Has anyone seen or tried those pebbled ceramic coated skillets? I am not sure what they are called*, but I cooked on one at a vacation home we borrowed and was impressed. I bought a set for my mother and she seems to like them a lot. I wouldn't say she is a cookware connoisseur, but she has owned and used many different pans (including a Griswold 43b that I covet). I was afraid she wouldn't like them and she was skeptical at first, but she has been surprised by how well they work.
*update: J. A. Henkels calls this a Ceraforce surface (link to frying pan)