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RETAILOBSERVER.COM JULY 2018 20 • Ensuring clean dishes upon arrival at home through remote start dishwasher cycles • Keeping tabs on their suite of appliances with real-time notifications Whether via home WiFi, iOS or Android devices, or voice commands with Amazon Alexa or Google Home, the JennAir brand boasts frictionless capabilities and has increased options for the individualized ownership experience. • Google Home: Amplifying a purposeful smart home ecosystem, owners can call on the Google Assistant across Google Home devices to remotely enable appliances, through voice commands. • Amazon: With voice command capabilities across JennAir kitchen appliances, owners can control cooking, dishwasher and refrigerator settings, just "Ask Alexa." Beyond voice commands, Amazon enables "smart" shopping experiences, like supply auto-replenish through Amazon Dash Replenishment. • Apple Watch: Integrating appliance connectivity into the Apple Watch platform opens doors for owners to receive real-time, actionable notifications, even while on the go. • Nest: A Nest integration anticipates needs across the kitchen, including sensing via the Nest Learning Thermostat™ when the house is unoccupied, providing alerts when the dishwasher has completed its cycle, or adjusting temperature to balance increased heat produced by the oven. EMBARK ON FOOD JOURNEY JennAir seeks to empower and embolden owners on their individual food adventures at home with recipe-discovery app, Yummly™. Synced to the suite of JennAir appliances within the digital platform, Yummly will improve life in the kitchen every step of the way. From advanced image recognition technology, to recommended recipes based on the ingredients users have on hand, to streamlining grocery shopping and meal prep scheduling features, step-by-step recipes, including video tutorials, timers, and more, result in beautifully crafted, perfectly tailored food experiences. ONE-TOUCH ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED CALL CENTER With connectivity spanning throughout the kitchen and JennAir appliances, the future of appliance reliability is undeniably digital. Via the JennAir digital platform, owners can directly access the brand's customer center—with a single touch. PERSONALIZED DATA MANAGEMENT & REPORTING As industry leaders, JennAir appliances work hard for consumers. Each month, owners will receive comprehensive insights into their appliance status and behavior, including tips to get the most out of their JennAir appliances. Beyond product data, monthly updates are infused with inspiration specially curated to complement how consumers live and will continually personalize outputs to make owners that much savvier in the kitchen. Consumers can expect continued optimization and tech integration across the brand's portfolio. Free to download and available for Android in the Google Play store and in iTunes for Apple, find more information on integrating the platform with Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Nest at www.jennair.com/connect. JennAir will release an Apple Watch app to further ease consumer use in the coming months. Please visit www.JennAir.com to learn more. SONOMA FORGE SHOWERS SELECTED BY FOUR SEASONS HOTELS AND RESORTS An artful asset in today's upscale hospitality environments, the versatile Waterbridge exposed shower system blends metal muscle with five-star luxury Sonoma Forge proudly announces that Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has selected their WaterBridge exposed shower system for the exotic outdoor shower locations at three of their top resorts. The industrial chic-inspired design can be found tucked into the lush landscape at resorts on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and Lanai as well as along Bahrain Bay in the Persian Gulf. Bridging the gap between high design, versatility, and function, a WaterBridge system makes a luxurious statement in any shower environment, inside or out. I N D U S T R Y [ N E W S ]

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