LG comes with smart Air Conditioner that obeys voice commands

The latest air conditioner from LG features voice commands so you can tell the machine to power on, off, or turn the temperature up or down.

 LG's Whisen series of AC units, announced Wednesday, is unquestionably the top of the line. You can control it by voice from up to 16 feet away, and you won't even have to yell, since it's low-power and quiet. Or use your smartphone to check its status and turn it on while you drive home.

 The Whisen comes complete with an NFC chip so you can tap your smartphone on the air conditioner to set the temperature to whatever your preset was on the phone.

 It's equipped with an infrared sensor that counts the number of people in the room and adjusts the fans, or simply tuns on or off when someone enters.

 And there's a normal camera as well, which you can access remotely to check on the cats or watch for burglars — that is, if neither is scared off by the towering robot in the living room. Of course, it cools the air as well, and LG claims it does so faster than any other unit in its class by intelligently blowing the coldest air in the directions that need it.

And it does this with 72 percent less power than competing products. The top-of-the-line “Champion Style” Whisen starts at 350 million Korean Won, or approximately $3,291, and will be available this spring.