Raspberry Picrowave
Hardware
microwave hardware hack
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
19 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score +0.38.
Idea: 8 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Barcode lookup of cooking times is a clever idea
From 2 comments
Being able to scan a barcode and know how long food should be cooked for? It just makes sense and I wonder why it hasn't been thought of before. I think this is a genius hack and…
DigitalSea on HN> Can use a barcode scanner to look up cooking instructions from an online database > There weren't any online microwave cooking databases around, so I made one Brilliant.
ianterrell on HN
Scaling cooking times across microwave wattages is clever
From 2 comments
This is an awesome project. But by far this is the most amazing and innovative part of the article: > If cooking instructions are posted for a 1000W microwave, you can request…
lessnonymous on HNThis is a great idea. One thing I would like to point out is that microwaves come in different power levels. A large one may be 1200W while a small dorm microwave may be 750W.…
pbharrin on HN
Good hardware hack for the Raspberry Pi
From 2 comments
This has to be the coolest use for a Raspberry Pi I've ever seen. I honestly wish I had the skills to make this happen.
post_break on HNThis is fantastic. I love how the Raspberry Pi is getting used in hardware hacking so much. It's ideal for it. So far my efforts have been limited to hacking electricity and gas…
jsingleton on HN
Objections
Internet-connected appliance is a security risk
From 2 comments
There are 4 really bad ideas from the article: ``` 1. Clock is automatically updated from the internet 2. The microwave has a web page so you can control it from your phone (why…
negativity on HNVery cool project, but I would imagine that an internet connected microwave might result in these headlines: "Apartment complex burnt to the ground by toddler with iPad" "Chinese…
brizzle on HN
Patent already covers the barcode idea
From 1 comment
Unfortunately this idea was patented 13 years ago: http://www.google.com/patents/US6124583 Makes you realize why there are no commercial implementations of this and why patents…
gigq on HN
Opening a microwave is dangerous due to high-voltage capacitors
From 1 comment
Before you think about opening up your own microwave, you should know that microwaves contain high voltage capacitors that will seriously shock or kill you even when they are…
joshfraser on HN
Requests
Share build process or documentation
From 2 comments
If you're not planning on marketing this, please share your process. I'd love to give this a try (if I can get my wife's permission... crosses fingers)!
Arnor on HNReally great project, and well documented too!
angrydev on HN
Add a mute option for late-night use
From 1 comment
Very nice project. One thing that it seems to miss (that all microwaves that I know miss) and that would probably be very easy to implement is a mute button for late night snacks.
JD557 on HN
Questions
How the microwave detects what food it is cooking
From 1 comment
How do they figure out what they are cooking? Like if I want to reheat some pizza how does it know when its done?
gaadd33 on HN
Whether the web database and microwave are secured
From 2 comments
There are 4 really bad ideas from the article: ``` 1. Clock is automatically updated from the internet 2. The microwave has a web page so you can control it from your phone (why…
negativity on HNGreat points! I agree with the concerns, and I don't leave the microwave turned on at the moment. I agree that the microwave webpage should be password-protected or disabled,…
nathan_f77 on HN
Alternatives named
FoodEssential's API for ingredients and nutrition
From 1 comment
Great project! I would have suggested FoodEssential's API for preparation instructions (ran into them at SXSW, seem really cool), but they don't have prep, only ingredients and…
brokentone on HN
everycook.org recipe-cooking machine
From 1 comment
These guys are building a machine that can cook recipes from fresh ingredients: http://everycook.org
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