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CNET's Smart Home takes smart laundry appliances for a spin

2016-04-18
we have already tested out a ton of cool stuff at the scene ed smart-home our place in the Kentucky countryside for reviewing and equipping this home with all kinds of cool tech but now we're moving from small gadgets on up to large appliances starting with this whirlpool smart Cabrio top load washer & dryer pair so we actually haven't had a lot of luck testing smart large appliances in the past the apps were clunky the interface was weird and just didn't add a ton of value but this pair actually does a lot and contributes functionality to this unit smart home what you have is a standard top load washer and dryer but when you factor in the related Android or iOS app it can kind of do a lot you can actually remote start and pause cycles on a washer and dryer and if you have a Nest Learning Thermostat you can do even more through the works with nest initiative basically a program that pairs nest products with third-party products like this whirlpool unrepaired so when you set your nest thermostat to away and your dryer is running it'll actually engage a wrinkle shield feature so that's even after your dryer has ended they don't know you were away and continue to intermittently tumble the dryer to keep the clothes fresh even when you're not home and when your thermostat is set to home mode it will enable a quiet mode feature basically making your machines run more quietly so that you're not annoyed with any loud noises so Noah doesn't interact directly with the Amazon echo or any other alexa related products but it is pretty smart it's the smartest lawn to repair that we've seen to date and that's the reason why we're sticking it into this part you
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