The clock is a-tickin’. Time is quickly running out to get that special Christmas gift for that special person. But again and again you run into that same old problem of what to get for the person who seemingly has everything? Well, if that person is a gadget freak who has an iPod, Wii, Xbox, cell phone, GPS, laptop, desktop, table top, box top and ZZ Top, then the ultimate news satire site the Onion has just the right present: a gift box.
Actually, it’s a a gift box for a USB Toaster.
“Now you can take a toaster everywhere you take your laptop. Insert a slice of any bread—white, wheat, even rye—and in 7-9 minutes, you have the kind of perfect toast you could only get from a computer.”
The Onion goes on to admit that it’s a gag gift and quite an innovative one at $7.99. But it wouldn’t surprise me if someone went on to manufacture a toaster that can be operated via computer using a USB cable.
It seems that the notion of a USB Toaster could spur a whole new generation of appliances and gadgets which can be used by plugging it into your nearest computer. Say, for instance: The Compuvac. Want to clean up those fries you inhaled and left scattered across the car while you were simultaneously driving, texting, drinking a grande latte and smoking a Marlboro Light? Then the Compuvac is just for you. Just plug it into your laptop and let ‘er rip.
I’m sure you get the idea. If there is a way for a company to sell just one more technological item that you probably will only use once and then get tired of it, it is likely that item will come out on the market for sale. Then there will be a 2.0 and a 2.0.1 and each will increasingly be more expensive than the last. But you will, nonetheless, buy it. So go right ahead and remember — dilithium crystals not included.