GE Profile has unveiled a new smart fridge that aims to reduce the mental load of grocery shopping and meal planning by turning the fridge into an active assistant rather than a passive appliance.
The GE Profile Smart 4-Door French-Door Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant is positioned as an intelligent hub designed to help households track groceries, plan meals and reduce food waste.
GE says the product is built for busy households where remembering what to buy and what is already in the fridge has become a daily source of friction.
The highlight of this new model is a patented built-in Scan-to-List barcode scanner integrated directly into the external dispenser.
Barcode scanning and shoppable grocery lists
The Scan-to-List feature allows users to scan items as they run low, which are then automatically added to a shared digital grocery list with brand, size, and flavour information included.
GE says the system recognises more than four million products and removes the need for manual entry, which often leads to forgotten or incorrect items.
The digital grocery list lives inside the SmartHQ app and can be shared across household members to keep shopping aligned in real time.
Users can reference the list while shopping in-store or sync it directly to Instacart with deliveries available in as little as 30 minutes.
For items without barcodes, GE allows users to add products using voice commands or manual text entry, either on the fridge or in the app.
GE positions this feature as a way to simplify routines, reduce repeated trips to the store and reclaim time for households with competing schedules.
Cameras, recipes and hands-free features
The refrigerator also includes FridgeFocus, which uses an internal camera mounted in a flush LED bar to capture snapshots of crisper drawers.
GE says the camera focuses on high-value perishable items and allows users to remotely check what they already have while shopping to help prevent overbuying and reduce food waste caused by forgotten produce.
Of course, users can disable the camera digitally or close a physical shutter to restrict camera access.
Additional features include hands-free AutoFill and Precise Fill water dispensing, as well as a premium fingerprint-resistant stainless steel design.
The refrigerator will be available in standard-depth and counter-depth models starting in April 2026, with a suggested price of $4,899.
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