Seems like a lot of work just to be able to start a cake baking while at the gym or turn on a loaded washing machine while in traffic. Bacon alarm clock is still the best.

The Lab

What!? Why wouldn't you put a larger screen on the face of the fridge, and put the ipod/whatever docking station on the side? That way people could actually see any notes that could be put on the larger screen screen in front!
Not much thought put into that one :S

cowpop

@jfreel: Do you see how tall it is though?

The Magnificen7

Why is it a webapp and not an actual application?
That and the fridge is incredibly thin. Sexy, but thin.

jfreel

Went to that website on the phone, pretty neat stuff.

StopTheLHC

Dammnnnnnnnn. I always thought I should get a fridge, now I have an excuse! And a washing machine/dryer combo too. Step 2: Running water in the shower.

The Magnificen7

But why do I need to control my fridge from some where else?

Unless it can launch at beer to my exact location I have to pass.

wanago

Average life span of major home appliances is 15 years. In 15 years the IPod will be old tech. While its a cool idea and all, it seems to be over complicating things and reducing the average usable life of a major expense.

Curves

So in others words any web enabled phone can control it. Made for iPod yeah.

sxr7171

This is the most moronic thing I've ever seen. This is nothing more than a gimmick, who in their right mind would buy this?

AltonPanoptes

this is cool and all but where's the cheese grater attachment?

Weihovah

@sxr7171: *facepalm* Do you see the iPod docked on the front there? No other products will sync there.

The Magnificen7

@sxr7171: RTFA.

Jesus Diaz

@AltonPanoptes: i don't think you get it... you could throw all your mock turtle necks and blue jeans into the washer, get into your car (where you plug in your iphone of course), drive a few miles away from your house, and start your washer w/ your iphone. isn't technology great?

Weihovah

In my opinion, the word "cool" is really overused. It is also my opinion, that the words "fucking retarded" are very underused.

unibrow4o9

@Curves: Like always, you make a great point. I wish all readers were like you, Curves.

Jesus Diaz

@unibrow4o9: The word iAnything is overused.

hanswurst0815

@wanago: I agree. I don't think I've changed the settings on my fridge in years.

baltwade

@Jesus Diaz: " I wish all readers were like you, Curves."

Are you drunk?

Curves

"Slide to Unlock Fridge"

judacris

All these iThings are like Hello Kitty - for men.

JoOngle

This is going to look so lame in less than 5 years.

robpruitt

Seems like an odd marketing strategy to base an appliance around a cellphone...
I'd be really interested in seeing the number of people who actually buy this product.

Kymeira

@Curves: LOL

collider

So what happens when your iPhone breaks and you want to stop making ice cubes?

Overheal

@robpruitt: actually i think it already looked lame 5 years BACK

alvino

this is a great product! so apparently apple ipod users eat sleep shit beside their fridge 24/7!

alvino

@hanswurst0815: You speak the truth, sibling.

PlayerX

@AltonPanoptes: I think the virtue of this concept isn't sticking an iPod onto a fridge; rather, it's trying to think of a new way to interact with our appliances.

100 years ago, if you'd have told people that electricity would allow us to both cool our homes and food, or heat both, you'd have been viewed as a lunatic. I think that in another 100 years, people who thought their appliances should just sit there and do whatever they do would be looked on as old-tyme-ish.

The nugget here isn't the execution or the idea, but rather the concept of expanding how we use our appliances.

PlayerX

Are you serious?

iEverything is getting rediculous. I Have nothing against the iPod or Apple, but this is getting stupid.

All you need with an iPod is a pair of headphones, not a damned fridge, blender, dildo, or anything else.

heylookitscook

@Curves:
It's not designed to be controlled _only_ by an iPhone/iTouch, so even if every iPod product falls off the face of the planet, you can still adjust the controls from your computer or web-enabled cel phone. You just can't dock your laptop on the door.

Yes, if the iPod ends up becoming "old tech", as you say, the speakers/dock on the face of that will look several shades of stupid, but the iPod line has lasted 7-8 years so far (and it's only gotten more popular with time), and they've been pretty good at not removing significant functionality (aside from switching from Firewire to the more popular USB). As long as that dock will accept a removable dock pocket, and the iPod family doesn't drop the 30-pin dock connector, it should be possible to swap your current iPhone/iTouch for any future generations of those devices.

