Gorenje’s iPod Fridge Debuts in Berlin

September 2nd, 2008 by BallerHouse

ipod fridge, black

Rather listen to music in the kitchen than watch TV on a built-in refrigerator LCD? Slovenian appliance maker Gorenje has a new “Made for iPod” fridge/freezer combo on the way, announced over the weekend at IFA 2008, a large international consumer electronics fair held in Berlin, Germany. Simple in design, the iPod fridge features an attached iPod dock on the top half of the unit, with the fridge drawing style cues from the portable music player.

In addition to bumping music, Gorenje’s iPod fridge is intended to assist with domestic tasks. Optimized for the internet-compatible iPod Touch and the iPhone, Gorenje launched the iPod fridge with a new iGorenje web portal, which will display content related to cooking and household tasks in written and video format.

Although the design is sleek and the concept is fairly novel, we think Gorenje may be a little behind the times on this one. To make the fridge more functional, we’d like to see the manufacturer incorporate a touch-screen LCD and more speakers. After all, who really wants to search the internet by iPod in their home?

ipod fridge, half view