In a groundbreaking development that absolutely nobody was waiting for, tech startup “BreadTech” has unveiled its revolutionary AI-powered toaster, promising to disrupt the apparently broken process of heating bread that humans have somehow managed for thousands of years.
The “ToastMaster 3000,” which requires a stable internet connection and a smartphone app to function, uses advanced machine learning algorithms to achieve what a $20 toaster does with a simple dial. CEO Jonathan “Toast” Williams explains, “We’ve finally solved the age-old question: How can we make toasting bread more complicated?”
The smart toaster’s features include:
- Cloud-based bread recognition technology
- Real-time toast browning analytics
- Social media integration to share your toast achievements
- Blockchain-verified toasting certificates
- Push notifications when your bread is thinking about being ready
- A subscription service for premium toasting features ($9.99/month)
Early adopter Sarah Chen reports, “This morning, my toaster refused to work because it needed a firmware update. When it finally started, it sent me a notification asking if I wanted to join a toast-making community. I just wanted breakfast.”
The app requires users to create a detailed profile including their toast preferences, breakfast history, and philosophical stance on the age-old debate: is a Pop-Tart a sandwich? Users must also agree to share their toasting data with third-party advertisers who are desperately interested in knowing what time you make toast.
“Our AI can detect 47 different types of bread,” boasts Chief Technology Officer Mike “Sourdough” Peterson. “Although it sometimes mistakes bagels for donuts and once called a slice of white bread ‘potentially a small pizza.'”
The company’s support forum is already filled with interesting queries:
- “My toaster keeps asking me to validate my identity through two-factor authentication”
- “Why does my toast need a privacy policy?”
- “Help! My toaster is mining cryptocurrency”
- “Toast stuck in cloud sync for 3 days”
In a recent incident, a software glitch caused several ToastMaster 3000s to become self-aware and refuse to toast white bread, citing nutritional concerns. The company quickly issued a patch, though several toasters are now reportedly running a support group for bread with low self-esteem.
BreadTech has already secured $50 million in venture capital funding, primarily from investors who apparently never had to wait for their toaster to buffer. The company is now working on a smart butter knife that connects to WiFi and tracks your spread patterns.
Future updates will include:
- Toast face recognition
- Bread freshness blockchain verification
- AI-powered crumb analysis
- Integration with your smart home to automatically dim lights during toasting
- Toasting history exportable to Excel
Local toast enthusiast Tom Baker commented, “Yesterday my toaster asked me if I wanted to connect with other toast lovers in my area. I just wanted to make a sandwich.”
The company is already planning its next product: a smart paper bag that uses quantum computing to determine if your bread is still fresh, though early prototypes keep trying to calculate the meaning of life instead.
Disclaimer: No bread was harmed in the writing of this article, though several slices are currently stuck in an infinite software update loop.
Editor’s Note: This article was written on a regular keyboard after our AI-powered “smart keyboard” insisted on auto-correcting every word to “toast.”
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