By Evan Ackerman

This toaster is not nearly as cool as the transparent toaster that we posted about, um, two and a half years ago, but this is one that you can (reportedly) actually buy. From a company called Magimix comes “Le Toaster Vision,” a toaster with insulated glass walls that let you see just exactly how burnt to a crisp your toast is getting.

Despite its toaster moniker, Le Toaster Vision is really more of a vertical toaster oven, using two toaster elements per side that are positioned above and below the slices of bread. Reflectors behind the elements make sure that the bread gets toasted evenly while keeping the windowed sides (mostly) clear to see through. Transparent, yes, sort of… But it’s nowhere near as sexy as it could be without all of that other metal in the way.

I can’t find a way to order one of these, but it’s a real product from a real company so sooner or later it will probably show up somewhere. We hope.

[ Magimix ] VIA [ Moco Loco ]

By Luke Anderson

I’ve got an old VCR that I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with for some time. I purged my movie collection of all VHS tapes a couple of years ago, but never got rid of the player itself. I’m really not sure if I was expecting the format to make a comeback or what, but it’s still taking up valuable space in my closet. Well now it seems that my inability to part with old technology will finally pay off. No, tapes aren’t making a comeback. Rather, I might just take a cue from this awesome toaster mod.

If you think about it, the slot for your tape does sort of look like a giant toaster slot. I’m actually a bit surprised that this is the first time I’ve seen a mod like this. It makes perfect sense. This guy even went so far as to have it burn in the letters ‘VHS’ on toast. Brilliant. The guy was nice enough to provide a tutorial on how to make your own, though he warns against doing so for safety reasons.

[ Instructables ] VIA [ SlipperyBrick ]

By Luke Anderson

People talk about getting up on the wrong side of the bed, but what about waking up on the wrong side of the Force? I mean, can you imagine a Sith Lord going into the office and using his powers for good? That would be an absolute disaster. Thankfully, there’s the Darth Vader Toaster to remind you about the power of the Dark Side.

If you don’t mind having your toast burned in some spots, and not quite done in others, then you’ll probably enjoy this novelty toaster. The toaster itself is as black as the visage which is burned into your otherwise boring bread. The $55 price is a bit expensive, but I know you’ll get one anyway. After all, it is your destiny.

[ Star Wars Shop ] VIA [ GeekAlerts ]

By Jonathan Kimak

A while back I did an article about a toaster inspired by Battlestar Galactica. Well now another innovation in toaster technology has brought us the toaster computer.

A modder from the website Impress converted a 4 slot toaster into a fully functioning computer. The toaster now has a 3600 MHz processor, 2.5 inch hard drive, DVD-rom drive and even a router. I’ve seen many other stealthy computers and most are quite clever. But I’ve got to admit that a toaster would not be one of my top choices for a unique computer case.

I wonder if the producers of Battlestar prequel Caprica will use this as an origin story.

[ Impress(Japanese site) ] VIA [ TechEBlog ]

By Jonathan Kimak

So what do you do when a show nicknames a robotic species a toaster? You take a regular toaster and modify it and sell it for $65.

NBC/Universal has released a limited edition toaster that comes with the Battlestar Galactica logo on the side and imprints an image of a Cylon centurion on the toast. The toaster was made for the San Diego Comic-Con but is also being sold online. The NBC site states that only one production run of the toaster will occur.

If no one’s the wiser you might get away with selling the miraculous toasted image on ebay for thousands of dollars, or maybe learn what a holding cell looks like. At least you can help the war effort by eating the heads of Cylons each morning.

[ NBC Store ] VIA [ New Launches ]