The basic mass of the newest developments in the sphere of home appliances is connected, certainly, to the problem of energy saving.
For example, at the exhibition Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2010 company Indesit presented a smart washing and drying machine, which not only knows how to wash, but, like a real accountant, counts money spent on washing and like a careful housewife, selects the best time and program of washing.
It works like this: while selecting the desired cycle and options, the display of the appliance shows information about the cost of energy spent on a given program, as well as the impact it may have on the environment. The machine can choose the “cheapest” time of day to run the program itself.