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Kitchen Internet Kiosk?

Posted by Cliff on from the ode-to-the-Aubrey dept.

ZeLonewolf asks: "My parents are remodeling and greatly expanding their kitchen, and my mom would like to add a kitchen internet kiosk that would allow her to look up recipes online and watch TV. Since this is a kitchen, the display and input devices should be appropriate for a kitchen environment, i.e. resistant to dust and moisture. To eliminate the need for a mouse I priced out a touch-screen monitor for $600. The keyboard would need to be sealed, something like ThinkGeek's roll-up keyboard. I haven't been able to find pre-made kiosks for this purpose. Four years ago, the Audrey internet appliance would have been perfect for this sort of thing. Is there anything modern that comes close?"

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  1. Toaster computer by jon_oner · · Score: 1, Informative

    How about a toaster computer? http://mywebpages.comcast.net/adamb29/project_page _1.htm Someone please set up a mirror before slashdotting the poor guy.

  2. roll up keyboard not sealed by josecanuc · · Score: 2, Informative

    That roll-up keyboard isn't sealed. It can certainly take a spill, but it's not submersible.

    It is all one piece of rubber except near the cord entry, so you may be able to use some silicone to seal that up and get an entirely sealed keyboard. But also remember that the rubber on this thing isn't very thick or strong at all.

  3. Audrey still available by V.+Mole · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ebay usually has Audreys available, don't forget the USB ethernet adapter. FWIW, I've got one in my kitchen, it works fine, but it's browser is pretty limited: no javascript/java, which may make some of the popular recipe sites hard to use. If you're doing your own recipe DB though, no problem.

    As the other poster said, get a separate TV.

  4. PowerDesk? by freitasm · · Score: 2, Informative

    Check out the PowerDesk Kitchen made by PowerDesk for a kiosk/kitchen module...

  5. Got more money than sense? iCEBOX! by finite_automaton · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you do then this is the toy for you. I ran across it a while ago and bookmarked it for my post-lottery kitchen remodel.

    iCEBOX FlipScreen

    1. Re:Got more money than sense? iCEBOX! by siriuskase · · Score: 2, Informative

      I can't believe how expensive that thing is. But, it does look kinda neat.

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  6. Touchsrceens and boards by Gigs · · Score: 3, Informative

    Lilliput 7" touchscreens are only $279 at www.mp3car.com. Prefect for and undercabinet mounting. Combine that with a mini-itx board and you have a great kiosk or mp3 car player.

    Other links of interest:

    Linux Touch Screen HOWTO
    EPIA HOWTO
    Gentoo EPIA HOWTO
    Nehemiah Hardware Entropy Generator
    VIA PadLock support for Linux