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taming · 01-09-2013, 05:12 AM

I have two hobbies--reading and cooking. I have a whole bunch of recipes saved to my computer, but I had not purchased any digital cookbooks. I just didn't find using my ereader or 7 inch tablet in the kitchen appealing.

Then I bought one of those quirky Android TV boxes that look like an oversize flash drive but can hook into a flat screen TV. I bought one that uses my home WiFi and which can download reader apps from the Google Play Store. I paired it with a combo keyboard, touch pad and now my digital recipes and cookbooks are sooo easy to read on my smallish no frills flat screen kitchen TV. Amazing.

I have my digital recipes in Google Drive (though they could be on the SD card the TV box accepts or drop box etc) and I use Aldiko, Amazon, or Kobo apps for cookbooks.

Really nice. I got my TV Box here: http://tvbox.geekbuying.com/ and the keyboard is by Logitech. The TV box comes with a small remote, but I find the keyboard easier to use.

01-09-2013, 05:12 AM	#1
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Cookbooks in my kitchen! I have two hobbies--reading and cooking. I have a whole bunch of recipes saved to my computer, but I had not purchased any digital cookbooks. I just didn't find using my ereader or 7 inch tablet in the kitchen appealing. Then I bought one of those quirky Android TV boxes that look like an oversize flash drive but can hook into a flat screen TV. I bought one that uses my home WiFi and which can download reader apps from the Google Play Store. I paired it with a combo keyboard, touch pad and now my digital recipes and cookbooks are sooo easy to read on my smallish no frills flat screen kitchen TV. Amazing. I have my digital recipes in Google Drive (though they could be on the SD card the TV box accepts or drop box etc) and I use Aldiko, Amazon, or Kobo apps for cookbooks. Really nice. I got my TV Box here: http://tvbox.geekbuying.com/ and the keyboard is by Logitech. The TV box comes with a small remote, but I find the keyboard easier to use.