A Series of Home Appliances Helping Expand the Paradigm of Living Space

Breville Bambino Plus BES500. Photo by Breville

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] As various outdoor activities have shifted to living spaces due to the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in home appliances that assist these activities has increased.

Seoul National University Consumer Trend Analysis Center's ‘Trend Korea 2021’ recently highlighted this point and presented ‘Layered Home’ as a new trend. Layered Home refers to the transformation of the home, traditionally a living space, into a multifunctional space where various activities such as studying, exercising, and leisure take place, similar to layered fashion where clothes are worn in layers.

Breville offers a variety of coffee machines so that people can enjoy espresso-based beverages at home as if brewed in a cafe. The recently released ‘Bambino Plus (BES500)’ is a product that combines both design and functionality, receiving enthusiastic responses from home cafe enthusiasts.

In particular, its compact size of 19.4 cm in width and 30 cm in height enhances kitchen space utilization. Equipped with a professional 54mm stainless steel portafilter, it allows users to easily create barista-level coffee flavors.

Featuring a ThermoJet heating system, it heats to the optimal coffee temperature in just 3 seconds, enabling immediate coffee extraction without waiting. The ThermoJet heating system improves heat conduction and retention efficiency by adding a heat plate under the boiler water pipe.

Naver Clova Lamp.

Non-face-to-face education and homeschooling have become important issues for parents with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, Naver launched the AI smart lamp 'CLOVA Lamp' that reads books aloud.

The CLOVA Lamp is a smart lighting device integrated with artificial intelligence technology, developed to foster enjoyable reading habits in children. When any book in Korean or English is placed under the lamp, it reads the text on the corresponding page aloud, and for children’s books partnered with Naver CLOVA, it recognizes the book and plays the corresponding audio.

Jamo Smart Working Pad Z1 Pro.

People who want to maintain their health consistently through walking or strength training even at home sometimes set up a home gym.

The Jamo Z1 Pro has improved the motor lifespan compared to the previous model ZMWPA2. It features an LCD on the front to check necessary exercise information while working out.

Additionally, it incorporates the latest folding technology from smartphones, allowing the walking pad to be folded in half for easy storage under the bed or in narrow spaces.

Equipped with an AI sensor, it offers the advantage of comfortable walking without remote control operation.

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