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Internet-connected toaster burns news into bread
CrunchGear —
... makes it all worthwhile. I present to you an idea for a toaster that hooks up to your computer and can burn just about anything you throw at it onto the bread you drop into the slots – weather, news, photos – your call.
The Scan Toaster is the brainchild of designer Sung Bae Chang and is currently a finalist in the 2008 Electrolux Design Lab competition. I don’t ask for much but please, oh please, make this real some day. Check out more photos on Flickr.
[Electrolux via Reg Hardware]
Scan Toaster Prints Text, Photos From the Internet Onto Your Bread [Multitasking]
Gizmodo —
... Each module can move 30-degrees vertically, realigning to burn out the image of your choice. That means you could read the news and eat breakfast in one compact fiber-filled unit. The Scan Toaster concept was good enough to make it as a finalist in the 2008 Electrolux Design Lab competition but, unfortunately, I don't see it popping up in my kitchen anytime soon.[Electrolux and ...
Scan Toaster: Bread Printing Protocol needed immediately
Boing Boing Gadgets —
Of all the companies that make toasters, I'm pretty sure Electrolux has the biggest R&D; budget. It always pops up sponsoring fancy design competitions and the like. Here's its "Scan Toaster," a concept by Sung Bae Chang, whose mode of operation is refreshingly obvious.
You plug it into your computer, put a slice of bread in it, and then print. But come now — toasting on bus power? I think not.
Scan Toaster [Electrolux Design Lab via Gizmodo]
Scan Toaster Puts Boobs On Your Toast
GEARFUSE —
... . Before you totally dismiss the idea, realize that you would have the ability to print out a loaf of Mother Teresa toast that would sell for plenty on eBay. If you’re not a scam artist, you could just scan your dick and give your girl dick toast for breakfast. Problems of the world: Solved. Link [ ...
Electrolux News-Toaster: Frische News
Ausgefallene Gadgets & Geschenkideen —
... zum Internet her und lädt die gewünschten Inhalte runter. Als News-Toaster verwendet hat er natürlich auch noch einen ganz entscheidenden Vorteil: Hat man die Nachrichten gelesen, isst man sie ganz einfach auf. Es fällt dann garantiert kein Altpapier mehr an! Leider handelt es sich noch um ein Konzept, aber wer weiß, vielleicht können wir unsere News schon bald in Form eines frischen Toasts genießen. Der Toaster hat es unter die Finalisten der Electrolux Design Lab Competition 2008 geschafft. Wünschen wir ihm Glück, damit das Produkt ...
Scan Toaster Brings You Internet On Toast
OhGizmo! —
... a fairly high resolution and with varying brightness (i.e. burnt-ness), allowing for recognizable brownscale images. Just be careful not to try to toast too many pieces at once, ’cause you might get a bread jam.
Designer Sung Bae Chang conceived of the Scan Toaster for a contest sponsored by Electrolux, and it’s sadly not yet past the concept stage. Maybe if we butter up Electrolux a little bit they’d be willing to put it into production.
[ Electrolux ] VIA [ CrunchGear ]
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Der Electrolux News Toaster
futurebytes.ch Trend, Handy, Gadget, Lifestyle und nicht alltägliche News —
... scan-toaster.jpg Einer der Electrolux Design Lab Competition 2008 Finalisten. Der News Toaster von Electrolux. Zukünftig sollen sich die gewünschten News direkt auf den Toast brennen lassen. Das Beste daran, die kurz aktuellen News, werden nach dem lesen gleich aufgegessen. Ob die Nachrichten so leicher bekömmlich sind, ist fragwürdig. Aber allemal eine witzige Idee.       scan-toaster.jpg Electrolux Design Lab Competition 2008
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