Toaster redesign
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Contents |
Executive Summary
Research and Observations
Users Study
Design Problem
Design Concepts
Concept 1
Concept 2
Concept 3
Concept 4
Design Schedule
Recommendation Summary
Team Members
Leigh Fortenberry | Jon Goettler | Akshay Jayaram | Ian Price | |
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be cool | be cool | be cool | be cool |
Appendix
Possible Innovations
List of 100 ways to innovate a toaster
- Pre-Heat button for toaster
- Enclosed toaster (to keep heat inside)
- Open toaster- toaster walls fold down for easy access to done toast
- Illegal toaster.
- NOS toaster + turbo button
- Intercooled Toaster
- Toaster powered by a Honda Civic
- Carbon Fiber Toaster
- Open flame toaster.
- Self Extinguish Toaster
- Turret Toaster (shoots toast at people, motion sensitive, SENTRY toast)
- Toast Launcher
- Optional slot load toaster drive for laptops
- Toaster instead of FlexFan idea.
- Toaster that acts as an electric space heater (built in fan)
- Built in counter top toaster (space saver idea)
- Smore maker addition
- Talking toaster (“You’ll still need a tray. “)
- High Tech Toaster with LCD Display
- Temperature and Time Control
- Bread Clip for self loading toaster.
- Cruton Mode toaster
- Toaster that turns into a portable stove
- Ground effects (Neon Lights on bottom) toaster/
- One slice USB Toaster
- Solar Slow-Toast Toaster
- HydroPowered Toaster (sink faucet attachment)
- InfraRed heating Toaster
- RollerPress Toaster (two rollers insert and remove toast)
- Battery powered toaster
- Horizontal Eject Toaster
- Toaster which drops toast out of bottom after done. (Top insert)
- Computer controlled Toaster (Toaster Toast Software)
- Military Grade Toaster- Kevlar walls
- Floating Toaster-Put it in your pool!
- Hover Toaster-Give em to your kids!
- Brave little Toaster
- Flamethrower Toaster
- Collapsible toaster
- Dishwasher safe toaster (break apart)
- Team Fortress 2 themed Toaster
- Wireless Extender Toaster
- Voice activated Toaster (for arthritis people)
- Toaster with beeper for blind people. (to let them know where it is)
- Toaster with beeper for not blind people. (just to let you know when its done)
- George Foreman toaster. (Burns the fat away!!)
- Conduction Toaster
- Clear walled toaster
- Build-It-Yourself Toaster
- K’Nex Toaster
- MP3 Toaster
- Spy/Recon/Surveillance Toaster
- 5.1 channel Toaster Speaker System (5 Single slice toasters spread around kitchen)
- Butter dispenser toaster (‘Lightly buttered, or HEAVY GREASE…’)
- Crumb compacter, to make crutons.
- Breakfast super combo toaster (Coffee + Toast + Eggs)
- Disposable toaster
- ULET- Ulta Low Emissions Toaster
- Cigar Lighting Cuban Toaster
- Thermo Color change toaster
- Glow in the Dark Toaster
- Nite Light Toaster
- Ironing Toaster
- Front Loading Toaster
- Conveyor-like toaster (front load, come out back)
- Camping Toaster (fire powered)
- Engine Block Toaster
- Warning Toaster (countdown)
- Alternate Fuel Toaster (furnace powered)
- Crank toaster (electricity generating)
- Button/knob for lowering toaster instead of lever
- Window to see toast and determine toasting status
- Customizable toaster (different heating inserts with pictures etc)
- No mica sheet, add heat shield
- clock toaster (classy, alarm clock?)
- Radio Toaster
- Toaster Lamp
- CD player or CD burner that looks like a toaster
- Load internal hard drives into
- Defrost/thawing
- Power Shut off when bread done (toast sensor)