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World's Smallest Microwave - the iWave Cube

by Terrence O'Brien on March 4, 2008 at 04:02 PM

World's Smallest Microwave, the iWave Cube
In a world of constant miniaturization, one place sorely lacking in shrinkage is the kitchen. But, of course, in the world of technology, no completely useless void ever goes unfilled.

The iWave Cube compacts your standard microwave into a box about the size of a small ottoman. It even has a handle on top for lugging your cook box around (you know, for all those times you really need to lug a microwave around).

The genesis of the iWave Cube is even weirder than the product itself. On the device's home page, the Managing Member of iCubed International, Phil Davis, says, "I was looking for a way to do a hot towel treatment before my shave. I figured the only way I could do that was to have a microwave in the bathroom. I went and got a tape measure, and it went from there."

The usefulness of the iWave Cube is questionable. Though the space-saving form makes it the perfect size for a dorm room, the iWave Cube doesn't look like it can heat up anything much larger than a Cup'Noodle or mug of hot water.

One thing we are sure of, though, is the name is absolutely terrible. Please, please, please, stop sticking lowercase 'i's in front of your company or product name, especially if it has nothing to do with the Internet which is what the 'i' originally was meant to imply.

The Cube retails for $130 via SkyMall (that shopping mag in the seat pouch of every flight you've ever taken).

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Tags: icrap, igadget, iwave cube, IwaveCube, microwave, smallest

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