GE Appliances’ FirstBuild™ Brings Latest Co-Created Products to Maker Faire Bay Area 2015
May 15 2015 - 12:46PM
Business Wire
Preview the Opal Nugget Ice Maker and New
ChillHub Smart Refrigerator
FirstBuild™, GE Appliances’ global co-creation community, will
preview two new products at Maker Faire Bay Area 2015 starting
today.
During Maker Faire Bay Area on May 16-17,
FirstBuild will showcase ChillHub, a refrigerator with two USB
ports and built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. (Photo: GE)
FirstBuild is a physical and online community dedicated to
conceiving, designing, engineering and building the next generation
of major home appliances. It fosters co-creation among engineers,
designers, makers and home enthusiasts worldwide by enabling them
to participate in the development of appliance breakthroughs to
ensure FirstBuild brings products to market people actually
want.
ChillHub: The only fridge as smart as you
During Maker Faire Bay Area on May 16-17, FirstBuild will
showcase ChillHub, a refrigerator with two USB ports and built-in
Wi-Fi connectivity. It also has an open-source iOS app that
provides seamless integration in the refrigerator by allowing a
user access to sensor data and control of the refrigerator’s
components. This is a first-of-its-kind platform that enables the
development of new hardware products that can operate inside a
cooled space.
Developed by FirstBuild community members, ChillHub is not only
a refrigerator, but an open development platform designed for
makers, hackers, tinkerers and developers. Through rapid design
iteration on the FirstBuild.com website and in the microfactory,
community members collaborate on products and features to customize
and create new uses for their refrigerators. ChillHub, an
18-cubic-foot, top-freezer refrigerator, will retail for $999 and
can be ordered through FirstBuild.com. Limited pre-orders will also
be available at an early-bird price of $799.
http://market.firstbuild.com/products/chillhub-smart-refrigerator-top-freezer
The Opal Nugget Ice Maker
Based on online surveying, consumers prefer nugget ice over
crescent ice four to one. Ice lovers praise nugget ice for being
easy to chew and for its fast beverage chilling abilities. To
satisfy nugget ice fans, FirstBuild has created the Opal Nugget Ice
Maker for home use. This countertop nugget ice maker will be both
fast and affordable, making ice at a rate of one pound per hour.
The idea was generated by the FirstBuild online community and will
be available for purchase via crowdfunding this summer.
“These two products illustrate how FirstBuild can foster
innovation in home appliances by teaming up with a diverse
community,” said Taylor Dawson, FirstBuild product enthusiast and
GE Appliances engineer. “FirstBuild is a way to create appliances
collaboratively with the best minds from around the world and bring
them to market in only a matter of months.”
About FirstBuild
FirstBuild is a new model for designing, building and bringing
home appliances to market. A partnership between GE Appliances and
Local Motors, FirstBuild brings together an open community of
industrial designers, engineers and other innovative minds to
collaborate on new product designs that are rapidly brought to life
at the FirstBuild Microfactory. For more information on how to get
involved, visit FirstBuild.com.
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FirstBuildKim Freeman, 502-452-7819Kim@firstbuild.com
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