Food reporter Douglas Hanks discusses the latest in foodie gadgets and trends.
Hanks discusses the ways technology is changing the kitchen.
Washington Post reporters explore how technology pervades daily life. At the National Association of Home Builders show in Dallas, General Electric presented a Web-enabled refrigerator with a bar code scanner. The fridge maintained an inventory of its contents for e-mailing shopping lists to an online grocery. GE dropped the scanner and Web portal from this year's prototype. The last thing we want to do is spend more time in front of the appliance.