Monday, November 21, 2011

TouchPad hacked onto a microwave, lets you watch videos while you wait

TouchPad hacked onto a microwave, lets you watch videos while you wait

Sometimes waiting for your food to microwave could take a while, especially if you use it to defrost, so how about watching some videos while waiting for the microwave to finish. A group of students at the University of Pennsylvania have come up with such a hack for your microwave oven. Called the μWave, it combines an Arduino with a TouchPad that has been taped to the microwave door. Basically what it does is that this contraption will search YouTube for videos that perfectly match the time it takes to microwave your food.



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