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Whirlpool’s MAX Microwave Looks More Futuristic Than The Space Shuttle

2:30PM January 26, 2012 | Sam Biddle

Or at least it sure pretends to be! The spherical unit doesn’t look like any microwave we’ve ever seen, owing mostly to its wonderful sci-fi form, but also that dubious under-lighting. Sort of Kubrick meets Vin Diesel. More »


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Watch Microwaves Destroying Everything. Slowly.

12:45PM January 26, 2012 | Sam Biddle

If mankind can ever reconcile its determination to construct edifices with its lust for things exploding in slow motion, we will have unlocked our essence as a species — tête à tête with God herself. Until then, enjoy shit bustin‘. More »


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Musical Microwave Alerts You With MP3s

10:40AM November 30, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

The only thing more annoying than a beeping alarm clock is a beeping microwave. So with help from their ad agency, an Argentinian appliance maker has created a limited edition model that plays MP3s when cooking is complete. More »


Science

Medical Microwave Turns Up The Heat On Cervical Cancer

12:40AM November 23, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Cervical cancer is the fifth most common for women — afflicting an estimated 12,200 people in the US alone in 2010 and killing more than 4200. But now, a revolutionary treatment has been approved by the FDA and offers an alternative to chemotherapy. More »


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Scientists To Cure Malaria By Microwaving You (Wait, What?)

11:13PM August 12, 2011 | Brent Rose

Malaria kills almost a million people every year and makes another 250 million people very, very sick. Soon we may be able to instantly cure the scourge the same way you heat up your sad, frozen dinner-for-one. More »


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Only 5% Of US Households Don’t Own A Microwave

10:19AM February 24, 2011 | Jason Chen

Forty years ago, in 1971, only 5 per cent of US households owned a microwave. Now, in 2011, only 5 per cent don’t. I’m still waiting for the anti-microwave, which quickly chills something. [cspinet via Takeapart]


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What Happens When You Hit A Burning Microwave With A Rake?

10:00PM December 20, 2010 | Annie Fleming

Thanks to some brilliant teenagers, we now have the answer. Watch a fireball nearly burn off a young man’s hair after the jump! More »


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Watch The Microwaves Inside A Microwave

9:00AM November 21, 2010 | Casey Chan

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Kogan’s Home Appliances Now Available

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10:30AM September 29, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Last month brought word that online retailer Kogan was entering the home appliance space. Today they’ve announced their first products – a bagless vacuum cleaner, automatic espresso machine and a couple of convection microwaves. More »


Science

Microwaving The Moon

1:48PM September 24, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

When I first saw the words microwave and moon in a sentence, I thought of dinner – not about the very first microwave map of the entire moon. That was a shame, because the latter is actually a great achievement: More »