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Behold- the Beanzawave- a tiny, USB powered microwave. It’s the smallest microwave I’ve ever seen. It is made by Heinz specifically to heat their single-serve foodstuffs. The unit is battery operated, and can be charged by USB and wall outlets.

Why does this bother me?

First off, I don’t trust microwaves anyway. I’d rather not be standing next to my microwave at home, and that thing didn’t have to be made ultra-small and portable; they had plenty of room to add user protection to it. Maybe I’m just being overly worried about stuff… it seems to be something I do these days.

My next concern is for the person who is too lazy to go to the kitchen or leave their car top microwave their chef Boyardee. (on a side note- did you know that chef Boyardee was an actual person?) Back on topic- microwaves are nearly everywhere in the city… just about every convenience store, grocery store and hotel has them. I’m sure if you were to pop in to the Riviera hotel , they’d let you use their microwave for a few seconds.

I guess if you were camping (or hunting?) , then this might come in handy. I also get that some people work and eat at the same time… if the overworking doesn’t kill them, than maybe the microwave radiation and junk food will. One situation where this would be ideal: a stakeout.

Hands on with the beanzawave [slippery brick]

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I don’t like writing bad things about gadgets, but… just kidding, I find great joy in tearing crappy gadgets like this one to shreds. If this thing was any cheesier, I’d guess that it was made in France (truth be told, I’m willing to bet a quart of rum that it is made in China).

This USB powered fan that probably just barely blows (and really blows at the same time) would look just as stupid on a teacher’s desk as it would on an apple fan’s desk.

USB Apple Fan
[ironically on coolest gadgets]

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Are we relying too much on technology? I don’t think that society as a whole is, but the woman who drove her $190k Mercedes into a washed out road because that is where the GPS told her to go. Even though there were signs that said the road was impassable. I wonder if she’ll try to sue?

On a side note, I live in Arizona. Every year, we have flash floods. And every year, someone thinks that they can cross a flooded road. It has gotten to the point where emergency services are charging people for their rescue. It’s called an idiot law or something to that effect.

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