Multifunction Home Appliances

[asian1]

On Office Appliances, there are 5-in-1 devices: Scanner, Printer, Copier, Fax, Modem.
There is a strange 5-in-1 "Breakfast Maker":

* Oven
* Hot plate
* Coffee Maker
* Radio
* Clock

Is it possible to put small computers, LCD display on the future devices?
What about reliability?
What happen if one part of the device failed?

http://www.shop.edirectory.co.uk/easylifeonline/pages/moreinfoa.asp?pe=CCEJHHDQ_+Breakfast+Maker+5+1&cid=1649

Ideal for those short of space, its sleek and stylish silver-tone will compliment your kitchen decor. You don't have to heat up and make a mess of your oven or hob and its perfect if you want an economical and time saving option when making breakfast. Use the grill to make toast, grill sausages, crispy bacon etc. and the hot plate to fry eggs, pancakes, mushrooms. Featuring a coffee peculator to make delicious filter coffee the thermal plate will keep it piping hot. With AM/FM radio and clock you can use this ingenious machine when preparing any meal - leaving valuable kitchen workspace uncluttered and tidy. Measures a compact W43 x H23cm.

[odin]

Give me dedicated appliances over combined crap any day. They always end up being a compromise. Not able to do one thing properly, but instead able to lots of thing half.

[Doobrey]

asian1 wrote:
What happen if one part of the device failed?

Then you'd have to send the whole thing back to be repaired, and eat cornflakes until it's fixed. :pissed:

I'm with Odin, it's just less hassle having everything separate, not just for multi-function devices like this but all that digital convergence crud that Fleecy was always evangelising.

It's not just a matter of reliability, but upgrading too.
What happens if one day you decide that you want a better radio, or a coffee machine that could make more styles of coffee than Starbucks ?