Families are wondering how they'd deal with a broken refrigerator or a busted transmission, or how they're going to finance their kids' college education, and they're also worrying about the possibility of layoffs.
With a television, refrigerator, small stereo and even a computer for her son, Ribeiro is envied by many of her neighbors.
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In New Zealand, an industrial design student has come up with a concept for a doorless refrigerator that reduces food spoilage.
Samsung, the company that revolutionized the home appliance category with the four-door refrigerator and a freestanding range with the FlexDuo oven, is once again redefining the appliance experience in the kitchen with new refrigerator and range form factors that bring unmatched ease of use, convenience, organization and style to the kitchen.
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But we looked at each other and knew that with no power and a refrigerator and freezer full of food, we were in a race with the Con Ed crews.
For starters, the government has set up the "Ubiquitous Dream Hall" -- a dreamily named showcase of the future home, complete with robot butler and a refrigerator that orders any missing food items on the spot.
Whirlpool has announced it will exhibit a refrigerator with an embedded wi-fi frame.
Whirlpool (nyse: WHR - news - people ) has announced it will exhibit a refrigerator with an embedded wi-fi frame.
To take one example, a kitchen from 1973, complete with refrigerator, microwave oven and dishwasher, would strike a person living in 1900 as a marvel.
The family of five squeezed into the bed of their tiny pick-up along with what looks like a giant refrigerator.
It was built like a refrigerator, with a door that dispensed snacks and an inner compartment that held cans and bottles.
It's a good bet, however, that the smartphone (or tablet) will continue to replace "unnecessary" interfaces and buttons cluttering up your home, whether that's through a WiFi-connected TV remote, on-screen home energy management, shopping list reminders through a hooked-up refrigerator or possibly even a dishwasher with remote activation.
Imagine the possibilities of using the lower right side compartment as a kid zone, as a prep zone for a special meal, as a centralized storage area for a family member with dietary restrictions, or to replace a separate beverage refrigerator.
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In one corner is a pale-yellow Brastemp Retro mini-refrigerator, with rakishly angled chrome legs and a curved chrome handle, a product made by the Brazilian arm of Whirlpool.
The 32 cu. ft. capacity Samsung T9000 Four-Door Refrigerator represents the next evolution in refrigerator design, with a new form factor that delivers the most fresh food storage in its class.
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It has oak flooring, a little kitchenette with full-size refrigerator and small oven.
It is a modest home with a raised bed, a television, a few utensils, a shiny red refrigerator and a washing machine tucked away behind a curtain.
Or a refrigerator maker could work with the app, and offer a 10% discount on a more energy-efficient model than the clinker the app identified.
Against the wall beside the pool table was a half-size refrigerator jammed with beer.
Others crossed the small space, moving from stove to sink to refrigerator, a tight choreography with which David was intimately familiar.
Unlike past models, the new system functions as a hybrid, with a mainframe housed on one side of a cabinet that is twice the size of a refrigerator and space for server blades on the other.
There is huge potential for higher consumption in the countryside as incomes rise: only 30% of rural households have a refrigerator, for example, compared with virtually all urban households.
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Energy Star So, you're patting yourself on the back because that new refrigerator or TV you just bought comes with a bright blue Energy Star sticker.
He opened the refrigerator and was surprised by its failure to greet him with a welcoming inner light.
For brunch, avoid the knishes, redolent of the refrigerator, and stick with eggs, smoked fish, and a homemade celery soda or a freshly mashed cherry-lime rickey.
Listeria monocytogenes, for example, is a microbe that actually grows happily at refrigerator temperatures and is thus delighted with the new popularity of mass-produced foods that sit on refrigerator shelves in tidy plastic cartons.
The technology comes by way of a tear-drop shaped 4-inch, web-enabled refrigerator magnet with an LED screen.
The occasional parties packed with opera singers happen in the kitchen, which has rift-sawn oak and metal cabinets, and a butler's pantry, which has its own refrigerator and is stocked with frozen glasses for the cocktails Ms. Clayton mixes up (her latest concoction is called "Flaming Lips" because it includes habanero peppers).
After a night in the refrigerator, sure enough, the dough was easy to work with.
"Interest rates on manufactured homes are higher because they are viewed more as a depreciated asset like a car or refrigerator or an appliance, " said David Toti, an analyst with Cantor Fitzgerald.
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