General; work and IT @ 14 Aug 2006 01:32 pm by ayoi
Well at 1st I thought it is a prank but my God that damned thing is real. As to quote from laughing squid.com,
“This toaster features a 4 line LCD, USB keyboard, 10/100 ethernet port and a RS232 serial port for the external console. The toaster’s internal circuit boards have been bypassed and routed through the CPU board allowing NetBSD complete control over the toaster’s features. A keyboard connects through a USB port on the side of the toaster and the 4×40 LCD displays a NetBSD/toaster login prompt. The burner element is also controlled by the TS-7200 via an internal relay. Unlike previous NetBSD toasters which were nothing more than a glorified PC case-mod, this toaster can actually toast bread!”
The idea behind this project was to show how easily NetBSD could be embedded in any ordinary appliance or other non-computer device, for instance, a toaster.
Impressive!
