Back at CES, Samsung teased some of its upcoming high-end appliances for 2025. But more recently, I got a chance to check out the entire lineup all in one place. It seemed like a perfect time to do a quick rundown of some of the most interesting new products and features coming to Samsungs Bespoke portfolio later this year.The centerpiece of the Bespoke line remains Samsungs 4-door French-Door refrigerator, which is now available with two different-sized screens. Theres a model with a smaller 9-inch screen that starts at $3,999 or one with a massive 32-inch panel called the Family Hub+ for $4,699. The former is ostensibly designed for people who want something a bit more discreet but still want access to Samsungs smart features, which includes widgets for your calendar, music, weather, various cooking apps and more. Meanwhile, the larger model is for families who arent afraid of having a small TV in their face every time they open their fridge. You can even play videos from TikTok on it, if thats what youre into.Samsung's massive 32-inch Family Hub+ display supports a number of widgets for stuff like weather, music and even TikTok.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetThat said, Samsung is hoping to entice people to take advantage of those displays with even more AI-powered tools, most notably its improved AI Vision Inside object recognition. By using sensors mounted within the appliance, Samsung says its latest Bespoke fridge can detect 37 different types of fresh ingredients (e.g. produce and dairy) and up to 50 processed foods. This allows the device to keep an up-to-date list of items you may (or may not) have on hand, which you can view on the fridges display or from your phone while youre grocery shopping.Samsung's smaller 9-inch display blends in much better for anyone averse to big screens in their kitchen.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetNow, I will fully admit that AI has become a somewhat empty buzzword recently, and in this situation, Im not entirely sure what the difference between AI-based and traditional object recognition really is. But being able to have your fridge generate a list of whats inside when youre at the store is the kind of convenience Id like to see more of. Other features on Samsungs Bespoke French-Door fridges include built-in Wi-Fi and SmartThings connectivity, a Dual Auto Ice maker that can create both regular and smaller Ice Bite cubes and the always useful Beverage Center with its built-in cold water pitcher.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetIf all this isnt techy enough, Samsung also has a Hybrid version of its 4-door fridge (starting at $3,999) that chills its contents using both a standard compressor and a solid-state Peltier module. The idea is that in normal use, the compressor provides consistent baseline cooling while the Peltier module (through the power of AI) turns on to address big changes in temperature. For example, the module would kick on when you're loading groceries or simply have the doors open for too long. Not only does this help bring temperatures back to normal faster, it also reduces overall energy consumption. For people looking to cram a new fridge in a tight spot, Samsung also made the Bespoke 4-Door Flex Kitchen Fit Refrigerator (price is still TBD). While it doesnt have a Peltier module, the advantage of this model is that it has different doors and hinges that dont protrude nearly as much when open. This means the fridge only needs a gap of just 4mm (0.15 inches) on each side instead of multiple inches like a normal fridge.Samsung's Bespoke Auto Open Door Dishwasher has a dedicated pan holder and sprayers on its third-rack for glasses.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetFor cooking, Samsungs matte glass induction cooktops are mostly the same, but its Bespoke 30-inch single ($3,759) and double ($4,649) wall ovens haveyou guessed it, more AI. In addition to a 7-inch display, there are also cameras and sensors inside the oven that can recognize up to 80 different recipes to provide optimal cooking times. But if you prefer to go off-script and create something original, Samsung says the oven will give you the option to save the recipe and temperature settings after cooking the same dish five times. And for a more fun application of its tech, the ovens cameras can record videos and create time-lapses of your baked goods for sharing on social media.When its time to clean up, Samsungs $1,399 Bespoke Auto Open Door Dishwasher has a few tricks of its own. In this case, the washer uses AI (yet again) and sensors to more accurately detect food residue and optimize cleaning cycles. Theres also a third rack with dedicated sprayers for glasses. But the best part is that while in use, the washer tops out at just 38 decibels, which Samsung says makes it one of the quietest models in its class.Samsung claims its all-in-one vented combo can do a full wash and dry cycle in as little as 68 minutes.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetMoving on to laundry, Samsung says its $3,099 Bespoke AI Laundry Vented Combo is the first of its kind, as most combined washer/dryers are typically meant for ventless installations like small apartments (of course, there is a non-vented model as well). But to me, the more impressive thing is that Samsung claims its combo laundry machine can perform a full wash and dry cycle in as little as 68 minutes, which is faster than many paired units can achieve.Finally, theres the $1,099 Bespoke AI Jet Ultra Cordless Stick Vacuum, which seems like Samsungs attempt to one-up Dyson. Thanks to its new HexaJet motor, the Jet boasts up to 400AW of suction while battery life is rated at up to 100 minutes. The company says that combo makes this stick vac the most powerful and long-lasting model available today. It also uses AI to better detect what surface its on to more effectively hoover up dirt and debris. The main downside is that the vacuums shaft and housing are significantly thicker than what you get on many of its rivals, so it may not be quite as maneuverable.