Re:Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”
by kyleee on Saturday June 26, 2021 @01:37AM
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This was also after a massive recall due to an incident with a high end Peloton toaster and a small child. All of the $9,000 FedBucks™ units were recalled and the "Just Toast" feature removed
Re:Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”
by Mountain_Skies on Saturday June 26, 2021 @06:53AM
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Toaster Plus sounds a bit like Xerox's "Scorch Eliminator" from the 1950s, which was a small fire extinguisher for when the photocopier overheated.
Re:Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”
by state_less on Friday June 25, 2021 @11:40PM
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Toaster plus is 5.99 if you subject yourself to an add prior to toasting.
Re:Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”
by j4yav on Friday June 25, 2021 @11:56PM
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Note that our Face Detection technology will be ensuring that you pay attention during the full duration of the ad.
Re:Sorry, we replaced that old technology, “see-through glass”
by MereInterest on Saturday June 26, 2021 @12:52AM
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"A watched pot never boils, but watched toast finishes faster." Black box testing has found that the toaster's heating coils are throttled when eye tracking doesn't find anybody watching the ad.
Then they let you customize the alarm noise, so that you can choose how to be alerted of the future house fire. Soon, companies get rich selling $3 "toaster fire ringtones."
Eventually, even after fire-less toasters are "invented," people prefer the old, "still catching on fire" ones, since "toasters have always worked that way."