GE Imagines the Kitchen of the Future with Consumer Convenience, Personal Style and Innovation . The concept kitchen is envisioned as an interconnected suite of products with interactive controls. This suite of appliances is designed for efficiency. A modular approach to the kitchen configuration affords efficiencies in energy, advances in usability and a sleek minimal style The entire suite offers a full-width display combined with touch sensors across the entire surface. What does that mean for consumers? Imagine new possibilities for recipe presentation and entertainment. In total, this surface affords multiple levels of interaction and the navigation of complex information. Interconnected pieces communicate with each other and coordinate the effort using predictive computing. Imagine a kitchen taking inventory of the food in the refrigerator, presenting menu options and creating a shopping list. A cooking guide walks consumers through the process of new cooking techniques or simple meal preparation. GE’s industrial designers and engineers envision organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology as the primary lighting source in the kitchen of the future and have represented this with a fabric canopy with lights above the kitchen. The height of each appliance offers comfortable access to the work and information areas within an easy to reach “strike zone.” It can be installed at varying heights depending upon user preference and is advantageous to those with limited mobility. http://www.geconsumerproducts.com/pressroom/press_releases/company/company/kitchenoffuture_article_06.htm