GE’s new Smart Refrigerator automates grocery shopping with a barcode scanner and Instacart


Smart fridges are a dime a dozen at CES, and LG and Samsung have thoroughly explored what’s possible when you connect your fridge to the internet or slap a touchscreen on the front. The new GE Profile Smart Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant GE is announcing ahead of CES 2026 doesn’t reinvent the wheel in that regard, but it does include a first: a built-in barcode scanner for adding items to your shopping list.

GE’s “Scan-to-List” feature uses the barcode scanner to quickly (and precisely) add items to a shareable shopping list in GE’s SmartHQ app. You can refer to that list while you’re shopping in person, or sync it  with Instacart and have it delivered, eliminating the need to go grocery shopping entirely. Inside the fridge, GE also includes a flush-mount LED bar with a built-in camera that can deliver “real-time, on-demand snapshots of crisper drawers, focusing on the most costly and perishable items.” This “FridgeFocus” feature is supposed to prevent you from overbuying perishable produce that you might already have, by letting you see which perishables might go bad first.

A silver four door refrigerator nestled in wooden shelves.

GE’s fridge is stainless steel and has a built-in touchscreen display. (GE)

On top of those smart features, the GE Profile Smart Refrigerator has a four-door stainless steel design, with door-in-door storage and an adjustable temperature drawer. The fridge also has an 8-inch touchscreen display for viewing recipes or the current weather conditions, and microphones for accepting voice commands. When you’re dispensing water, the fridge’s water dispenser is supposed to be smart enough to fill a container with the exact right amount of water using built-in sensors, too.

The GE Profile Smart Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant will be available from GE and select retailers starting in April 2026 for a suggested MSRP of $4,899.



Source link

  • Related Posts

    No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance

    We’re aware of at least two forged letters circulating on the internet, including this one, that purport to be cease-and-desist letters from our legal department. To be clear: these letters…

    Quantum error correction can constantly recalibrate a processor

    The system was put in charge of two logical qubits hosted on a calibrated system. The two were using different error correction schemes (a surface code and a color code).…

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    You Missed

    Dog trainer sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison after dogs die in hot van

    Dog trainer sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison after dogs die in hot van

    As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year

    As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year

    World Cup 2026: Mikel Merino the unlikely hero again as Spain wait for Lamine Yamal show

    World Cup 2026: Mikel Merino the unlikely hero again as Spain wait for Lamine Yamal show

    Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash

    Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash

    A 4-year-old boy’s simple habit of waving to his neighbors transformed his North Carolina community

    A 4-year-old boy’s simple habit of waving to his neighbors transformed his North Carolina community

    No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance

    No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance