Dive summary:

• One aspect of home-building today is giving an increasing number of customers their own power-generation capability for emergencies, and GE has a unit that puts out 8kW and, the company says, can be placed with 18 inches of a structure.
• A new kind of wall outlet combines a conventional three-prong electrical connection with two USB jacks for directly connecting phones, laptops and other devices that need recharging.
• A GE refrigerator boasts a quick-heating water capability along with the now-standard ice and cold-water dispensers.

From the article:

A number of exhibitors who sat last year's show out, such as GE Appliances, were back in force. ...