It would be nice to have a dumb computer for your kitchen that is basically just for displaying recipes from the internet (eg allrecipes.com). It would be thin like an ipad and I could hang it on the wall/fridge/cupboard/above the counter while I am preparing food. It would be easy to clean and sturdy and would keep working even I spilled sauce on it, dropped it on the counter, etc.
This was my thought as well, I imagine we'll start to see devices like that but optimized for a specific task: a $100 tablet that is preloaded with 20,000 recipes along with pictures and videos and comes with a magnetic bracket for attaching to the fridge.
In a related vein, I would love an e-ink screen that was essentially just a high-resolution informational display. Recipes would be good for this, but also things like the weather, news headlines, what's on my calendar for the day, etc. It could sync up once an hour or so, and the layout and content would be controlled by me via a web UI.
