NET ALLIANCE TESTING A RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES: "A consortium of technology and home appliance companies is enrolling 20 Boston-area families for a test of a new wireless- and Internet-connected kitchen, in a move toward the "networked home" that has generated enormous publicity but few real sales in recent years. "

..."Jurgen Heuer, director of connected home projects for Whirlpool, said: "What we're experiencing is a phase I feel like we've seen several times with technology: exuberance in the beginning, then disillusionment as the reality doesn't live up to the hype, and then the real work begins. We're at the stage of really trying to offer products and services that bring value to the consumer instead of just being for techno-geeks."

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