Bought a washing machine from AEG (German company) 3 months ago. I also got a coffee grinder (can't remember the actual company) from a different German manufacturer for Christmas.
Well Harry potter has already been mentioned as a contemporary example. Can't think of any utopian examples tbh, reckon they are hard to write good stories for. But since these sort of worlds works be obvious picks I figured I'd post the next next thing.
Excluding wods with magic in a contemporary or utopian setting, maybe some DnD world? You don't need to have magic abilities to use magic items and plenty of settings are reasonably advanced.
Yes, but not much more than any other man-made construction. I can see windmills from my appartement and they have never even bothered me a little. However if my view was a beautiful tolkienesque landscape they probably would stand out like a sore thumb.
How 'bout that jingle from that jewellery commercial?