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Oh! Super Toaster!

Posted by michael on from the toast-is-no-laughing-matter dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Japanese company Neutral KK has developed a Super Toaster. Not only does it toast your bread with infrared beams, it actually slices the loaf of bread for you. For a price tag of around $10,000US, that makes it about the most expensive toaster in the world."

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  1. For $10K by Neil+Blender · · Score: 4, Funny

    It had better run linux.

    1. Re:For $10K by badmammajamma · · Score: 2, Funny

      I will personally pay $1000 dollars to the first person who gets linux running on it.

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  2. Lazy by ThisNukes4u · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have people gotten so lazy that they cannot slice their own bread?

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    1. Re:Lazy by k4_pacific · · Score: 2, Funny
      Very few people slice their own bread today. Rather, it typically comes presliced from the store.

      On another note, I have a 1953 vintage Toastmaster model 1B14. I use it regularly and it still works perfectly. Now THAT is quality.

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    2. Re:Lazy by fm6 · · Score: 4, Funny
      Very few people slice their own bread today. Rather, it typically comes presliced from the store.
      Really???!!!
    3. Re:Lazy by SpecBear · · Score: 4, Funny

      Very few people slice their own bread today. Rather, it typically comes presliced from the store.

      Wow! That's gotta be the greatest idea since...since...

      Dammmit.

  3. Friend, are you tired of your old toaster? by Zardus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Then try Intellitoast!

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    1. Re:Friend, are you tired of your old toaster? by G-funk · · Score: 2, Funny

      Howdy Doodley Do! I'm Talkie. Talkie Toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion. Talkie's the name and toastin's the game.

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  4. Very nice, but... by Krankheit · · Score: 2, Funny

    But does it run NetBSD?

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  5. bread by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it support wheat bread? I don't care for white bread much.

  6. It had to be said... by rdwald · · Score: 5, Funny

    This toaster is the greatest invention since sliced bread.

    1. Re:It had to be said... by geekoid · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought the greatest thing since sliced bread was bread in a can.

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    2. Re:It had to be said... by caluml · · Score: 2, Funny

      But what was the greatest thing **before** sliced bread?

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  7. This isn't the coolest toaster... by bennomatic · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...This is!

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  8. Interesting, but... by renata.org · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...does it run a Flying Computers screensaver or have embedded wings?

  9. I got $20,000 to burn by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmmm two toasters....personal sandcrawler....two toasters....personal sandcrawler. Tough choice.

  10. This is the best thing since sliced bread! by ZiZ · · Score: 3, Interesting
    No, actually, it's better. Bread goes stale so much faster when it's sliced because there's much more exposed bread drying out and getting spored...

    But this won't be cheap. From the link in TFA: The price is estimated at around 1.1 million yen (~$10,000) and goes on the market in April. Target market are hotels and restaurants.

    It even suggests you find a normal toaster. :)

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  11. Infrared Beams? by Hays · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Call me uninformed, but don't ALL toasters use infrared beams? Heat some high resistance metal up with electrical current, blackbody radiation puts its peak output in the infrared range?

  12. toast lasers by stormi · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if you could use the beam from the Super Toaster to blind pilots of passing planes....

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  13. Re:Functionality by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yep. $10k goes a long way to buying an awful lot of fresh baked bread. You could probably even swing a Bread Maker;-)

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  14. I for one... by Krankheit · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one welcome our new bread-reslicing overlords.

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  15. Money Better Spent by Steve+Franklin · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you have that kind of money to throw away, you can afford your own French Chef, preferably one who's female and walks around in her underwear. What is WITH the Japanese anyway?

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    1. Re:Money Better Spent by Photon+Ghoul · · Score: 3, Insightful

      If you have the kind of money to throw away on a Hummer, you can afford your own buggy and driver, preferably a driver who's female and drives around in her underwear. What is WITH the Americans anyway?

    2. Re:Money Better Spent by B1ackDragon · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe the same motives applied for inventing this toaster...

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  16. Brazil! by fm6 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm reminded of the sophisticated -- and useless -- kitchen gadgets in Terry Gilliam's Brazil . A movie every techie should sit through at least once before being allowed to design anything.

  17. Infrared? by slavemowgli · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Doesn't *every* toaster use infrared beams to toast bread?

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  18. 56 comments in... by Hortensia+Patel · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and nobody is quoting Red Dwarf? What's wrong with you people?

    1. Re:56 comments in... by VikingBerserker · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...and nobody is quoting Red Dwarf? What's wrong with you people?

      So, you're a waffle man, eh?

  19. This is what I love by Rie+Beam · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally, something that can meet Longhorn's specifications...

  20. But does it butter the toast for you??!! by ebyrob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't read me, I'm an empty message.

  21. A Short History of the Technology by Walt+Dismal · · Score: 2, Funny
    Few people know that Steve Jobs invented the iToaster. However, when he presented the concept to Apple R&D, they misunderstood him and built a box with a green laser pointer in it. It was an aeronautical and opthamic disaster.

    Microsoft also tried to build one. Version 1 never worked. Version 2 frequently crashed the toast. It wasn't until Version 3 that it successful toasted eyes. After a marketing-driven name change, it became the Windows Media Player we all know and love.

  22. Re:Why??? by UniverseIsADoughnut · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's from Japan, everyone should have just stopped asking why at this point. It's the land of giant robots, worshiping a cartoon kitty, everything small and pink. And no product is made by a company that doesn't end with "... Heavy Industries"