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]

When I first saw this picture, I thought that this would be like, the ultimate pre-pubescent fantasy machine. Actually it is. Unfortunately, I’m well beyond puberty, and my fantasy of trekking across anything in something else is long dead. Don’t worry, the dream will come back when I retire. Anyway, the second floor of this thing is a “Japanese style room”, which apparently means that it has white walls and no furniture. The one good thing about this vehicle is that it has a hot tub. Too bad it has a ridiculously small kitchen.

You can see video of this thing at TechEBlog, where they seem to specialize in videos these days.