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetFinally, theres the $1,099 Bespoke AI Jet Ultra Cordless Stick Vacuum, which seems like Samsungs attempt to one-up Dyson. Thanks to its new HexaJet motor, the Jet boasts up to 400AW of suction while battery life is rated at up to 100 minutes. The company says that combo makes this stick vac the most powerful and long-lasting model available today. It also uses AI to better detect what surface its on to more effectively hoover up dirt and debris. The main downside is that the vacuums shaft and housing are significantly thicker than what you get on many of its rivals, so it may not be quite as maneuverable.Pre-orders for Samsungs 2025 Bespoke appliances begin today and include discounts of up to $1,000, along with an additional year of warranty.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/kitchen-tech/samsungs-2025-bespoke-appliances-are-going-all-in-on-ai-020018377.html?src=rss

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Ive always been a fan of tech that blends seamlessly into everyday use. When smart speakers were first introduced, they werent designed to look like everyday Bluetooth speakers instead, they had slender designs and fabric clads, made to blend into the home where theyd be permanently on display. Technology should serve its purpose, but it should also integrate into our lives in a meaningful way close your eyes and think of an electric blanket chances are, they never really focused on the design part. The electric blankets you see online are all covered in boring grey or beige fabric, doing the bare minimum to look aesthetic. Thats where the BOHEM changes things.BOHEM, developed by Amsterdam-based Groenland Sustainable Living, is perhaps the first heated blanket that doesnt scream utility. Its visually designed to blend seamlessly into your living space. Think hand-knitted textures, earth-toned palettes like Red Earth and White Clay, and knotted fringes that feel more boutique than bedside. The subtlety extends even to its controls: a soft taupe hand-sized remote and a linen-clad cord, deliberately styled to avoid clashing with your living room aesthetic. It doesnt just sit on your couchit belongs there.Designers: Aam Solleveld and Stefan HoevenaarClick Here to Buy Now: $86 $130 (34% off). Hurry, only 21/50 left!BOHEM makes a pretty unique observation that sounds fairly relatable given how expensive energy bills have gotten in the past year. Instead of heating up an entire room, doesnt it just make more sense to heat the human? A heated blanket requires a mere fraction of the energy a thermostat does, and the best part is that its faster and portable. You want to shift from the living room to the bedroom? Just move with the blanket rather than having your thermostat heat up both rooms for you.Measuring 180 by 130 centimeters (5.9 feet by 4.2 feet), BOHEM covers you from head to toeor comfortably cocoons two people. The entire surface warms evenly, powered by embedded copper coil technology thats been proven safe and reliable in everything from car seats to therapeutic heating pads. And while battery-powered blankets often limit heating zones or take forever to get going, BOHEM draws consistent energy straight from the wall, hitting ideal temperatures in just minutes. No charging, no fiddling, no waiting.Its nine heat levels give you fine-tuned warmth without overdoing it, and its timer allows you to choose from one to nine hours before it shuts off automatically. Theres even overheating protection built-in, which lets you drift off without the underlying anxiety of forgotten electronics. This kind of switch it on and live your life nuance shows up in other details too, like the 240 cm power cord that thoughtfully accommodates real-life furniture arrangements.Does an electric blanket really undercut a thermostats energy consumption by that much? Well, the tests do tend to show that the BOHEM works at a fraction of a heaters power. Running on just 160 watts, it uses nearly 1/10th of the energy a 1500W or 2000W room heater, or about as much as a laptop charger. If you live alone or share an apartment with a partner, an electric blanket makes a whole lot more sense than cranking up the thermostat or heater.Each BOHEM comes crafted from knitted acrylic yarn (rather than standard microfleece), which looks good, feels woolly, and lasts longer. The best part? You can wash it too. Unplug the controller, toss it into a gentle machine cycle or hand wash at 30C, and air-dry. No dry-cleaning bills. No convoluted care guides. Just a blanket that does its job and looks good doing it.BOHEM blankets start at 79 ($86 USD) and come in 2 colors a subtle white clay, and a gorgeous red earth, both of which blend beautifully into most decors. Plus the weave and tassels make it a perfect throw for your sofa even if you dont use the heating function, so you never really need to pack your BOHEM away during the summers. The blankets ship to European countries (because of its 220V specification) with free shipping within the Netherlands, and a 2-year guarantee.Click Here to Buy Now: $86 $130 (34% off). Hurry, only 21/50 left!The post This Heated Blanket Cuts Your Energy Bills While Looking Like Boutique Decor From Pottery Barn first appeared on Yanko Design.

