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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."

17 of 185 comments (clear)

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

    It had better run linux.

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

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

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

    This toaster is the greatest invention since sliced bread.

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

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

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

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

  8. 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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  9. 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?

  10. 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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  11. 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?

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

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

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  13. 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?

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

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