Italy's Faber debuts ImagoMedi@ multimedia range hood

Kitchen-based media players have been around for years, with the most successful units being those that mount underneath counters; there are versions with radios, CD players, and of course, DVD/LCD-display combos. Now Italy's Faber is looking to reclaim another neglected piece of kitchen real estate as a locale for media: the range hood. Faber's ImagoMedi@, billed as a "multimedia hood," includes a 14-inch touchscreen, environmental control functions, inputs for DVD and VCR, and database access for recipes. We assume it also sucks up heat and smoke from the stove, which makes us just a little nervous about using it for any of those other functions.

[Thanks, Joe]

[KG @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

wouldn't the heat mess with the mechanics of all these functions?

[KG @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

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[www.mygadgetbag.com @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

Yea, I think the heat wouldn't be of much help. I'm sure they've thought of that though...

[TIMMAH! @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

Uh, yeah, just what I want. Watching video thru a greasy, fogged up screen.

[Desco @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

Umm yeah, I was thinking along the same line as TIMMAH -- Have you ever looked up under your range hood? Are you sure you want a clear acrylic one?

[strider_mt2k @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

What's really cool is that if you don't maintain it and it catches on fire, it will instruct you on how to call 911.
"Why was I programmed to feel pain??"

[Mercosin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I in a kitchen, and I know for a fact that would not work. The heat and everly thing that would get on it will mess it up bad, and if you insulate the inside you reduce airflow, limiting it's main purpuse.