LG wows the appliance world with its new MoodUP refrigerator
This new LG fridge can start a dance party in your kitchen
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From a distance at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, it looks like LG Electronics is taking a run at Samsung’s hot Bespoke French door refrigerators that, since 2021, have come to be the dream appliance of every millennial homeowner.
However, this year’s LG appliances showpiece is the new MoodUP Refrigerator, and these smart home LG refrigerators go way beyond replaceable custom panels.
Fit for display at this consumer technologies show, the LG MoodUP refrigerator is a groundbreaker across the industry, featuring LED door panels that—get ready for it—change color with the press of a button on LG’s proprietary LG ThinQ app.
Users can select from a whopping 1,800 different color combinations—22 options for the top panels and 19 options for the lower bottom freezer panels—as well as preset themes, like “healing” or “season.” The whole idea of this aesthetic implementation is to create a mood in the room, which then affects the people around it. It also indicates that the future of technology has arrived—at least in the kitchen space.
Originally unveiled in Berlin at IFA this past September, the MoodUP refrigerator doesn’t stop with visuals. A built-in Bluetooth speaker allows users to connect the color changing fridge via smartphone or tablet and to stream music or podcasts through Alexa or Google integration.
It’s also Wi-Fi enabled. It should come as no surprise that the LED door panels can be set to change colors to the beat of the music that’s playing.
LG’s brand new MoodUP refrigerator features LED light panels with 1,800 different color combinations.
MoodUP offers other fun perks. Visual notifications like blinking lights, which are set off if a door of the fridge is left open for too long or someone approaches the fridge in the dark during a midnight snack run. Need a “normal” moment in the kitchen? Users can turn off the color elements, and instead opt for LG’s Lux Gray/Lux White modern classic frontage.
With the MoodUP refrigerator, LG manages to emphasize both innovative technology and good looks without neglecting refrigerator fundamentals. For its launch, MoodUP is being offered in the 4-door French-door, counter-depth refrigerator model, with 21 cubic feet of space. It features LG’s signature energy-saving InstaView Door-in-Door technology, which allows users to knock twice on the door to see inside without opening the door and letting out cold air. The freezer also boasts LG’s craft ice, which makes small batches of large ice balls for drinks.
Originally planned to hit the market in late March or early April 2023, LG’s new MoodUP color changing refrigerator is currently available for wishlist on the LG website. Read about other LG home appliance offerings debuting at CES 2023.
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