[masto]

They don't all have nothing that isn't required. My toaster runs Android, has a touch screen, WiFi and an app, and a camera for the AI to identify what you put in it and so you can watch a live stream of your toast or play back recordings from the cloud. It was a pre-order in 2015 that didn't ship for two years. Unfortunately they sold out to Weber a couple of years ago and the product has been discontinued, much to the disappointment of the few remaining loyal fans.

I hoped that was the kind of toaster OP wanted to make, but despite what I wrote above, this is not a disagreement with anything you said. I think people have mostly come to their senses (or have just run out of disposable income) these days and I suspect the market for $1500 smart toasters, if it ever existed, has dried up.

[crazygringo]

I really thought you were joking until I just looked up "smart toasters".

I can't find any that have a camera inside though, and I can't imagine how there would even be room for a field of view for one.

Unless you mean a toaster oven which is different? Turns out Breville makes one with a camera, much to my surprise.

[RockCoach]

>and I can't imagine how there would even be room for a field of view for one.

By making the walls transparent?

[taulien]

I can't say if you are kidding or not.

I am a little bit worried, that you aren't.

[masto]

I was mildly exaggerating for comic effect, but not kidding. I bought it, I set it up, I filmed it. We still use it every day, and I will be sad when it breaks because they are no more. https://youtu.be/JTvJSRPIo90?si=mjCLawXg6Kt-pDDQ&t=585

[tensility]

They are pretty great. Sad that it was apparently only an aquihire by Weber.

[ThePowerOfFuet]

>My toaster runs Android, has a touch screen, WiFi and an app, and a camera for the AI to identify what you put in it and so you can watch a live stream of your toast or play back recordings from the cloud.

You—you're kidding, right? Right?

[ultra-jeremyx]

They are talking about a June oven, which is a smart oven and far more advanced than a toaster. https://juneoven.com/

[dzhiurgis]

I've just played around with dalle and discord on toaster designs and tbh I wouldn't mind something that can store bread and automatically toast it by voice command (also remembers my preference via profile). And it shouldn't cost more than $150.

[riddley]

>They don't all have nothing that isn't required.

I'm not smart enough to parse that sentence, I think.

[dekhn]

Upthread somebody asserted modern toasters have no unnecessary components (see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntzing) and this sentence is saying "not all toasters have only the minimal required components".

[madeofpalk]

Surely in 2015 we all knew that a wifi toaster running android was going to be a disaster?

[HomeDeLaPot]

"Hackers compromised my toaster and burned down my house."

[meeech]

The comment op clearly states "modern cheap toaster". The toaster you describe is not that.

[masto]

Two out of three ain't bad?

But yeah, you're right, it's really in the "countertop smart oven" category, but I saw a thread about toasters and I wanted to share what to me is kind of a funny example of early 21st century toaster-adjacent tech enthusiasm.