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Networked Refrigerated Microwave

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the press-enter dept.

shades6666 writes "BBC news is reporting that Tonight's Menu Intelligent Ovens has developed a refrigerated microwave that can be controlled over the net or by mobile phone. The prototype uses a Peltier cooling device. It expects the appliances to be ready by the end of the year, costing around $2,000."

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  1. Polara refrigerated range by morcheeba · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Polara Refrigerated Range is the same, but is a convection oven rather than a microwave. It's got a real compressor, and is available in stores now!

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  2. Peltier Devices... by AyeRoxor! · · Score: 2, Informative

    Here is a buttload of information on solid-state cooling and other odd functions of peltier devices.

  3. Quite an awesome device by tuxlove · · Score: 2, Informative

    I spoke at length with this guy at CES this year, and his products are quite cool (no pun intended). Not only do they make a microwave, but also an oven with the same functionality (i.e. refrigeration and networked control. Pretty amazing stuff. Keeps your food cool until cooking starts, and you can tell remotely when the oven has been opened (as the CEO of the company told me, that's so he can tell that his aged mother is actually eating the food w/o having to physically check in with her). I want one of each.