Handset-Enabled Rice Cooker from Panasonic !

Panasonic has recently unveiled the world's first rice cooker that can be controlled with the help of a smartphone. The handset can be used to set the timer, select the type of rice, as well as choose cooking variations.

In addition, the device is connected to the company's cooking cloud server, which makes it possible for the use to get access to a wide variety of recipes.

The rice cooker is available for $600 and the smartphone makes use of Android operating system and Japan's FeliCa-brand of NFC technology to communicate with it.