LG releases smart home solution "UP Home Appliances 2.0", which will install AI chips for home appliances.

CTOnews.com, July 26 (Xinhua)-- LG Electronics recently launched UP Appliances 2.0, a smart home solution that allows household appliances, including washers and dryers, to install and uninstall applications like smartphones, BusinessKorea reported. LG has previously focused on producing high-quality hardware products, and the new solution extends its business to services and subscriptions that provide these products.

"customers tend to use different types and functions of household appliances according to their lifestyle," said Ryu Jae-cheol, head of the LG Electronics and Household Appliances Division on ▲ 's LG website. "We will provide devices that are precisely tailored to everyone's lifestyle." UP appliances, launched for the first time last year, can update software and add new features, just like updating the operating system of smartphones.

UP Home Appliances 2.0 released by LG aims to achieve "ultra-personalization", just as people can install and remove necessary applications on their smartphones, UP Home Appliances 2.0 will provide similar support for devices, and users can add new features through upgrades or remove features that are not commonly used.

CTOnews.com learned from officials that in order to achieve this goal, LG will use AI chips and operating systems in household appliances. The company has been researching and developing internally for more than three years, and the new features will first be applied to washing machines and dryers released yesterday.

LG also launched a device subscription system that combines hardware products with non-hardware services, allowing consumers to choose a subscription period of three to six years. A person in charge of LG Electronics explained: "from the consumer's point of view, it reduces the initial purchase cost of the product, and it can be cheaper when hardware and software are ordered together."