In the classic hierarchy of human needs—you know, food, shelter, safety, broadband internet—a washing machine with smart features doesn’t rate. When I bought my LG WM3600HWA, a precursor to the LG WM4000H, our current pick, I didn’t even notice it had smart features. (At the risk of self-incrimination, I’m a smart-home editor.) After all, why would you want a washing machine with brains? If anything, it only increases the risk of them rising up to overthrow the human race.
But one slow day, I succumbed to curiosity. And whaddya know, it’s pretty cool.
