Hammacher Schlemmer combines radio, toaster
posted September 14th 2005 3:30AM
We've always been big fans of convergence, because certain things just tend to go well together.
DVD burners and DVRs, for instance. Or
cellphones and MP3 players. And
of course, chocolate and peanut butter. Other convergences, however, would have been best left as yellowing schematics,
destined for decay in a patent office filing cabinet. Take Hammacher Schlemmer's radio toaster. Now, we can see
combining a toaster with a bread slicer, and even
mating a toaster and a lamp. But what poor soul is so
starved for stimulation that he/she needs to listen to the morning zoo while browning a bagel? Not surprisingly, we
don't see many applications for this strange combo item, although the decent toaster specs (electronic temperature
sensor and extra-wide toast slots) make us wish they'd drop the tuner altogether, along with $20 off the price.
[Via book of joe]
Sounds like Red Dwarf's Talkie Toaster.
Hopefully it won't start asking "Do you want some toast" in the middle of the news.
If it was an AM/FM radio, and I needed a toaster, I might have been tempted. Especially if my kitchen was short on electrical outlets.
At FM only, forget it. Buy a $20 toaster and a GE Superradio III instead.
I bet this would be great for 'pop tarts'...
i just grabbed a cup of coffee from a shop that had their toaster (for toasting bagels) right next to their stereo that was playing FM radio.
didn't put two and two together then. but this would be a great space saver for them.
My dad owns a small grocery store in the remote nowheres of quebec, and he had one of these as a promotion from a bread company. I couldnt stop laughing when I saw it sitting there about a month ago
A lot of people have very tiny kitchens. Think they have room for a full-sized radio and a toaster? A lot of New Yorkers have to get by with half-sized refrigerators because they don't have room for a regular one. These are the group that this would be a great product for.
My kitchen isn't that small, but I don't have a lot of counter space, so the less clutter the better.
I'm gonna pass. Apple has an iToast in the works that will completely embarass this freshman effort from HS. It'll probably cost $249 when it hits the streets but sometimes you gotta kick out the cash when you want the best (or the coolest).
Saving space is the key reason for this, especially in the tine NY City kitchens. Saving an outlet can also be important in older kitchens with few outlets. I would buy it for both reasons.
we've had these in canada for a few months already, Canadian Tire sells them for $49.99 cdn...branded under Kenwood....looks like the same case.
Hammacher Schlemmer does it again with yet another intriguing unusual product. I just love their product line. I keep telling everyone put you should really see their catalog and get on their mailing list for free. Visit the link below. I always set the catalog out for my clients to see.
http://www.hammacher.com/request_catalog/catindex_qa_both.asp
ive got a slightly funny story about this. My girlfriend & I were shopping for a wedding present for one of her friends. we are browsing done the toaster aisle & there is toaster rangiing from 50s dinner style to SciFi. some look like old time radios, so i say "hey that toaster looks like a radio" we turn the corner & see the toaster mentioned here & i blurt out, "hey this toaster IS a radio". I like you guys dont understand the point, its like those refrigerators with the TV in the door. WHO NEEDS THAT?!
I extremely need this kind of product, asks you to contact with me.