Gizmodo: cereal

Suspicious News: Kellogg's to Laser Its Name Into Corn Flakes to Prevent Fakes

Dan Nosowitz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:30:00 EDT

There's a fair chance this is a joke. Dear god, tell me this is a joke. Apparently dismayed by legions of counterfeit corn flakes, Kellogg's has developed a laser to etch "Kellogg's" into individual flakes.

Indications this may be a joke:

1. I'm not totally sure you can laser-etch corn.
2. There's no way Kellogg's has or deserves a monopoly on flakes of corn.
3. A Kellogg's "food technologist" claims that "In recent years there has been an increase in the number of other brands trying to capitalise on the popularity of Kellogg's corn flakes." Corn flakes are not a new invention, you guys. Why the sudden popularity? Plus, "capitalize" is spelled with a z (zed).
4. Corn flakes requires tons of sugar to be palatable anyway, and the combination of sugar and milk is sure to erase the delicate laser etching.
5. This appeared in the Daily Mail, which I don't know anything about—but it is British, and my damnable xenophobia has convinced me that all British publications not called the Guardian are lying tabloids.
6. LASER-ETCHED CORN FLAKES LASER-ETCHED CORN FLAKES.

It's pretty hilarious, regardless of whether it's true (and the above six points indicated it is not). Way to be exciting, Corn Flakes, even though you have neither marshmallows nor peanut butter! [Daily Mail via Geekologie]

Cereal Dust Invention is Just a Regular Sifter

Joanna Stern — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

I happen to think the crushed flakes of cereal at the bottom of the bag are worse than someone stepping on my toe. I'd love for them to go away, but this cereal dust sifter just isn't the solution.

We appreciate Stupid Inventions (of Instructables) making this ghetto gadget, but using a normal sifter and sticking it on your bowl of cereal is indeed stupid. Though the chocolate milk mixer at the end of the video is actually pretty cool. I'm thirsty. [Instructables]

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Cereal Spoon USB Drive Was Once Edible

Jack Loftus — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT

The USB Cereal Spoon will never get soggy in milk, because it's completely covered with several layers of glue. Yum!

It works, as you can see in the video, but if I owned one of these I'd rue the day I came home plastered from the bar and tried to eat it. So, yeah, basically every night. I'm a writer, you see.

[Techeblog via Geekologie]

Spilt Milk Cereal Bowl Is Designed "Like An Accident In Progress"

Sean Fallon — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:40:00 EST

It's not quite as cool as the Eatmecrunchy bowl, but the Spilt Milk cereal bowl does have one advantage—it is made out of flexible silicone.

So even though it looks like a disaster in progress, the Spilt Milk bowl is safe to use with even the clumsiest and unruliest kids. Expect it to arrive in April for $15. [Perpetual Kid and Fred via RGS]

Refined Cereal Light Fixtures: Fortified With Frosted Flakes and Fluorescents

Sean Fallon — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

You won't find any Grape Nuts or Fiber-rich Colon Blow on the Refined Cereal lighting fixture by the aptly titled Refined Sugar Studio. In fact, the light is meant as a nod toward our favorite sugary sweet breakfast cereals like Capn' Crunch, Count Chocula and Trix. The cereal images are made using ultraviolet-protected inks so they should stay bright for years—and the fluorescent light that shines through will undoubtedly cast a unique spectrum of colors around the room. Pricing is available upon request. [Refined Sugar Studio via MocoLoco]

Eatmecrunchy Cereal Bowl Keeps Cereal More Like Arnold, Less Like DeVito

Jason Chen — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:00:15 EDT

This eatmefresh cereal bowl is probably the best non-gadgety way we can think of for keeping your cereal nice and solid despite being submerged in milk. The trick is the shelf at the bottom that blocks up to 70% of the cereal from being in contact with the cow juice, allowing you to scoop down and eat only the soaked bits while keeping the other parts rigid. The result is a good breakfast on your own timetable, instead of rushing to eat it before everything becomes like the place Yoda trained Luke in that one movie. [Eatmecrunchy via Gearfuse]

Breakfix Cereal Dispenser

Travis Hudson — Thu, 24 May 2007 18:40:05 EDT

This is another one of the great gadgets offered by the folks at Skymall. It's a device that dispenses a perfected portioned bowl of cereal every time. No longer will you have to deal with that box of cereal and keeping the bag sealed with clips and whatnot. Just load up the Breakfix with your cereal of choice and it can dispense a bowl's worth with a simple push of a button. It operates off of batteries, which baffles me because aren't devices like this supposed to be all mechanical? Oh well, no more Lucky Charms overdoses for me! Video demonstration after the jump. $80.

Light Up Cereal Bowl

Jason Chen — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:00:26 EST

Do you like to eat cereal...in the dark? Well get a flashlight and a regular bowl, because this Light Up Cereal bowl isn't a real bowl! It's just a light made up of fake milk and fake fruit loops which lights up when you touch the spoon.

It's 10-inches wide and 5-inches tall, and costs $89. We're just bummed that this isn't a real bowl. – Jason Chen

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