But Mrs Child appeared on set with a frying pan, a portable hot-plate, an apron, a whisk and a dozen eggs, and merrily whipped up an omelette as she was being interviewed.

ECONOMIST: Julia Child, cookery teacher, died on August 13th, aged 91

Media center software, a streaming set top box and a TV-tuning USB dongle -- Boxee already has a pretty decent amount on its plate.

ENGADGET: Cloudee beta gets Boxee into the video sharing and cloud storage game