Your New Kitchen Tool Has a Motherboard

Published on Monday, March 9, 2009, by keithlaidlaw / Edit Post

The maker of the new Touch Book, a miniature netbook-style laptop, says it boasts many attractive features: affordable price, very portable dimensions, excellent battery life, and “always on” instant start-up. So far, impressively techie. But why are we talking about it here?

Well, this little laptop has a secret: You can detach the keyboard to create an even smaller, screen-only tablet PC that is controlled via touchscreen technology. Better still, the designers have made the display half of the device magnetic, which means that you can stick it to the fridge while you’re using it. So now you’ll be able to browse CHOW for recipes and ideas in the kitchen without losing valuable counter space or risk spilling stuff on your computer.

Touch Book, $299 (screen only) or $399 with keyboard, available for preorder now and due to start shipping in May or June

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  • Is it impervious to fingers laden with olive oil or bacon grease? How about steam?

    I could see storing it on a fold down under the cabinet shelf, but am suspicious of its longevity in a cooking environment.

    No problem with the OS, it is a Netbook, Google is your OS.

  • It runs neither Mac OS nor any version of Windows.

    Meh indeed.

  • I could have easily overlooked something, but my first thought is- meh.

    I'm trying to deecide why I'd need to stick it to the fridge- maybe my kitchen isn't big enough.