microwave Archive

  • CastOven: TV on a microwave? Why not!

    CastOven: TV on a microwave? Why not!

    Say you're making popcorn but you hate watching the bag expand in the oven as it cooks and you hate it when you have to think you have to touch the bag before it's done. You know what I'm talking about, right? Well now researchers in Japan have added a 10.4-inch LCD to a microwave, creating the CastOven. It plays Internet streams. Why did they really make this thing? Heck if I know. I guess they really like Internet TV. It runs Adobe Air and is "compatible" with Macs and PCs.

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  • Castoven: Microwave with built-in YouTube player (video)

    Castoven: Microwave with built-in YouTube player (video)

    Two researchers from Japan's Keio University (which yours truly attended just until recently by the way) have developed a kitchen appliance aimed at the total web geek in you, a YouTube-powered microwave. The so-called Castoven [JP] is based on a conventional, unbranded model of "good quality" but sports a 10.4-inch LCD screen in the door panel.

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