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In our notification-heavy world, there is still one activity where you might just miss that buzz on your phone or ping on your smartwatch while youre vacuuming. Thankfully, Samsung has a solution. Its newest cordless stick vac, the new Bespoke AI Jet Ultra ($1,099), now has an LCD display control panel that, along with standard features such as power level and battery life, can notify you when you have an incoming phone call or text message. The vacuum, which works with an auto-empty charging station, also features 400AW suction and 100-minute battery life.Even better, if youre doing the wash and left your phone in the other room, Samsungs added touchscreens to its washers and dryers, including the new Bespoke AI Laundry Vented Combo washer / dryer ($3,099). This lets you answer a call directly on the built-in 7-inch LCD screen. The Combo can also (perhaps more usefully) put detergent in for you automatically and then, when the cycle is done, open its door.The new Bespoke combo washer and dryer has several tech upgrades, including a new 7-inch touchscreen that you can make phone calls on. Image: SamsungThe company has been rolling out the ability to answer your phone from your appliance to its entire Bespoke AI line. At CES this year, Samsung showed off these AI Home control panels on several appliances, including its new Bespoke AI smart fridges and wall ovens. The features work with Android and iOS and require a Samsung account and the SmartThings app. AI Home is a new terminology Samsung uses to refer to the 7- or 9-inch LCD screens on its products and the screens built into its flagship Family Hub smart fridge. The fridge now has the option of a slimmed-down screen that like the other AI Home screens includes music, weather, and cooking apps, and smart home controls.Of course, you can still get the fridge with a giant 21.5-inch or 32-inch screen that can run even more apps, including Samsung TV and TikTok. These screens all also work as controls for the appliance and integrate with other Samsung appliances and services, sometimes using AI. The flagship Samsung Family Hub smart fridge now comes with the option of a smaller screen.For example, on the fridge screen, you can look up a recipe in the Samsung Food app using ingredients it has identified you have using its AI-powered cameras. You can then send the cooking instructions to your oven and use the screen to view the recipe. Its like having your phone with you everywhere, except your hands are free.The AI Home screens can connect to Samsungs SmartThings smart home platform. That means you can get alerts on your appliances about other events in your smart home, for example, you can see (and talk to) whoever is at your Ring video doorbell while unloading the washer.Samsungs screens everywhere approach is part of its AI for the home push, its vision of tech working in the background to help you with your daily life. While the smart home has plenty of potential to save you time, money, and energy, putting screens into everything feels like overkill. A smart display could serve much of the same purpose, and would probably cost less to replace than a cooktop when you drop a pan on its screen.Tech-heavy touchscreens built into appliances also feel susceptible to obsolescence, not to mention being more likely to malfunction than that plastic knob on your washing machine. The other concern about screens in the home is that they could be used to serve up ads, as is the case with Amazons Echo Show smart displays. While Samsung has not done this yet on its appliances, its an understandable worry. The Verge reached out to Samsung about these concerns and will follow up with the companys response.See More:

Large language models struggle to process and reason over lengthy, complex texts without losing essential context. Traditional models often suffer from context loss, inefficient handling of long-range dependencies, and difficulties aligning with human preferences, affecting the accuracy and efficiency of their responses. Tencents Hunyuan-T1 directly tackles these challenges by integrating a novel Mamba-powered architecture with advanced reinforcement learning and curriculum strategies, ensuring robust context capture and enhanced reasoning capabilities.Hunyuan-T1 is the first model powered by the innovative Mamba architecture, a design that fuses Hybrid Transformer and Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) technologies. Built on the TurboS fast-thinking base, Hunyuan-T1 is specifically engineered to optimize the processing of long textual sequences while minimizing computational overhead. This allows the model to effectively capture extended context and manage long-distance dependencies, crucial for tasks that demand deep, coherent reasoning.A key highlight of Hunyuan-T1 is its heavy reliance on RL during the post-training phase. Tencent dedicated 96.7% of its computing power to this approach, enabling the model to refine its reasoning abilities iteratively. Techniques such as data replay, periodic policy resetting, and self-rewarding feedback loops help improve output quality, ensuring the models responses are detailed, efficient, and closely aligned with human expectations.To further boost reasoning proficiency, Tencent employed a curriculum learning strategy. This approach gradually increases the difficulty of training data while simultaneously expanding the models context length. As a result, Hunyuan-T1 is trained to use