Can Algorithms, a Touchscreen, and an Internet Connection Make the Perfect Piece of Toast?

Once it's plugged in, the Revolution's screen is on and currently never goes off. Instead of turning off after breakfast, it stays on, a big "R" logo the color of glowing coils in the center. If it's nighttime and you're sleeping, it's on. Fiddle with it a bit and connect it to Wi-Fi and it will display the weather on the screen. Instead of sun, cloud, or snowflake icons floating across the seven-inch screen like they likely do on your phone's weather app, the current conditions are displayed across the bottom inch of the screen, leaving plenty of room for that logo, which hasn't budged. Fiddle some more and you can upload up to 24 photos to the toaster by scanning a QR code that appears on its screen. Having never put photos on a toaster before, I was at a bit of a loss as to what to put on all-day display, but then I thought of the neon-blue vibes on the cover of my wife Elisabeth's new novel and let it cast its cool glow across the kitchen. If you've been looking for a digital phot ... Read full article.