Haier is a Chinese multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
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To expand on his electronics business he decided his next step would be home appliances.
Perennially sprinkled around the CES show floor are televisions, computers, home appliances, cameras and other gizmos.
Last month, the State Council announced the long-awaited subsidy program for purchases of home appliances.
Consumers spent most of their money on clothes, foodstuffs, daily necessities, and home appliances.
But those service calls are a rarity with most home appliances sold in the last five years.
Besides, more mature Chinese industries capable of competing with imports, such as home appliances, need little protection.
It happened in one of the most boring of all sectors: home appliances.
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One such company is undoubtedly Whirlpool ( WHR) , a top manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances.
Other themes likely to surface at 2011 CES are car technology, connected TVs and connected home appliances, said Oxman.
Now, it can also include security systems, home appliances, cars, and other things.
It operates more than 50 companies in electronics, home appliances, chemicals and telecom.
They make such products as home appliances, auto parts, elevators and power-generation systems.
It rents and sells residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances.
The company wants to focus on its healthcare, light bulbs and home appliances businesses as part of its "Accelerate!"
Shoppers can browse various departments, from audio equipment to spices to home appliances.
Sun wants Jini magic to work with TVs, home appliances, cell phones and automobiles as well as PCs and printers.
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He also wants to speed up sales of home appliances that use efficient heat pumps--made, of course, by domestic manufacturers.
One reason: an ill-advised move in the late 1990s into home appliances and even used cars, via online peddler CarMax.
Significant advances have been made in producing home appliances that use far less energy than they did 10-15 years ago.
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As some parts of the market become saturated--home appliances were among the first--more companies are setting their sights on exports.
The newfound popularity of craft items, sewing machines, canning kits, home appliances and home entertainment items all speak to this trend.
Factoring in the impact on everything from steel and cement to furniture and home appliances, the sector's contribution is even higher.
Normal or better monsoon rains usually boost farm output and drive up demand for goods ranging from farm equipment to home appliances.
Your thermostat or home appliances, for example, can talk to your car.
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AllShare connects the TV to compatible mobile devices and home appliances wirelessly and creates a smart center for media and whole-home automation.
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Specifically, MyEnergi Lifestyle showcases how combining renewable energy generation with "time-flexible" loads optimizes energy consumption across a plug-in vehicle and home appliances.
It already is the world's second-largest maker of refrigerators, and runs sixth in worldwide sales of large home appliances, according to Euromonitor.
Many physicians in Massachusetts feel that medical practices should not be reviewed in such a publication, alongside ratings for cars and home appliances.
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The Karma battery can be recharged in less than six hours using the same 240v household current that powers many major home appliances.
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