Keith Barry

LG's upscale top loader gets the smart appliance treatment with a touch screen and smartphone app.

Haier's trying to win over new consumers in the US with its first front-loading washing machine. They got design, fit and finish right, so we're anxious to test a production unit and see how well it actually performs.

A pre-production model of the all-new {{product.name}} was on display at LG's booth at CES. It came with lots of impressive claims that we look forward to testing, such as a new dual spray rinse technology that promises a faster wash cycle.

Miele adds a fragrance dispenser to it's premium dryers.

A high-end fridge design adds a Blast Chiller, for rapidly cooling down your beverage of choice.

If Samsung can make their updated "smart fridge" affordable, it may be a good match for early adopters. But let's get one thing straight: the RF4289 is a fridge that reminds you when your food is about to expire as long as you tell the fridge when you bought that food, and lets you control other "smart" Samsung appliances as long as your WiFi network is set up. It's not a sentient being, thankfully, since such a fridge would be the stuff of horror movies.

Haier has built the all-new HT21TS77S specifically for the US market. We're looking forward to testing its performance, but for now we can report that certain areas of fit and finish seem well executed.

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