3 must-have gadgets for the office of the future

2. Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator


Food is a big part of the office, we all know this. There always seems to be a valid occasion for cakes and treats, the kitchen is where everyone flocks to at lunch and the water cooler is where ideas (and gossip) is exchanged. But at the centre of all this: The fridge.

Usually an office fridge isn’t given a second-thought, except by those paranoid food-possessive employees that refrigerate their lunch with caution and place a passive-aggressive sticky note on top. But now, thanks to Samsung, ‘the fridge’ can be more beneficial to the workplace than ever imagined.

The Family Hub Refrigerator is designed for improving home life. However, a number of the unique features can also be translated into innovative work improvements.

The door has an embedded 21.5-inch touchscreen that acts as an interactive White Board – a feature that is as useful as it is fun (but might need some policing). The screen also means that Directors, using the Smart Home app, can share photos and memos in real-time from wherever they are, to be seen by the entire office.

This can go one step further with the TV Mirroring feature; if a company is trying to communicate something internally, be it a new benefits package or just a company-wide message, the same video can be played throughout the office and on the fridge (where people won’t be able to ignore it).

Calendars can also be synchronised and shared, making the office calendar more visible too.

Price: from £2,999