Refrigerators, once simple home appliances, have become the hub of the home and gone high-tech, with new gadgetry.including televisions.built in. Cooking too has been revolutionized with microwave-convection combo ovens and flameless induction stovetops. While their functionality has become futuristic, appliances are looking more traditional than ever, adopting the bold colors and soft pastels of decades past. Even the lowly washer-dryer combo has been beautified to the point where some manufacturers describe them as heirloom pieces.