Cooking up a storm via smartphone

IF YOU CAN"T STAND THE HEAT: The Crock-Pot Smart Slow Cooker uses Belkin's WeMo smart power system and smartphone app so that you won't need to hang around in the kitchen as it comes up to pressure,

Belkin and JCS have teamed up on a smartphone compatible slow cooker which can be controlled remotely from the next room, or even the next city.

Slow cooking is definitely moving back into fashion and, over the holiday season, slow cookers were one of the biggest kitchen appliance gifts, particularly in the United States.