Another example of how the Japanese are ahead of the rest of the world -- but in this case a bit misguided. The Toshiba Feminity (obviously gear towards women) home appliance line, consists of a clothes washer, dryer, microwave, and refrigerator that are remotely controlled via a portable Bluetooth touch panel (BHT-1002A) with voice recognition. Moreover, all appliances are Internet enabled so they all have some type of online functionality: download recipes, weather reports, email, etc.
http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/archives/000361.php Japanese site
