Scan Toaster puts the power of 'miracle toast' into the hands of mere mortals

Industrial designer Sung Bae Chang has finally given us mortals the ability to do that which was once considered a bona-fide miracle. Using the "Scan Toaster," anyone with a PC and a USB cable can burn the likeness of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or any image or text that you wish) onto a slice of bread. The toaster utilizes a network of toasting "modules" -- hot wires that rotate within a 30 degree radius -- that burn the image or text you have selected onto the delicious slice of your choice. The peripheral is a finalist in a design competition run by the appliance manufacturer Electrolux, so as-of-yet there aren't any plans to manufacture it on a mass scale. We're guessing that Mr. Sun Bae Chang probably wants to keep the awesome power of the Scan Toaster for himself anyway.

[optional106 @ Sep 12th 2008 2:32AM]

Great !
Now you can burn crop circle designs into your morning toast.

Wonder if they can combine your morning paper with the toast, so you can eat and read at the same time ?

[Graham @ Sep 12th 2008 9:37AM]

You cant have your toast and read it too.

[Dave @ Sep 12th 2008 2:13PM]

Bah! Let them read cake!

[OneLove @ Sep 12th 2008 4:32PM]

I think i actually smelt it burning.

[pinnacle @ Sep 12th 2008 9:17AM]

Burn an image of the Virgin Mary and sell it for like 60,000 dollars. Dolla Dolla Billz, yo.

[The Pepto Pimp @ Sep 12th 2008 10:06AM]

lol!

[iomatic @ Sep 12th 2008 2:15PM]

euros, dude. euros.

[Blitz @ Sep 21st 2008 11:30AM]

i thought the only people crazy enough to buy miracle shit lived in texas

[Joe @ Sep 12th 2008 9:20AM]

Ahh.. Electrolux! I used to dim all the lights in the house to pretend no one was home everytime your door to door salespeople were in town.

[AS @ Sep 12th 2008 9:40AM]

Only Purchasing if USB and can be controlled remotely.

[jupiterthunder @ Sep 12th 2008 12:20PM]

So there IS a situation in which you would buy this?

Controlled remotely. Wouldn't that be like the "open" button on the DVD remote? IF it's plugged into your computer (I didn't hit the read), you're right there anyway b/c let's face it, a toaster is not something you should operate remotely.

[Nick @ Sep 12th 2008 9:32AM]

How long before someone Goatse's my toast?

[thatrotierkid @ Sep 12th 2008 11:29AM]

that gives a hole new meaning to a "one-eyed jack"

[R @ Sep 12th 2008 11:42AM]

Oops, I didn't even need this scanner to do that. D:

[RedBull Runner @ Sep 12th 2008 8:50PM]

Why did you have to use the word hole while replaying to a goatse related comment? WHY?

[happy_penguin @ Sep 12th 2008 9:34AM]

Someone should tell them that while it's good for vacuum cleaners to suck....

[Bernhard @ Sep 12th 2008 9:39AM]

No more expensive printer ink!

[Ayman @ Sep 12th 2008 10:38AM]

just expensive bread

[mackid105 @ Sep 12th 2008 9:43AM]

In for 3!

[Bellzebub @ Sep 12th 2008 9:53AM]

You guys are all to negative, just think of the benefits of this toaster?

- save a fortune on Valentine's day gifts by giving burning a love heart on his/her toast.
- Instead of poison pen letters, how about poisoned toast loaves?
- Instead of toasting bread, make a killing by toasting tattoos on kids.

I'm out now.

[Chuckles McGee @ Sep 12th 2008 11:52AM]

Or maybe instead of making a killing by toasting tattoos on kids, make killings by toasting kids with tattoos.

[Caleb @ Sep 14th 2008 2:56AM]

Ah McGee what a brilliant idea!

[allislost @ Sep 12th 2008 9:53AM]

I don't know why,,, but I'm hungry...

[David Susilo @ Sep 12th 2008 10:07AM]

I WANT ONE OF THOSE !!!!!!!

[Warren @ Sep 12th 2008 10:09AM]

Hey, you could print a dollar bill on the bread. Talk about making some more dough!

[AstronautJones @ Sep 12th 2008 10:12AM]

Why is it the first thing I thought of is to burn an image of a vagina? I might need help.

Also... great for CIA, NSA, etc. Burn secret documents... then destroy the evidence! Prefferably with butter.

[happy_penguin @ Sep 12th 2008 11:32AM]

Yes you do need help and a lot of it. I volunteer. Vagina toast for everyone!

