Interfaces that do too much

The interface of an electronic device may be a little out of the scope of this class, but I want to talk about something I saw. On engadget.com there was an iPod dock, like many others, that has a built in speaker and controls. What it also has is a kitchen scale, because this dock is meant to be used in the kitchen and double as a utensil and a multimedia player. Is this really necessary?? I mean, who is going to buy this just because it has a scale on it. Do you really want to have to drag your mp3 player out of the corner when you have to use a scale? Who even uses a scale in the kitchen to weigh ingredients?

This doesn't only happen with gadgets, it happens in software too. Some software tools have features that belong in another program designed for that function. One thing that comes to mind is the web browser built into winamp, a mp3 playing program for windows. Who wants to use a somewhat functional web browser in a small subset of the whole screen? I know there are plenty of other software utilities like this. Someone needs to let companies know when a feature is out of place.