Now, do I think it's a dumb idea? Yeah, pretty much. Do I think it'll end up falling victim to electronic turnover? Not so much. I very much doubt this is going to be priced for Joe Consumer anyways, and anyone who'd actually buy this probably wouldn't flinch at the idea of buying a new fridge if this one ceases to please them in five years.

@Overheal:
Turn the water shut-off valve.

Purple Dave

Whoops, forgot what I meant to come here for. Going back to stuff like The Jetsons and other concepts for the future, we've long been told to expect a day when our entire house could be controlled electronically. Every light, all the kitchen appliances, washer/dryer...everything. This is simply moving in that direction, though it's doing so by way of a user input device that was never really part of the original equation. I can't say that _this_ will be a commercial success, but now that the door has been kicked down, I very much expect to see further exploration into the smart-house realm. I also foresee a possible future where Apple ends up facing antitrust lawsuits like their main competitor, Microsoft, has regularly in the past.

Purple Dave

@jfreel: It's built for Europe. In fact most double door fridge/freezers are called American fridges throughout Europe.

This does seem a bit pointless, I imagine you have to keep the iPod touch when the next generation of iPods are released just to control your fridge.

Klopfer123

Hahahahahahaha-that shit come from my country xD.
Sry guys...

*bip bip* "work on nuclear bomb is almost done" *bip*

winsucker

Control the fridge? I bought it, I plugged it in, I set the dial to 3 out of 5 and filled it with food. What exactly am I controlling here? When was the last time you changed the temperature on your fridge? Unless it tracks the bar code and emails Tesco to say I need more milk and adds that to my weekly order..........hang on, Mr Gates didn't you do this YEARS ago? (I know cause I saw it on TV and if I'm not mistaken here also)

Bob1967

@Bob1967: Hey I take offense to that, I monitor my fridge temp. every 10 minutes! Im just joking, but seriously you make a good point, There is no need to have an ipod fridge. Although I must admin I have an ilamp, not the imac I mean I actually have a lamp with an ipod port!

vinnyr

What is wrong with having a touchscreen interface built in, wifi connectivity, instead of a dock which looks like shit when nothing is plugged into it?

Aturayd

with the way it's going, the president's going to need his iPhone to detonate his iNuclear iBomb soon enough.

msakbar

Yes... because everyone want's a fridge with an Ipod dock in it. How about a stove? Microwave? Blender.. oh, that's a good one. Control your blend speed with your Ipod. How many more useless things can they dock the Ipod to..?

Stay tuned!

KLanD

@heylookitscook: Futurama made a joke about i[insert word] appliances back in 99, so i wouldn't put all the blame on the iPod.

Strong Arm

@msakbar: Good plan, remote wipe!

Bob1967

@Strong Arm: Haha I'd like to see that, perhaps you recall an episode number?

heylookitscook

@heylookitscook: Season 2, Ep 1, A Flight to Remember.

Strong Arm

@Strong Arm:
iZac was making fun of the iMac (and The Love Boat), which is the launching point of the iApple lineup. While the iPrefix does predate Apple's use of it (the iPhone was a registered trademark for an internet-based phone made by a different company before the iMac debuted), between the iMac and the iPod, the iPrefix has become permanently linked with Apple.

Purple Dave

iPod Docks: The Cup-Holder of the 21st Century

OMG! Ponies!

LOL!

knackers

@Klopfer123: Whoa. That's America for you. Need more room for the whole cow.

jfreel

U can use this app on your computer or iPhone. Just type in Safari www.i.gorenje.com. Password is 1234, or anything u want :)

embfire

Wow, a gizmodo post about a product from a company from my country (slovenia)! I truly thought that nothing from slovenia could ever make it to an international site like this. Now that we're talking about this, you should really visit slovenia if you're ever nearby. Although the status of tech stuff (no official support for xbox or wii among many other stuff - also no iPhone, although all of our neighbouring countries have it) is generally really awful, the scenery and the wildlife and stuff like that is really amazing. At least now you can buy this awesome fridge here. :)

Varash

@Overheal: Just say hello to the ice age!

valiumdeficient