Conventional microwaves are some of the biggest energy hogs in the house, using 750 to 1,100 watts of power when in use--more than both refrigerators (725 watts) and washing machines (350 to 500 watts). But the Heinz Beanzawave, billed as world's smallest microwave, could cut the energy necessary to warm up small items like cups of soup and tea.
The Beanzawave, which measures just 7.4 inches tall by 6.2 inches wide and 5.9 inches deep, doesn't even need to be plugged into an electrical outlet. The device contains a USB port, so mid-afternoon snacks can be heated up at the computer without expending excess power. In the future, Heinz might experiment with lithium ion batteries--making the Beanzawave ideal for camping trips. Heinz claims that snacks can be warmed in under a minute thanks to intense heating action from a combination of cell phone and radio frequencies.
The mini microwave is being developed as a partner to Heinz Snap Pots, baked beans in single-serving containers. The Snap Pots, available in the U.K., fit perfectly into the Beanzawave. But the $160 device will only be released commercially if consumer feedback is positive and if component prices drop in the near future. At its current price, the Beanzawave isn't much cheaper than a conventional microwave.
[Via UK Daily Mail]
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Recent Comments | 30 Total
June 9, 2009 at 1:36am by Gunnar Järv
Isn't that the FunCooker (pocket microwave oven that even includes a ham button) from 30Rock? :D
June 9, 2009 at 1:33pm by Bob Schiffmann
Your compaint about the power used by a microwave oven doesn't make sense. A refrigerator (725 wattes is on 24 hours a day, so it uses 18 kilowatts of electricity a day. A microwave oven (1000 watts) is used let's say 30 minutes a day, so its total electricity consumption is 0.5 kilowatts!
June 9, 2009 at 3:00pm by Mark Bergen
If you are looking for an energy efficient way to heat up your beans, there is no point comparing a microwave to a fridge or a washing machine. This device in not a replacement for a fridge or washing machine, so the comparison is silly. If you want to make a meaningful comparison, you need to compare it to something it could displace such as a normal microwave or a cooker.
June 9, 2009 at 3:01pm by Ariel Schwartz
@Mark Agreed. If I can get my hands on some information about the Beanzawave's energy consumption, I will certainly compare.
June 10, 2009 at 10:32am by g. c.
well, the best thing to come along since Snappy-Wrap!
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June 30, 2009 at 2:33am by Zin Zin
Wow, great microwave, looks very cool, funny and useful. How to buy it and how much is it?
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July 3, 2009 at 4:52am by jeni martin
Every time you use a microwave you are bombarding your food with electromagnetic radiation not unlike the radiation that your cell phone emits and picks up on to make a call with respect to frequency. The difference is intensity. In a microwave oven the frequency and amplitude is calibrated to excite individual water molecules in a microwave oven which, in turn, heats your delicious beans. Microwave ovens focus a lot of this radiation in one small area (the amount of photoelectric energy exerted per inch is going to be MANY orders of magnitude higher ( free high school diploma ) on a surface in a microwave than, say, on the surface of your brain while you gab on your phone about how awesome/attractive you are). Cell phone radiation, like all radio frequency radiation it is non-ionizing, meaning its not going to change your DNA, i.e. your not going to get cancer from your microwave or your cell phone. Show me peer reviewed material in a reputable medical journal that proves me wrong, you won't find it.
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July 26, 2009 at 3:05am by Lemo Jhon
Firstly, i'll take one when it comes out, so many possible uses, i would get my money's worth.
To those that say it cannot power it because USB has low wattage, did you read the complete story plants pictures?
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Your compaint about the power used by a microwave oven doesn't make sense. A refrigerator (725 wattes is on 24 hours a day, so it uses 18 kilowatts of electricity a day. A microwave oven (1000 watts) is used let's say 30 minutes a day, so its total electricity consumption is 0.5 kilowatts!
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September 3, 2009 at 2:26pm by joe johnson
this is the first time that i every saw this. this is such an amazing microwave. this will definitely save people alot of money on their electric bill. I can definitely use this to warm up my coffee.
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September 19, 2009 at 1:41pm by joe johnson
this has to be the coolest thing that i every seen. Technology is just taking over this world. I want to buy one of these for me house. i hope the price comes down a little bit and i will get one.
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October 24, 2009 at 11:36pm by ken fleury
Wow! I want one of these.Check this out.How about two vertical perforated microwaveable tubes on a small round stand in which you can insert 2 hot dogs to heat up.Would go good with the beans.Food for thought.I have only one question, how hot does the food get?
October 26, 2009 at 11:10pm by Somchai Yhai
Great,
This device plug to USB port of the computer but it's very expensive. Do you want to put it on your desk?
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October 28, 2009 at 2:33pm by chriss white
Apart from its size, the key breakthrough is the use of a combination of mobile phone radio frequencies to create the heat to cook both on the outside and within in under a minute.
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November 3, 2009 at 9:50am by dew drops
Well at this current price, the Beanzawave isn't much cheaper than a conventional microwave.I hope the price should be a bit less.
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November 4, 2009 at 8:44am by anelka debra
emailed it to a few friends,interesting Microwave :-)
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November 6, 2009 at 12:12pm by Mitchell John
Fantastic creation.. World's smallest microoven
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November 30, 2009 at 3:35pm by Mike Hays
Ha ha.. absolutely love it. I'm going to get one for xmas!
Great post!
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December 5, 2009 at 4:14am by Anuwat Makpat
Wow, great microwave, looks very cool, funny and useful.
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January 25, 2010 at 10:43pm by Evgeniya Veselkova
Wow! It's portable! I've never seen something like that!
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