to create your unique design. Visit www.rangecraft.com to view the complete RangeCraft product line. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION ACTIVATES GOOGLE HOME FUNCTIONALITY, BRINGING GOOGLE ASSISTANT CAPABILITIES TO THE HOME APPLIANCE CATEGORY Integration with the Google Assistant on Google Home to bring expanded voice- controlled capabilities to appliance maker's suite of products Whirlpool Corporation announced a collaboration with Google, which will bring voice-control capabilities through the Google Assistant on Google Home to new smart home appliances launching across Whirlpool Corporation's portfolio of brands. [1] The collaboration makes Whirlpool Corporation among the first in the home appliance category to give consumers the ability to connect their appliances to Google Home. "We're excited to join forces with Google Home, and to be among the companies part of its inaugural introduction to the home appliance category," said Brett Dibkey, vice president of integrated business units at Whirlpool Corporation. "As we continue to pursue innovations that meet consumer needs and improve their lives, the activation of Google Home capabilities delivers on what we know is an increasing consumer desire to interact with appliances in new and unique ways." Google Home compatibility will be introduced in more than 20 Jenn-Air and Whirlpool brand models in 2017, starting with Jenn-Air connected wall ovens. By interacting with the Google Assistant on Google Home devices and remotely enabling their appliances, consumers will be able to remotely operate their appliances in a variety of ways through voice commands. • Consumers will be able to interact with their smart ovens and ranges to set time and temperature, check whether the oven is on or off, see how much time is left, adjust cooking mode, I N D U S T R Y [ N E W S ]

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