BrainWave: The Microwave for Your Desk

[reklatsa]

[citation][nom]anamaniac[/nom]Now I just need a second fridge to put beside my desk, and the only time I would get up is to go to the bathroom.[/citation]

You wont even need to do that once you've suffered a stroke. You'll be able to sit in your own excreta.

 

[fjjb]

Does this means more Brain cancer at age 20....?

 

[Bluescreendeath]

A brainwave to microwave hotpockets. An Nvidia GTX480 to fry an egg and cook some bacon.

 

[Guest]

It is 2010, and the time and work required to gain cancer plummets.

 

[coldmast]

I want this as an internal drive. Convergence.

 

[Guest]

hmm....hope that device is will shielded. microwaves are known to interfere with wifi and bluetooth networks. hate use that device when playing an online game to be pvp'd!

 

[athreex]

Arm the software with Twitter capabilities and you'll have the Twitting Brainwave. Each time you cook something, it is twitted away.

The USB function along with its software replaces the dedicated logic for timer, sensor cook options, etc.

[citation][nom]alphax45[/nom]Seems needlessly complex... like it's trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist. Also won't many workplaces not allow this due to office rules/fire codes?[/citation]

Indeed it is a good point. But looking at it, it doesn't seem to be that much power consuming, which would make the current demand kind of low. Still, it is a microwave, so the could be some regulation involved for this device. Assuming it went to full production, it must have passed all these security requirements.

Well, I don't know. If it cost around the $300-ish, consider it a failure, for that price I will gladly buy a Geforce GTX 480, which can game while cooking a hot pocket and a couple of eggs. Nvidia is simply brilliant.

 

[Gin Fushicho]

Great... built for more lazy people. get up and walk to the damn Microwave.

 

[Bruceification73]

Ich habe hunger....

 

[dinga911]

who needs this!!!!we have fermi...

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Yes, it is definitely better to get up and away from the desk.

 

[nukemaster]

[citation][nom]daworstplaya[/nom]My vote for most worthless invention yet.[/citation]
I will vote on that as well.

As for USB power, How many 2.5 watt to 5 watt usb ports does it take to cook pizza. An awful lot.

 

[brando56894]

This thing is a little ridiculous, at first it didn't sound like that bad of an idea but the whole proprietary food thing is a major turn off. I not a huge fan of proprietary things hence the reason why I've never owned an Apple product and I usually use Linux as my main OS

[citation][nom]Ciuy[/nom]it cooks brains..............[/citation]

It's great for zombies then!

 

[athreex]

[citation][nom]nukemaster[/nom]I will vote on that as well.As for USB power, How many 2.5 watt to 5 watt usb ports does it take to cook pizza. An awful lot.[/citation]

It uses USB port for the software part and logic stuff. It uses an external adapter to power the microwave.

 

[h2o_skiman]

At my company, we have microwave ovens spaced out so there is one to every ninety cubicles. We have restaurants nearby and a good cafeteria. But between 11:30am and 1:00pm everyday, there is a lineup at the microwave ovens. Most people, heating a bowl of soup, hot pockets, lean cuisine or a couple of slices of pizza. Small units like these could be very useful.

 

[loomis86]

I'll hold out for the wireless version.

 

[darkguset]

Is the USB 2 or 3? v3 will make the food cook faster! LOLLL

 

[bmikulla]

I guess the USB is so it can get to the internet to know what to do with the food you just bought via the RFID tag, since not all offices have wifi? I would think it would be easier to just put the cooking info in the RFID tag and not need internet at all.

I'm sure there are some people this would work well for, especially if you have ever seen a line for the microwave in the office break room or cafeteria. It is kind of like those Keurig k-cups coffee makers. Companies like Nutrisystem or frozen food vendors could offer products compatible with this system.

 

[blackmancer]

wouldn't you be prone to giving cheesy presentations??