An audio whiteboard that goes on the fridge. Something to jot down thoughts...things to remember. voice controlled memo machine stuck to the fridge.

An audio device that can you can ask questions about recipes. You could ask it "how hot should the pan be when I cook the onions?" Perhaps there's a standard back-end format for recipes, and you ask your computer to upload it to your device.

Custom designed kitchen service. We come and observe you for several days and design a kitchen for you. We make the most effective use of space possible. Different styles/motivations have different needs.

For example:

We could develop designs that target people who cook for 1)Social, 2) Psychological (relaxing), 3)Biological (health), and 4)thrifty reasons.

A modular kitchen. You could re-arrange the kitchen if necessary. Say you are a single man who doesn't cook much. Your kitchen is designed for cereal and hot-dog preparation. then you have a live-in girlfriend who is in culinary school. Your cooking patterns change, and you can re-arrange the kitchen space.

A recipe web site that states what tools you need next to the recipe, and what tools would suffice and what would be ideal. This seems like more of a research idea... Hell, it could even show ideal kitchen layouts...

An application that creates an order for peapod straight from epicurious.

Create a line of kitchen supplies that are all single purpose, well designed, and complementary. It could be selected by us, researchers. Perhaps it could be sold as a package. Like you get the best knives, the best pots and pans, the best cuisinart, the best potato peeler etc. This could be a service. I bet this already exists; i.e. I'm sure you can hire someone to outfit your kitchen.

Audio control interface for an ipod. You could shout at it if your stereo is in the other room.

starter kitchen toolbox. including 2 place settings, 3 knives, fry
pan, and sauce pot.

counter w/ replaceable top. layers of thin plastic (cut resistant) to
reduce contamination. after a cooking session, or after a day, peel
off and dispose.

voice activated paper towel holder. messy hands no longer need to
grab at paper towels. speak at the holder and it will dispense a
single towel w/out the mess.

wall mounted dish dry rack. increase counter space by placing the
disk dry rack on the wall. a simple reservoir collects water runoff
and evaporates.