Home appliances firm Whirlpool has unveiled a prototype of its smart oven , which uses augmented reality ( AR ) to help improve users ' cooking . The Connected Hub Wall Oven includes a 27-inch transparent LCD smart - screen as its door , which can display recipes , flash up cooking instructions , and even suggest where to put food in the oven . While cooking , an animated representation of how the meal should look can be shown and an in - built camera allows the user to view the food inside , with a zoom feature for closer viewing . However , the prototype 's LCD display can not currently offer vibrant colours or high pixel - density .
Home appliances firm Whirlpool has unveiled a prototype of its smart oven, which uses augmented reality (AR) to help improve users' cooking. The Connected Hub Wall Oven includes a 27-inch transparent LCD smart-display as its door, which can find recipes, flash up cooking instructions, and even suggest where to place food in the oven. While cooking, an AR representation of how the meal should look can be shown and an in-built camera allows the user to view the food inside, with a zoom feature for closer inspection. However, the prototype's LCD display cannot currently offer vibrant colours or high pixel-density.