This strategy helps make the mass of cabinetry appear airier, and creates ample under-cabinet storage space for the arsenal of trendy appliances like the juicer, the modern-day equivalent of the '70s fondue pot that supersize households require.
These include low-cost remote access appliances like the PogoPlug, midrange NAS storage devices such as Netgear's Stora, and expensive but powerful solutions that cater to the technically inclined, such as HP's MediaSmart products powered by Windows Home Server.