Only begins making your toast or coffee when the unit detects movement. The unit is only armed within a certain time window. Simply prep the unit the night before and when you wander into the kitchen in the morning it begins perking or toasting.-- WcW, Feb 13 2010 Shameless self promotion... Kitchen_20appliance...at_20them_20sternlyThis subject kind of came up in the annos. [DrWorm, Feb 13 2010] very wallace & grommit!-- po, Feb 13 2010 Put the sensor in the bathroom. That gives a predictable time interval before the food has to be ready.-- 8th of 7, Feb 13 2010 no, [21], There are many circumstances wherein this would be more useful than an individual timer. Convenience, not knowing when you want to get up, not knowing when you will want breakfast.-- Voice, Jan 23 2011 Anyone who has never experienced a motion-triggered breakfast has never got really, seriously drunk.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jan 23 2011 random, halfbakery