Meet The Team / Libe Goad

Cookbooks and recipes have gone virtual, and while it's great to have that extra shelf space back, the digital age of cooking comes with a slew of new (and expensive) hazards. If you've ever taken your laptop or iPad into the kitchen, you know exactly what I'm talking about. One big oops!, and it's game over for what's most likely one of your most prized possessions.

That's where Key Ingredient's Demy digital recipe reader enters the picture. The $200 touch-screen tablet was on display at the recent Consumer Electonics Show in Las Vegas, and it's specifically designed to serve up your favorite internet recipes. Made with even the clumsiest cooks in mind, the 5x7 device has an extra-sturdy rubber base, and the sealed glass screen is completely spillproof, according to Key Ingredient President Wendy Jenkins. You can flip the Demy horizontally or vertically and the screen will reorient itself to the new position.

Keep reading and see a video demonstration of Demy after the jump.

Our future robot masters aren't ready to take over the world just yet, but they're definitely interested in keeping us puny humans fit and healthy (possibly as a future slave-labor force). Enter Autom, a wide-eyed talking robot that keeps your food intake and workouts in check with the press of a few buttons.

Autom, which made an appearance at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, works like this: Check in with your robo-pal once a day, answer a series of questions, and follow its coldly logical advice.

Of course, like any well-mannered robot, Autom breaks the ice with a little small talk about the weather before asking you to log your meals and how much time you spent exercising that day. The robot has a built-in food database (pulled from the comprehensive Calorie King web site), which makes it easier to keep track of your caloric intake. Once you've logged everything, Autom will offer some basic advice along the lines of "drink eight glasses of water a day."