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Microwaves!

Yes, that's lame.

However, it's all too appropriate for the iWave Cube 2.0.

Yes, that's right this compact microwave is called the iWave. No, it isn't a docking station for your iPod and it doesn't come loaded with iTunes.

What you get for your $150 is a "personal" microwave. Now it's true that microwaves can become pretty nasty, especially those in common public areas like cafeterias, but does anyone really need their own personal microwave? According to the manufacturer, yes you do.

Forget all those trips to the kitchen or treks to the cafeteria - now you can reheat coffee right at your desk, or nuke some soup for your brown bag lunch, or pop some 'corn in the entertainment room.

Takes up less than a cubic foot. Plug it in anyplace that's handy - work or home office, bedroom, home gym, family room, nursery, wet bar, dorm room, work bench, pool house...everywhere! Take it with you. It's portable, too! 800 watts of power.


These companies, other than Apple, need to stop with the "i" this and the "i" that. I understand that Apple products are very popular but do they really think they're fooling anyone into believing that this microwave is part of their line? And I love the "2.0" part - does that mean there was a previous version? If so, do I need to start worrying about my iWave becoming obsolete because 2.1 or 3.0 is coming out next month?

And if the whole thing is less than a cubic foot, how big is the interior? If I wanted to ruin my cup of coffee by microwaving it, could I even fit the cup inside?


Update! Update! In a bit of serendipity, one of my favorite blogs happened to post about common area microwaves today as well.

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/11/20/sincerely-disappointed/

Included is a link to last night's episode of The Office which also has relevance to this situation.