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more about #microwaves fuchikoma: Then you open the door and spend the next 10 minutes chiselling smoldering cheese off the inside of the microwave because you couldn't see it overflow... more » trevisol: Donaghy's gonna have a heck of a time selling this one . . . . more » macpatrik: Make it YouPorn and I'll take two. more » (Starman) Starman: Hmm... maybe I should integrate my computer and microwave into one! That way I won't have to leave my computer anymore for food, and vice versa! Few ... more » Segador: Sorry, that paragraph took more than 4 seconds to read so I was alt+tabbing between Kotaku, here, and io9...what was this about again? more » Nathan Obbards: I always found that the ''entertainment'' came after eating a Hot Pocket, never before. more » Michael McElrath: Hurry up, buritto! I don't have all minute! more » superberg: "Because god knows you can't go two goddamned minutes without being entertained." Okay, thanks for your opinion, MOM. more » The Lab: I loved this idea until I remembered what videos are the most popular on YouTube. Oh boy. more » LegacyCrono: Your popcorn will get Rick Roll'd in a minute. more » infmom: And here all the broadcasters are just wasting that energy lighting up the fluorescent lights in their building without having to turn on the light sw... more » LastError: Wireless power has been a proven concept since Nikolai Tesla played with it. The problem is that the utility companies could never figure out how to ... more » TuxRug: I remember I once made an AM radio from a kit that used no batteries, just the antenna and a ground wire clipped to the floor vent. more » Trond Aasland: Anyone interested in this should check out the latest episode of the BBC show Bang Goes the Theory, where they demonstrate wireless power by a) flying... more » Monty: Anyone who has ever been under an FM or AM broadcasting antenna (the AM ones are the really tall ones) during the winter will know how the amount of p... more » ColonelGentleman: This is a cool proof of concept, but 20% efficiency drop off at 1 meter? I'd love to know how much power you could get a couple miles from a tower, w... more » anexanhume: The broadcasting station will feel the burden if the harvested EM waves cause a legitimate viewer to not receive a signal. Some may buy a better anten... more » fuchikoma: Looking at the image, at first I thought this was about those mirrors designed with computer modelling to reflect an image without reversing left to r... more » Matthew Liang Chaboud: Normal mirrors reflect light at an angle from the surface normal of the mirror equal to the incident angle. This *can* be 90 degrees, but it's a rela... more » mikeness: Sweet, this will take my narcissism to the big time. By the way, I say photoshopp'd to the image above. more » -
#microwaves
YouTube Microwave Makes Cooking Hot Pockets More Entertaining
The Castoven is a microwave with an LCD screen in the door. It automatically plays a video as long as the cooking time you specify. Because god knows you can't go two goddamned minutes without being entertained. [Castoven via CrunchGear] -
#wirelesspower
Yes, There Is Such a Thing as "Free" Energy
Perpetual motion machines are a thing of fantasy/delusion, but there's a lot of energy floating around that doesn't cost anything to harvest. The calculator and weather station shown here run off of microwaves from that TV tower in the distance. More » -
#science
Universal Mirror: Imagine the Exact Opposite of an Invisibility Cloak
No, the opposite of an invisibility cloak isn't a normal jacket, smartass. This universal mirror uses metamaterials to bounce light back at the same angle from which it came, so no matter where you stand, you can see yourself perfectly. More » -
#beans
Beanzawave USB-Powered Beans Microwave is What USB Was Created For
Sometimes, when you're sitting at your desk, all you want are some piping-hot baked beans. Hey, we all know it, why not admit it? That's why Heinz is working on a USB beans microwave. More » -
#copswithlasers
Cops Will Soon Be Zapping Drunks With Lasers Instead of Tasers
The Department of Justice is working on two new weapons descended from the Air Force's "pain beam" Active Denial System—and wants to put them in the hands of your local boys in blue. -
#xmas
Microwave Jingle Bells Will Heat Up Your Geekest Jolly Spirit
Ideas company AKQA has created one of the coolest Christmas video cards I've ever seen: 49 microwave ovens stacked on a wall, all set to play Jingle Bells. -
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#gadgets
Bagetty Wiener Microwave
There's apparently a market out there catering to people who don't want to use a one-size-fits-all microwave, as evidenced by the Ultra-Mini Microwave we reviewed yesterday, and this Bagetty elongated microwave. Instead of being relatively boxy like traditional models, this thing is long and tube-shaped, making it perfect for hot dogs, wieners, franks, sausages, bratwurst and other long meat. It's just a concept, meaning you won't have to make the very difficult decision of whether or not you want to purchase one. [Martin Zampach via The Design Blog via DVice] More »
