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Mobile Microwave Turns Your Car Into a Kitchen
We've written about mini-microwaves before, but here's a microwave that's not only mini, it's actually designed to work in your car, so you can heat up pop-tarts or nuke some links while you drive to work (theoretically, at least -- let's hope you do this cooking while parked).
Maplin, a UK electronics retailer (think Radio Shack), is selling a microwave that runs on 12 Volt DC power -- yes, it's meant to be plugged into your car's cigarette lighter, which means you'll be able to heat up your burritos, cold pizza, or even ramen noodles while you careen down the highway at 80-miles-per-hour. Just in case your lighter socket is malfunctioning or you're in need of a little extra juice to nuke that frozen TV dinner, Maplin built in the ability to hook this baby up directly to your car battery. How much will a mobile microwave run you? $180, though it's currently only sold by Maplin, which means you'll pay a hefty overseas shipping premium to get it sent to you Stateside. (Another option for US-in-car-gourmets: the Wave Box portable microwave, which came about about six months ago.)
We've been plugging our Nintendo Game Boys into the cigarette lighter since the early '90s, but we've only recently been noticing appliances originally designed for the home popping up in car-ready forms (Ford Flex's built-in refrigerator, for example, or Chrysler's in-car Wi-Fi router). Check out the gallery below to see some auto innovations (if you want to call them that) that range from said mobile wireless Internet hotspots to in-car refrigerators. [From: Maplin via OhGizmo]
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Subscribe to commentsJeevoxAug 14th 2008 2:02PM
Since when is maplin a mail order company? They've got stores nationwide!
JessieAug 14th 2008 6:53PM
Ok, we are the 2nd fattest country and to answer that problem, we create a microwave for the car. Why not just put the whole kitchen in there...oh, wait then that would be a mobile home. Are we so busy that we can heat up that hot pocket for 2 minutes at home? Deoending on how far you are driving, you might make it to your destination before whatever you are making is done!!! All I am saying if you are going to get one, just up it and get the whole mobile home.
jayneAug 18th 2008 12:51AM
OMG I can totally see some chick driving down the road Slaps in A Package of roast beef in tinfoil and the microwave catches on fire and the chick wreaks the car and sues the company for not putting in the manual DO NOT USE TIN FOIL TO HEAT UP YOUR FOOD IF YOU DO THIS WILL CAUSE FIRE HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!