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I saw a concept for a combined MicrowaveTV a while ago. However, the idea seems flawed, not just because the display would melt... but regular TV programs are too long to accompany microwave meals.
The solution is the MicroTube, insert the food, select the cooking time - The lights dim, the door
turns silver, two small velvet curtains go back... and the device starts showing a video carefully chosen to match the cooking time for your meal.
I wonder if we need two dials, 'cooking time' and 'genre'
get yourself an egg and beat it
http://www.youtube....watch?v=HyfcOriVKBM
[jaksplat, Jun 21 2010]
Microwave TV
Microwave_20TV
Related idea [hippo, Jun 24 2010]
YouTube Microwave [marked-for-deletion] baked
http://100kw-sgss.org/castoven/
a company with ***waay*** too much time on their hands [FlyingToaster, Jul 14 2010]
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random videos might put you right off your food. |
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That's true. This suggests some 'genre' / 'food type' logic is required. Perhaps Spicy = 'Horror', 'Red Meat' = Action, 'Vegetarian' = Comedy? |
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cute idea, but not all microwaves cook at the same rate... |
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the video can speed up or slow down to fit the timings. |
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This says a lot about our criteria for being entertained these days. |
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Could you reheat my coffee with some Purple and Brown please? |
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[+] Even though microwaves cook at different rates (different wattages), you, the user, still select a specific amount of time for which the microwave should cook it's contents. |
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Thus, the MicrUTube concept will equally well for cheap low watt microwaves and high powered microwaves. The difference is that if you've a 600W microwave, you'll usually watch longer videos than if you've a 1200W microwave. |
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Who stands and watches the microwave for 2 minutes? Go to your computer and watch a real youtube video and then come back. |
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I've ruined more cooked dinners than I can count by just running upstairs to the computer for two minutes... |
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What's next, wide screen movies on your washing
machine door? uhhh yeah...sounds fun...+ |
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I'll upload a lot of footage of nasty things cooking in the microwave for you all to watch on your microwaves. Think how great it will be when what emerges is better than what you saw cooking! |
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Bundle a DVD with the food ... |
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Yea, do popcorn ones where the corn just keeps popping
and popping... Then they'll never know Haha! |
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Confuse the unwary by showing a video of tumbling clothes... |
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There is one distinct problem to overcome. The reason microwaves have a window is to be able to check that the food is cooking correctly. With a screen this doesn't happen. |
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Solution: The platter detects liquid - i.e. if the drink/food boils over then the platter gets wet, triggering the microwave to pause the video and display your blackened meal... |
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That's easy. Just cover the interior with sensors that detect splattering and spillage and have them trigger a black and white video of a distraught sixties housewife clutching her head and calling "Oh no! Help! Your food is in danger!". |
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