The innovators: oven warms up to 21st century with the ping of things

Using computers, probes and cameras, 'smart' device's creators have transformed a backbone of the kitchen that has changed little since Mad Men era

For US entrepreneur Matt van Horn, there was one household device that has stubbornly avoided the technological transformation of domestic life.

"The oven in my home today looked almost identical to the vintage ovens on shows like Mad Men " and not much had changed," he says.