Fridge

Anker has already established itself as a major player in portable power, and now it uses that expertise to launch a more convenient camping fridge. Its new EverFrost fridge uses a swappable lithium battery for more convenient go-anywhere cooling.

Besides keeping your food cold, there’s not much more we need from a fridge, but manufacturers keep cramming new features in there. The latest example from LG is the MoodUP, a fridge that sports speakers and LED doors that can change color on demand.

Two years ago, GoSun took a break from solar cookers and directed the Sun's energy toward cooling. Now it expands its cooling line with a dual-zone fridge/freezer that can serve ice cream in the desert and operate indefinitely on off-grid power.

After nearly two years, Furrion brings to market the wheeled, battery-swapping fridge it showed at CES 2019. Perfect for overland rigs, off-grid cabins and more, the rolling compressor cooler can be used with or without power for days or weeks.

Two of the biggest trends of modern portable cooling come together in the iCooler, a new portable chiller that's both a rugged cooler and portable fridge/freezer. Plugged in or unplugged completely, your food stays cold and fresh.

Coolfinity's IceVolt 300 is a fridge designed for shop owners in tropical areas whose goods often go to waste due to power outages, relying on a novel ice-based approach to keep things cool around the clock with just six hours of plug-in time.

With CES 2020 on the immediate horizon, LG and Samsung are inviting show-goers to head into the kitchen to interact with their latest smart fridges, which are designed to make food prep less of a chore.

As SUVs have slimmed into crossovers, certain vehicle-camping gear has slimmed down along with them. Chinese company Iceco brings forth the latest compact car camping gadget, a super-portable fridge/freezer that looks as much like a digital picnic basket as an in-vehicle refrigerator.

Samsung has unveiled the latest Family Hub fridges at CES 2019, with the main new addition being a Family Board screen dedicated to posting photos and messages, and support for the latest version of the Bixby voice assistant.

Panasonic is at the IFA consumer tech expo in Berlin this week showing off a potential new addition to the smart home. The Movable Fridge can wander over to the dinner table or sofa on command to deliver chilled nibbles or drinks precisely when they're needed.​​

​Another year, another smart fridge by Samsung. The company has now announced the second iteration of its Family Hub fridges, in a wider range of models, and adding voice commands, profiles for individual family members, and partnering with more companies for ordering food and checking news.

Samsung wheeled out a connected fridge with internal cameras so you can peer inside using your phone when you're out doing groceries. After numerous false starts could it be Samsung's Family Hub Refrigerator that earns this everyday appliance a place at the Internet of Things table?