tokens more efficiently, seamlessly adapting from solving basic mathematical problems to tackling complex scientific and logical challenges. Efficiency is another cornerstone of Hunyuan-T1s design. The TurboS bases ability to capture long-text information prevents context loss, a common issue in many language models, and doubles the decoding speed compared to similar systems. This breakthrough means that users benefit from faster, higher-quality responses without compromising performance.The model has achieved impressive scores on multiple benchmarks: 87.2 on MMLU-PRO, which tests various subjects including humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields; 69.3 on GPQA-diamond, a challenging evaluation featuring doctoral-level scientific problems; 64.9 on LiveCodeBench for coding tasks; and a remarkable 96.2 on the MATH-500 benchmark for mathematical reasoning. These results underscore Hunyuan-T1s versatility and ability to handle high-stakes, professional-grade tasks across various fields. Beyond quantitative metrics, Hunyuan-T1 is designed to deliver outputs with human-like understanding and creativity. During its RL phase, the model underwent a comprehensive alignment process that combined self-rewarding feedback with external reward models. This dual approach ensures its responses are accurate and exhibit rich details and natural flow.In conclusion, Tencents Hunyuan-T1 combines an ultra-large-scale, Mamba-powered architecture with state-of-the-art reinforcement learning and curriculum strategies. Hunyuan-T1 delivers high performance, enhanced reasoning, and exceptional efficiency.Check outTwitterand dont forget to join our85k+ ML SubReddit. Asif RazzaqWebsite| + postsBioAsif Razzaq is the CEO of Marktechpost Media Inc.. As a visionary entrepreneur and engineer, Asif is committed to harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence for social good. His most recent endeavor is the launch of an Artificial Intelligence Media Platform, Marktechpost, which stands out for its in-depth coverage of machine learning and deep learning news that is both technically sound and easily understandable by a wide audience. The platform boasts of over 2 million monthly views, illustrating its popularity among audiences.Asif Razzaqhttps://www.marktechpost.com/author/6flvq/NVIDIA AI Researchers Introduce FFN Fusion: A Novel Optimization Technique that Demonstrates How Sequential Computation in Large Language Models LLMs can be Effectively ParallelizedAsif Razzaqhttps://www.marktechpost.com/author/6flvq/A Step by Step Guide to Solve 1D Burgers Equation with Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs): A PyTorch Approach Using Automatic Differentiation and Collocation MethodsAsif Razzaqhttps://www.marktechpost.com/author/6flvq/Tutorial to Create a Data Science Agent: A Code Implementation using gemini-2.0-flash-lite model through Google API, google.generativeai, Pandas and IPython.display for Interactive Data AnalysisAsif Razzaqhttps://www.marktechpost.com/author/6flvq/Google AI Released TxGemma: A Series of 2B, 9B, and 27B LLM for Multiple Therapeutic Tasks for Drug Development Fine-Tunable with Transformers

The big Amazon Spring Sale is still underway, and will be until Monday, March 31. There's lots of deals for board games, action figures, and even nerf guns. But most notably, (at least for this writer), LEGO sets are on sale, which is very uncommon, even during big-deal events like this one.Here are some the best LEGO deals from Amazon's Spring sale.Amazon Spring Sale: LEGO DealsLEGO Dune Atreides Royal OrnithopterLEGO The Mighty BowserLEGO Mos Espa PodraceLEGO Back to the Future Time MachineLEGO Optimus PrimeLEGO Vincent Van Gogh The Starry NightLEGO AT-TE WalkerLEGO The Dark FalconLEGO Wednesday Addams FigureLEGO Wednesday & Enid's Dorm RoomLEGO retires old sets at same time that it debuts new ones, which pretty much guarantees that they can sell their inventory at full retail price. Add to this the recent price increases across LEGO's products, and your wallet is definitely getting a workout. The standout of this deal roundup is the LEGO Mighty Bowser, which we reviewed at the time of its release. We consider it to be one of the best LEGO sets ever designed, in the time since we began reviewing them six years ago.Also worth noting is the Back to the Future Delorean Time Machine, which allows you to build all three versions from the three respective films. Also don't miss out on the Optimus Prime, which actually transforms from vehicle to Autobot and back again.Why Should You Trust IGN's Deals Team?IGN's deals team has a combined 30+ years of experience finding the best discounts in gaming, tech, and just about every other category. We don't try to trick our readers into buying things they don't need at prices that aren't worth buying something at. Our ultimate goal is to surface the best possible deals from brands we trust and our editorial team has personal experience with. You can check out our deals standards here for more information on our process, or keep up with the latest deals we find on IGN's Deals account on Twitter.Kevin Wong is a contributing freelancer for IGN, specializing in LEGO. He's also been published in Complex, Engadget, Gamespot, Kotaku, and more. Follow him on Twitter at @kevinjameswong.

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AI-powered dishwasher, fridge, oven, washer and vacuum may sound cool but after comparing the cost to non-AI appliances, I'm not sure you're getting more value.