Whirlpool Tests 'Smart' Washers Controlled by Cell Phones

Whirlpool began testing "smart" washing machines and dryers, monitored and controled from computers and cell phones. Mobiledia reports.

"The pilot project, called "Laundry Time," is part of an open collaboration involving Whirlpool Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Panasonic and Procter & Gamble.

To be conducted in Atlanta homes between today and early September, Laundry Time is built around a connected laundry solution that links a washer and dryer to a home network and sends text messages about the laundry's progress to a computer, TV and/or cell phone.

emily | 8:18 AM | M2M |
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