From Solar Eco Fridges to Poolside Beer Launchers

This slideshow of ridiculous refrigerators and quirky coolers showcases the best in food and beverage cooling—right on time for summer pool parties and barbecues.

From party-hardy beer-launching coolers to Web-connected refrigerators, your good ol’ GE may need to take a hike. Click through the cluster below to see these refrigerators and more.

Implications - The refrigerator is a standard major appliance in modern households, but consumers are increasingly embracing tech-savvy, environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing refrigerators in place of traditional, boxy fridges. Companies can take advantage of this opportunity by creating niche fridges with built-in functionality meant to appeal to a target market, whether it's environmentalists, tech addicts or DIYers.