Now, app that lets you chat with home appliances

LG has come up with a new text chat service that allows one to control and chat with their various appliances by text message.

The app, which can only be used to in South Korea, will soon be extended to the US and other markets, the BBC reported.

Chris Green, principal technology analyst at the Davies Murphy Group consultancy, said that in the next 10-years, people will want more smart-aware appliances and this app provides represents a live beta-test, which is the equivalent of Ford building a concept car.

LG's HomeChat appliances communicate with their users via Line, a popular chat app in Asia, and are designed to understand natural language requests.

An in-built wide-angle camera built into the fridge's ceiling can take pictures of the contents of all its shelves each time its doors are opened and closed, as a result, owner can check if they are missing an item while visiting a shop.

The washing machine can be remotely activated by texting it a message saying "Start washing cycle," and real-time updates can be obtained by asking: "What are you doing?" while the oven can asked for recipe suggestions and then be instructed to preheat the equipment to the appropriate temperature for the chosen selection.