We
may still be getting over
CES and
Macworld, but the endless cycle of trade shows goes on, and if
you're into appliances, the place to be this week is Orlando, where manufacturers are showing off their gear at the
Builders' Show (gee, and here we were looking for the fridges and dishwashers at CES). GE has a slick demo of a
"kitchen of the future" that's heavy on voice-activated touchscreen OLED displays, sliding glass doors and
integrated appliances (including a slide-out, self-cleaning cooktop). Ask "what's for breakfast?" and the
system will give you a list of your available ingredients. Unfortunately, the kitchen won't cook the food for you
without at least some manual intervention — and won't shop for you either, which means the response when we ask
"what's for breakfast?" is going to be along the lines of leftover pizza and flat diet soda.