This Electronic Ice Cream Maker is Smartphone-Connected
Charlotte Joyce Kidd — August 19, 2015 — Art & Design
References: iloveiscream.eu & kickstarter
This electronic ice cream maker is bringing the quaint art of dairy churning into the digital age.
Anyone who's made homemade ice cream knows that it's a joy to make and a delight to eat -- and that in between being a joy and a delight, there's a painful part in the middle, where the ice cream has to be churned every few minutes for hours. Electronic ice cream maker models do exist to take the physical labor out of the process, but they don't solve the problem of having to sit around the kitchen on a hot summer day, tending to the ice cream while it hardens.
Enter the electronic ice cream maker of the future: iScream. iScream is connected to its own smartphone app that will pause, play or auto-churn the machine, so that after the fun part is done, the whole family can play outside while the iScream churns itself. The app also offers recipes and tips. As an added bonus, the iScream can make two flavors at once!
Anyone who's made homemade ice cream knows that it's a joy to make and a delight to eat -- and that in between being a joy and a delight, there's a painful part in the middle, where the ice cream has to be churned every few minutes for hours. Electronic ice cream maker models do exist to take the physical labor out of the process, but they don't solve the problem of having to sit around the kitchen on a hot summer day, tending to the ice cream while it hardens.
Enter the electronic ice cream maker of the future: iScream. iScream is connected to its own smartphone app that will pause, play or auto-churn the machine, so that after the fun part is done, the whole family can play outside while the iScream churns itself. The app also offers recipes and tips. As an added bonus, the iScream can make two flavors at once!
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1. Smart Kitchen Appliances - Opportunity for electronics manufacturers to integrate smartphone connectivity into kitchen appliances for added convenience and efficiency.
2. Automated Food Preparation - Opportunity for innovation in developing fully automated food preparation appliances to increase efficiency and decrease physical labor for users.
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Industry Implications
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2. Food and Beverage Retail - Companies can explore opportunities to offer electronic ice cream makers and other automated kitchen appliances to consumers looking to make food preparation more convenient.
3. Smartphone Application Development - Developers can create apps to integrate with electronic kitchen appliances, providing users with enhanced functionality and ease of use.
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