The Scan Toaster connects to a PC over USB and downloads everything from local weather conditions and the current time to the morning’s news headlines.

Inside the toaster is a network of toasting “modules”, each heated by a hot wire. Each module can move by 30° and, once the user selects what they want on their toast – excluding a topping, of course – the modules align themselves and burn the appropriate content onto the bread.

The appliance is a finalist in design competition run by manufacturer Electrolux and designer Sung Bae Chang said he got the idea whilst – you guessed it – making some toast.

No plans to manufacture the toaster on a mass scale have popped up yet.

What product do gamers they want the most? Turns out Gamers crave toast. Enter the CrazyPC 5.25 Bay Toaster. What better way to satisfy that late night snack craving than a healthy piece of toast? Just slide in a slice of bread – and voila you have toast in just minutes. The Bay Toaster fits in a standard 5.25 drive bay and installs in just minutes. Comes with Windows software for adjusting heat and time (Mac OS version coming soon!)

Here are some of the features:

• Toasts bread in just minutes (bread sold separately)
• Windows based software interface controls variables for time duration and heat intensity (Mac OS version coming soon!)
• Includes crumb tray for easy clean-up!
• Air ducting ventilation exhausts hot air out of the back of case. Requires a free PCI slot.

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