The Vitamix Ascent A3500 Brushed Stainless Blender features 5 program settings for smoothies, hot soups, dips & spreads, frozen desserts, and self-cleaning. Automatically adjust to the container size you've selected, process your recipes and stop the blender when complete. The built-in wireless connectivity will allow the blender to evolve with the latest innovations for years to come. A built-in timer helps avoid over or under-processing your custom recipes. Set the timer to the length of your blend, and it will turn the machine off automatically. Pair with Any Self-Detect Containers building a customized blending system designed to fit your needs. Variable Speed Control and Pulse feature let you manually fine-tune the texture of any recipe.