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lists, plan meals, search the internet for answers or even control the
thermostat.
• Access to thousands of recipes through SideChef, as well as guided
cooking features and precision cooking capabilities.
• Live video chat functionality with multiple camera angles, including a
forward-facing lens so owners can video call Mom for cooking advice
or simply catch up with friends.
• An overhead cooktop-facing camera and ample task lighting to make
it easier than ever to share the latest culinary masterpiece on social
media.
• A camera located inside the oven, allowing cooks to check in on their
food either from the Hub or their smart phones.
• Access to calendars and schedules for streamlined organization and
efficient household management.
• Connectivity to other smart home devices, like temperature control,
lighting systems and cameras, and the ability to access and control a
variety of productivity and smart home apps using the Kitchen Hub as
the single portal. The Kitchen Hub will also be compatible with
Z-Wave products, allowing the product to act as the central Hub for
your Z-wave smart devices in your home.
• Interoperability with other connected appliances including GE™,
Café™, Monogram®, GE Profile™ and Haier™ brand washers, dryers,
dishwashers, refrigerators, wall ovens, cooktops, ranges, microwaves,
air conditioners, water filtration systems and water softeners.
GE Appliances' next gen Kitchen Hub also leverages the SmartHQ
platform, a proven smart appliance operating system that is global, open
and secure, with virtually endless interoperability possibilities. The open
platform enables simple connectivity with other smart home products
– even outside of the kitchen – and provides a future-proof solution that
is easily updated as technology evolves. The dynamic platform allows
the ongoing addition of product updates and upgrades, ensuring users
can take advantage of new features and functionalities to maximize the
value of their smart appliances.
Visit www.GEAppliances.com/connect for more information on the
Kitchen Hub.
KOHLER INTRODUCES SMART HOME
KITCHEN AND BATHROOM PRODUCTS,
SOLUTIONS AND ENHANCED EXPERIENCES
AT CES 2020
Diversified offering provides easy introduction to a
connected kitchen and bath
Kohler Co., a global leader in design and innovation of kitchen and
bath products, announced additions to its smart home offering and
KOHLER Konnect portfolio. Kohler introduced five new products this
year at CES: Moxie showerhead and smart speaker, Aquifer Refine
