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our future home appliances we'll be able to do a lot more with a lot less effort from us take the samsung flex wash and flex dry which can do four loads of laundry at once the washer and dryer each have two compartments one for small delicate loads and the other for regular-sized loads all activated over an app so you should be able to start and stop wash cycles dry cycles check on the status in the kitchen smart refrigerators will do so much more than chill food LG smart interview refrigerator has a Wi-Fi enabled transparent touch screen that you could knock on to see what's inside without opening the door it's connected to Amazon's personal assistant Alexa so you can use your voice to pull up recipes leave memos and even order groceries Alexa add milk to my shopping list that's not the only appliance that takes voice commands whirlpool has integrated Alexa into fridges washing machines and ovens so you can turn them on off check timers and more Alexa asked whirlpool to set the oven to 350 degrees and it'll start preheating right there for you from warming up your oven to a smart mattress that can warm up your feet this can actually warm the foot of the bed for you as you're falling asleep to make you fall asleep more comfortably and to make your partner sleep better too and I just think that's so innovative and fun but also kind of practical in a way the Sleep Number 360 smart bed also tracks your sleep via an app and can adjust the head of the bed to get you to stop snoring our future homes might just include dancing hugging robots like the Alexa enabled links that can also lead us through exercise and yoga routines Alexa tell links to start yoga for more on CES 2017 go to sina.com in Las Vegas I'm Kara Tsuboi cnet.com for CBS News