Kitchen of the future
General Electric
What if your appliances were so smart they took the drudgery out of meal preparation? "Your kitchen can basically be your sous chef," says Marc Hottenroth, an industrial designer who helped create GE's concept kitchen. Call home from work and your pantry and fridge – outfitted with RFID readers – will tell you what's stocked, suggest meal options, and list the ingredients you'll need to pick up at the grocer. (They'll also remind you to buy milk when you're almost out.) Craving a quiche? GE's kitchen will guide you through assembling one and heat the oven to the optimal temperature. If, say, elderly Aunt Rosa is visiting from Italy and wants to whip up some gnocchi instead, the appliances can display text in larger type … and in Italian. What's more, GE's setup redistributes energy (such as using excess oven heat to warm dishwater) to lower power bills. Rather not cook tonight? The kitchen can find a number for pizza delivery.
Double Wall Oven
General Electric
A 15-pound turkey shouldn't take forever to cook. GE's double wall oven lets you choose its Advantium (halogen lights) or Trivection (a combo of conventional, microwave, and convection) tech to cut roasting time in half. A thermoscan cam indicates when the bird's done, so the meal won't be marred by too-pink breast.
Smartwater Filtration System
General Electric
This filtration system monitors the quality of H20 entering your home – and signals if there's a problem. UV light purifies the ice and drinking water pumped through the refrigerator; the system also reclaims wastewater from the sink and dishwasher for other uses, like dousing the garden or flushing the toilet.
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