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A refrigerator having a refrigeration unit comprising a cabinet and a door. The cabinet contains a plurality of items to be cooled or frozen. The refrigerator also includes an audio playback device having a memory and a speaker. The audio playback device is adapted to store a recorded audio soundtra

A refrigerator having a refrigeration unit comprising a cabinet and a door. The cabinet contains a plurality of items to be cooled or frozen. The refrigerator also includes an audio playback device having a memory and a speaker. The audio playback device is adapted to store a recorded audio soundtrack on the memory and play the recorded audio soundtrack through an audio speaker.

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We claim: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigeration unit comprising a cabinet and a door, the cabinet adapted to contain a plurality of items to be cooled or frozen; an upwardly extending mounting bracket attached to the top of the cabinet and having a light attached thereto, the light directed

We claim: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigeration unit comprising a cabinet and a door, the cabinet adapted to contain a plurality of items to be cooled or frozen; an upwardly extending mounting bracket attached to the top of the cabinet and having a light attached thereto, the light directed toward the front of the cabinet; an audio playback device comprising a memory and a speaker, the audio playback device adapted to store a recorded audio soundtrack on the memory and play the recorded audio soundtrack through an audio speaker, the audio playback device being mounted to a flange attached to the top of the cabinet, the flange extending upwardly from the top by two legs, the legs adapted to mount the audio playback device at an oblique angle with respect to the top of the cabinet, the flange and the audio playback device disposed rearwardly from the light on the cabinet; a cover that covers the audio playback device and protects it from tampering wherein the audio device and the user interface are contained within the cover; and an upwardly turned protrusion extending from the top of the cabinet around substantially all of the periphery and around the audio playback device and the light to cooperate with and locate the cover. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the audio playback device comprises a single unitary device. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the cover comprises a plurality of apertures that are adapted to allow sound to pass through the cover. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the cover comprises a tab to cooperate with a lock mounted to the cabinet to restrict removal of the cover. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the memory is solid-state memory. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the memory comprises a hard drive. 7. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the audio playback device is mounted to the cabinet by a bracket, the bracket adapted to hold the audio playback device at a non-horizontal angle. 8. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigeration unit comprising a cabinet and a clear glass door, the cabinet adapted to contain a plurality of items to be cooled or frozen; an upwardly extending mounting bracket attached to the top of the cabinet and having a light attached thereto, the light directed toward the front of the cabinet; an audio playback device comprising solid state memory and a speaker, the audio playback device adapted to store a recorded audio soundtrack on the memory and play the recorded audio soundtrack through an audio speaker, the audio playback device is mounted to a flange attached to on the top of the cabinet, the flange extending upward from the top by two legs, the legs adapted to mount the audio playback device at an oblique angle with respect to the top of the cabinet, the flange and the audio playback device disposed rearwardly from the light on the cabinet; a cover mounted to the top of the cabinet that comprises a plurality of apertures that are adapted to allow sound to pass through the cover; and an upwardly turned protrusion extending from the top of the cabinet around substantially all of the periphery and around the audio playback device and the light to cooperate with and locate the cover. 9. The refrigerator of claim 8 wherein the audio playback device comprises a single unitary device. 10. The refrigerator of claim 8 wherein the cover comprises a tab to cooperate with a lock mounted to the cabinet to restrict removal of the cover.