Amazon is reportedly developing a smart refrigerator that will automatically keep track of low-stock or expired items and make restock orders. The fridge uses technology Amazon developed for its cashier-less stores, according to Business Insider.
BI noted that the fridge will be able to automatically notify its owner when they’re running low on repeat-purchase items, such as eggs and milk, or if the items are near their expiration dates. It added that the fridge also makes replenishing items easier through Amazon’s delivery service Fresh or its grocery chain Whole Foods. The fridge may also be able to make recipe suggestions for items that are getting old in the ice box.
It also reported that Amazon is looking for a manufacturing partner for the fridge and has already held high-level talks with some large consumer electronic brands about it. Amazon has been working on the fridge project for two years at a cost of US$50 million a year, BI added.
Jonathan Collins, a research director at ABI Research, maintained that the fridge is an extension of Amazon’s smart home strategy which seeks to understand its customer preferences as accurately as possible and then leverage that to be the first and obvious retailer to deliver on those preferences with a range of products and services from Amazon and its partners.
Source – https://www.technewsworld.com/story/amazon-super-smart-fridge-is-reportedly-in-the-works-87294.html
