If you office ends up being your lunch room as well most days, than you might as well accept it as such. This Desktop Microwave concept brings one convenient kitchen appliance straight into your workspace, so much so that it is actually connected to and controlled by your computer.
The flat formed microwave oven is designed to be compact and perfectly suited to a line of prepackaged meals. Designer Steve Gates has placed these frozen dinners into rectangular baking trays that fit snugly into the apparatus' inner chamber. The fork that comes with each prepared lasagna or pasta has an RFID tag embedded into its handle which can be swiped across the scanner on the right of the device to initiate cooking specifications. C8 and USB ports connect the Desktop Microwave to your laptop, allowing you to track the progress of your snack's baking time. Flip it up vertically when it's not in use and the gadget functions as a handy notice board.
Desktop Dinner Processors
The Desktop Microwave is a Computer Peripheral For Preparing Food
Trend Themes
1. Connected Kitchen Appliances - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop kitchen appliances that are connected to and controlled by computers, providing convenience and easy monitoring.
2. Prepackaged Meal Solutions - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create prepackaged meals with RFID tags that can be easily cooked in compact microwaves, catering to busy professionals.
3. Multifunctional Gadgets - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design devices that serve multiple purposes, such as a microwave that can also be used as a notice board when not in use.
Industry Implications
1. Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate connected features into kitchen appliances to enhance functionality and user experience.
2. Food and Beverage Packaging - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop packaging solutions, like rectangular baking trays with RFID tags, for prepackaged meals that are convenient for consumers.
3. Office Supplies Manufacturing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create multifunctional gadgets that can serve as both practical tools, such as a microwave, as well as useful office accessories, like a notice board.