#smart home appliances

LG Philippines invited us to attend LG InnoFest 2026, together with other journalists and dealers from across the Asia Pacific region, to get a look at the current and upcoming AI powered appliances that will soon land on store shelves and in our homes. One of the key selling points LG pushed, compared to traditional non AI appliances, is that AI saves time and effort, or as LG frames it, the Zero Labor Home, where appliances coordinate automatically instead of forcing us to press endless buttons and adjust every setting manually. Plus, LG’s accredited service centers regularly attend training to handle AI integrated appliances, so technicians are no longer seeing dumb machines but learning to treat them as smart, connected devices. Some brands trap users into only buying from one manufacturer so their smart home actually feels smart. Back in July 2024, it announced an 80% stake in Athom, the Dutch company behind the Homey smart home platform. That means you won’t have to buy every single appliance from LG for your smart home to work smoothly. So do we really need AI home appliances? AI home appliances are worth it when their main goal is clear, to make your life easier, to reduce the number of small decisions you have to make every day, and to give you peace of mind that your home is running efficiently without constant supervision. Read more in our articles including "LG InnoFest 2026: Are AI Home Appliances Really Worth It?" and "How American Heritage Appliances Empower Modern Living".