Spatula + e-recipes = coo.boo

We love a good concept design as much as the next gadget site -- even those designs a little far fetched. But despite our inability to nail down a decent e-book reader for den studying purposes, we're still happy to adopt the concept in another place we could a little help navigating: the kitchen. The hours we work writing about gadgets, we've long since abandoned our dream of making an appearance on Iron Chef, but we could definitely see ourselves spending a few more hours over a hot stove with the IF Design Award-winning coo.boo recipe-reading e-spatula handy. We've got no real idea how far away we are from an actual teflon coated heat-resistent display that would make something like the coo.boo possible, but given the chance we might just veer ever so slightly to jump on an embedded display cocktail shaker instead.

[Via Shiny Shiny]

[Joshua @ Feb 8th 2007 9:16PM]

Once you start using the spatula you will have to wipe it off every time you want to read the stupid recipe... brilliant!

[StevO @ Feb 8th 2007 9:26PM]

agreed. the display should be on an extra-wide handle or something

[LD @ Feb 8th 2007 10:04PM]

Not a problem if you like to lick the spatula after every stir of the pot...you can't admit it here because you've cooked for guests but I know you have...

[superpixel @ Feb 9th 2007 12:06AM]

For decades we've had the promise of computers in the kitchen. I don't count that wacky LG fridge either... But a silicone-coated iBook running Sheila Lukins in OS 9 is currently humming a tune in my kitchen. The future is now!
This thing needs a timer to tell you when to flip the flapjacks.

[Reginald @ Feb 9th 2007 12:10AM]

"...we're still happy to adopt the concept in another place we could a little help navigating: the kitchen."

...Add to that editing software. Maybe the grammar check feature was difficult to navigate as well.

No offense. I just couldn't resist. :)

[b. @ Feb 9th 2007 12:56AM]

I'm going to wait for the cooking navigator on the DS, though i doubt it'll show up in English before this spatula starts getting mass produced. Prove me wrong, Nintendo!

[devarasu @ Feb 9th 2007 3:58AM]

mail please sending

[Jon Acheson @ Feb 9th 2007 9:19AM]

If I was going to build an electronic cookbook into something, it would be one of those book stands that can hold a cookbook open to the right page.

That way, whether you were going electronic or hardcopy, it would have you covered.

Putting it in a spatula is just absurd.

[Ray-- @ Feb 9th 2007 12:18PM]

this is such a dumb idea... why not embed the screen in the counter-top or someplace actually useful...

[iKickAss @ Feb 9th 2007 5:00PM]

Direct rip off of:

http://forums.applenova.com/showthread.php?t=21920

I'm filing a law suit now.

[snowglyder @ Feb 12th 2007 1:04PM]

Why not put those displays on a stove with wifi...?