General Electric Company has announced the introduction of FirstBuild's ChillHub refrigerator. ChillHub is a refrigerator with two integrated USB hubs (eight USB ports in total), built-in Wi-Fi connectivity and an open-source iOS-compatible app that provides seamless integration with the refrigerator by allowing access to sensor data and control of fridge components. This first-of-its-kind platform enables the development of new hardware products that benefit from operating inside a cooled space.

Developed by FirstBuild community members Brian Wagner and Nicolas Grenie, ChillHub is an open development platform designed for makers, hackers, tinkerers and developers. Through rapid design iteration by 3D printing on MakerBot and other 3D printers, community members collaborate on products and features to customize and create new uses for their refrigerators. The first ChillHub accessory, Milky Weigh, was conceptualized by Nolan McQueen, a member of the FirstBuild community.

Milky Weigh is a mobile milk jug monitoring system which provides real-time updates on the status of how much milk user have left. Milky Weigh is available for sale on FirstBuild.com. In addition, FirstBuild has also posted Milky Weigh components on Thingiverse, so consumers with a MakerBot or other 3D printer can print and assemble their own device.