Washing machine makers boast smallest, biggest, and best at CES

January 17th, 2012

Appliance News

In the competitive world of appliances being able to differentiate from the masses is key. At the Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas last week, LG and Haier were busy boasting their wares with superlatives.

Starting with the world’s smallest washing machine in the world, Haier’s MW-BQ8S mini washing machine. It’s a little bit bigger than a bench top breadmaker, making it perfect for small apartments or studio spaces. The mini machine can fit a couple of t-shirts at a time. The Chinese maker is currently market testing on home soil, and it has been tipped to potentially sell for US$100 in China.

It's so small a man at CES leans forward to inspect the Haier miniature washing machine

While the Haier novelty may suit miniature spaces, large families could be looking for something a little more practical.

Enter LG and the biggest and fastest washing machine in its fleet. A new trademarked function, called TurboWash, reduces the washing and rinsing cycles compared to conventional LG washing machines. The front loader is designed for large capacity loads, or big and bulky items such as king-sized doonas.

“With the largest capacity front load washing machine, consumers can experience the utmost in convenience,” said Moon-bum Shin, executive vice president and CEO of LG Electronics Home Appliance Company. “LG’s front loaders are the next generation washing machines in terms of capacity, washing performance and convenience. We’ve made doing the laundry easier, quicker and more energy efficient, despite the washing machine’s larger capacity.”

Of course, CES was jam packed with technological superlatives of all sorts. Such as the slimmest OLED TV (LG), the largest iPhone dock (iNuke Boom), the largest tablet (Toshiba), the thinnest smartphone (Huawei), the thinnest Blu-ray player (Samsung), and the smallest waterproof music player (Fitness Technologies).