Washing Machine For those who
are tired doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that
can tell you when your 1 is done via a
smartphone app(application). Strange though it may seem-"my
wife already does that" was a common response among attendees viewing the device
when it was 2 at the Consumer
Electronics Show(CES)this week Samsung is just one of many appliance makers
racing to install(安装)a large 3 of
interact-connected features in machines in an 4
to make them "smart". Last year, it was a
refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it’s WiFi-enabled laundry machines and
5 that can tell you when your groceries
are going bad. The washers and dryers, available starting in
the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable
6 . The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the
machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work or on the
bus. Samsung says it’s not just something new-the app
connection actually has some practical uses. "If you started to
dry clothes in the morning and 7 to
take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when
come home, so your clothes are 8 and
ready to go," said spokesperson Amy Schmidt. The company also
says that with electricity rate (电价) varying depending on the time of day, more
control over when the machines are used can help 9
money. Perhaps, but what they will probably
really accomplish is what all good technologies do enable laziness. Rather
than 10 up to check on whether the
laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching
TV. A. introduced B.
effort C. laundry D.
save E. forgot
F. fridges G.
refreshed H. purpose
I. number J. application
K. getting L. professional