[Sam @ Sep 12th 2008 10:23AM]

Wow, that's the best thing since sliced bread

[Petah @ Sep 12th 2008 10:26AM]

Not only could you use one for love toast on Valentines day, but other holidays, you could eat Santa for Christmas^^.
And tattooing kids thats a great idea, mmm burnt flesh.
on the more normal side, hotels/caterers could use it for conference's and such, putting logos for breakfast meetings and such.

[Xenoterranos @ Sep 12th 2008 10:25AM]

If I where evil, I'd lay that on the forehead of my enemies while they sleep, and slowly toast a nice big PWND into their face. Damn, that'd be evil.

[meist3r @ Sep 12th 2008 10:28AM]

Blasphemy! How dare you desecrate the holy Cheezuz Sam'ich?

[Sirius @ Sep 12th 2008 10:34AM]

Finally.. a USB toaster... about time

[kphitman13 @ Sep 12th 2008 10:35AM]

Imagine putting things inside of that besides toast. I can see it now. ~Dream scene~ Mommy, thanks for the usb toaster for christmas, i can wait to make 'i love you' toast for you! **5mins later** Heheh. GI joe, meet the Cobra meltmaster 5000. BURN!!!! **10mins later** Mam im sorry, your son, he didnt make it. When the carpet lit on fire, he couldnt escape.
Ah, the possibilites!
(Dont try that at home! ha!)

[Hellaphunt @ Sep 12th 2008 11:46AM]

...

You wouldn't need this fancy toaster to melt action figures...

[PeteC @ Sep 12th 2008 11:04AM]

This really is toasterrrific.

[Arroxane @ Sep 12th 2008 11:05AM]

The only thing it's lacking is a means to convert RSS newsfeeds to toaster-text. That way I can read my news as I eat lunch.

[water.and.sand @ Sep 12th 2008 1:29PM]

We'll need high-def bread now. The grains in bread are too spread out to read small text clearly as is.

[mrpoo @ Sep 12th 2008 11:14AM]

If this thing is completely USB powered, as the photo suggests, I see my laptop having a bit of a challenge handling the current needed to fire up a mess o' resistive heaters in a toaster.

[Ogo @ Sep 12th 2008 11:16AM]

Ahhh... sorry.... Mr. Brown but I at my OWN homework.

[Longshot @ Sep 12th 2008 11:24AM]

Does it work with Mac?

[jupiterthunder @ Sep 12th 2008 12:24PM]

Yes it does, but it will not allow you to burn OSX onto any toast unless the bread was purchased from Apple. The good news is, it has already been tested and works fine on the new cake-enabled windows PCs coming out.

[Caleb @ Sep 14th 2008 2:56AM]

"Cake-enabled PC's" So that's what Seinfield was talking about the other day! :-)

[Hellaphunt @ Sep 12th 2008 11:27AM]

Ok, my turn to make a joke.

So, I woke up this morning looking for my car keys, but found an image of my keys toasted on a slice of wheat bread instead. Looked in the garage and my car was gone. There was another slice of bread in its place with an image of my car toasted onto it. Went to the kitchen to call 911, but found toast with my fucking phone imaged onto it. Went to wake my wife up to alert her of the intrusion and thefts, bu found ANOTHER FUCKING PIECE OF TOAST WITH HER FACE ON IT! Ahhhhhh!!!

Done - Thanks for reading. Print this story on your piece of toast.

[absinthe party @ Sep 12th 2008 2:12PM]

Despite your low-ranking, I think this would make an excellent viral video. Give up comedy and take up marketing, asap.

[Hellaphunt @ Sep 12th 2008 2:16PM]

Ehh... Low-Ranking. Even if it were, I really don't give a f*ck about my rank. Was it too long for the attention span of most? Marketing... as much as I despite the industry I... nah, forget it.

[absinthe party @ Sep 12th 2008 2:20PM]

Err.. you _were_ low-ranked. Now this is just kind of awkward.

[Hellaphunt @ Sep 12th 2008 2:22PM]

Indeed. Umm... So, you from around here?

[absinthe party @ Sep 12th 2008 2:39PM]

Here on uh.. business. I think I hear the phone ringing.. do you hear that? Yeah.. I should probably... go.

[ch4s3r @ Sep 12th 2008 11:36AM]

A few years ago I was shown a toaster that would burn the weather forcast for the day in to your bead! Not a bad idea when you think about it. Although I cannot find any refrences to it, it operated much like the one in the link breed(take the pun if you like) with this electrolux one.

http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ia_myths_toast.htm

[Coral @ Sep 12th 2008 11:52AM]

Finally, people can no longer complain to me that they "can't see my name on it" when I claim the last piece of toast.