Fridges (16 articles)
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Brits spending more on quality gadgets
John Lewis reports increased considered consumption 30 March 2011 11:55 GMT TweetUK retailer John Lewis has seen a massive rise in the sales of high-end gadgets and technology over the last six weeks, with one sector growing by 385 per cent.
Sales of KitchenAid stand mixers, costing £419 and above, have risen that enormous...
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Royal Wedding GE fridge celebrates Prince William and Kate Middleton with class
GIU21XGYFKB refrigerator customised on request 17 March 2011 16:15 GMT TweetThere are few things that leave us speechless here at Pocket-lint; the continuing success of Jedward, Charlie Sheen generally, and the chilli sauce at Kebabradabra Tuffnell Park. But now something else can join that hallowed hall of infamy: The Royal...
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5 future technologies that never quite made it
FUTURE WEEK: The next big things that went out with a whimper 31 March 2010 15:00 GMT TweetThere's nothing quite like the terrible pause between being told that the future has arrived and realising that the subject of that statement just never caught on. It's long, drawn and the pain only ends for the inventor/advocate of said technology...
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Smeg offers limited edition "Matt Velvet" fridge
With "rubberized effect" 25 August 2009 16:40 GMT TweetSmeg is offering a new limited edition version of its iconic Fifties-style fridge, the FAB28QBV.
The new "Matt Velvet" fridge is said to feature a "soft touch surface with an extraordinary rubberized effect, the smooth, velvet black finish,... -
MicroFridge offers four-in-one kitchen fun
Space-saving solution 21 July 2009 13:05 GMT TweetA cunning space-saving solution for the kitchen is available in the States in the form of the MicroFridge.
As the name might suggest, the appliance, offering "small space convenience", combines a refrigerator, freezer and microwave in a... -
LG launches non-plumbed water and ice fridge freezer
Water and ice without the plumbing 30 June 2009 10:00 GMT TweetLG displayed their GWL227HSYA non-plumbed fridge freezer yesterday at their Simply Living event in London.
So what? I hear you ask. Well, the interesting part is the non-plumbed aspect. Many "American" side-by-side fridge freezers with water... -
Npower "smart fridge" trial to test dynamic demand
Refrigerators will cope with power peaks 4 December 2008 16:22 GMT TweetEnergy giant Npower and tech firm RLtec are giving away thousands of "smart fridges" to test a new green technology.
The two companies are trialling dynamic demand, a process of cutting national electricity demand in real-time - known as... -
Electrolux unveils collapsible fridge concept
How cool! 31 October 2008 14:39 GMT TweetElectrolux has realised that house prices mean some of us are living in flats the size of postage stamps, but we all aspire to live in spacious pads.
And it has managed to design a refrigerator that is both expandable and collapsible - so... -
Gorenje launches "made for iPod" fridge
Is this the world's biggest iPod speaker? 1 September 2008 11:23 GMT TweetGorenje has launched an official Apple-licensed "made for iPod" certified refrigerator. Rather than just a glorified music speaker, you can "control" the fridge using an app called iGorenj.
Other than temperature - which surely isn't something... -
LG launches luxurious Swarovski lady-fridge
"Your fridge - it's so - sparkly!" 19 July 2007 13:13 GMT TweetLG has launched a range of American-style side-by-side fridges with a floral Swarovski crystal pattern on the doors.
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LG take fridge high-def
Built in 15-inch screen 9 May 2007 4:47 GMT TweetLG keen to give you high-def quality TV wherever you are has taken this remit perhaps a little too far with the inclusion of a high-def TV in one of its fridges.
In what is claimed as a world's first, the double door American refrigerator,... -
Tree House Refrigerator departs from the norm
Guaranteed to turn heads 5 January 2007 11:47 GMT TweetThis strange thing, believe it or not, is a refrigerator. It's a design concept right now, but the idea, according to Yanko Design, is that it “[tries] to bring the memory of tree house in our childhood to the kitchen in daily life”.
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LG unveils Home Bar Side-by-Side fridge
Drinks get their own compartment and door 20 October 2006 14:56 GMT TweetLG has launched a new fridge in the UK that has more in common with the large ones from the US. The LG Home Bar Side-by-Side refrigerator is designed with home entertainment in mind, as it makes cooling and mixing drinks easy with a separate inset “mini...
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Carlsberg Export promises the perfect pint at home
Dispense a 5 litre keg in your living room 30 September 2006 0:55 GMT TweetSomething for the weekend? Carlsberg has launched a draught machine that should allow British drinkers to pour a perfect pint at home.
DraughtMaster, is an all-in-one pint pulling innovation which dispenses a 5 litre keg of Carlsberg Export... -
World's most expensive fridge now on show at Harrods
Only ten of the top-of-the range models available 23 August 2006 16:26 GMT TweetEuropean appliance maker Gorenje has unveiled the most expensive fridge in the world designed for those to whom money is no object.
The £10,000 fridge-freezers, named “The Eye-Catchers”, of which there are 10 available, are studded with 7000...
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