If you’ve got an apartment that has more than one bedroom, or it’s anything bigger than a studio, then you probably won’t need this (unless it just interests you that much). But, if you’ve got a cramped place you call home, then perhaps putting all of your appliances into one is exactly what you need to save on some space. That’s where Moshi’s kitchenette comes in. Designed for the smaller apartments out there, it’s specifically created to bring together all of your most-used appliances.
The kitchenette features a dishwasher, induction cooking hub, washing machine (yes, a washing machine), a sink, and refrigerator. All in one, compact unit. What makes it that much more futuristic, is the fact that you won’t be using those ancientknobs and dials anymore. No, no, you’ll be able to control all of these appliances with a fancy touchscreen. Obviously, this is just a concept, and there’s no way to tell if it will ever become something more, but maybe if we all start wishing hard enough, we can make something happen. Would anyone out there really want something like this?
While that would probably be enough for avid meeting attendees, Livescribe are looking to extend the usefulness of the Echo by including an app store. Accessed via the Livescribe Desktop app, with software synchronized over to the Echo via microUSB connection, it turns the Smartpen into a translation tool, a musical instrument or anything else developers can come up with via the free SDK. Unsurprisingly it’s the language apps that are most obviously useful; a dictionary app, for instance, shows definitions of your handwritten word on the OLED screen, while various translation apps can automatically convert your handwritten notes into other languages. Of course, developers are also coming up with more unusual software, so you can sketch out strings or staves and play your notepad as a guitar or piano, convert currency or even play games like Sudoku.
