I stumbled across a very Jetson-like contraption today at Inhabitat, which looks like a cool site, via a link from Hot Air. While geeky, cool, futuristic, and cutting edge, I'm not sure sure I'd ever want to eat anything out of version 1:
Cornucopias' printing process begins with an array of food canisters filled with the "cook's" foods of choice. After a meal selection has been made using the device's multi-touch translucent screen, users are able to see their meal being assembled while simultaneously manipulating real-time parameters, such as calories or carbohydrate content. Each ingredient is then piped into a mixer and then very precisely extruded, allowing for very exact and elaborate combinations of food.
I really do applaud the effort, the technology could lead to lots of cool things down the road, but I think I'll wait for version 15, or so.
That IS almost like the Jetsons! But can we trade it in for the flying car and a parking spot at Spaceley Sprockets?
now thats one weird contraption!
Lordy, I thought McDonald's already had this machine?
Biggles