Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that takes a job at the White House only to lose it 10 days later for spending too much time discussing the latest gadget announcements on the phone.
In our explosive phone calls this time around are a connected cooking tool from a viral content publisher, a Lego-like toy that teaches coding, and a smart ring.
As always, these are not reviews. The ratings relate only to how much I'd like to try each product, and are in no way an indicator of how foul-mouthed I'll get when discussing colleagues on the record with a reporter.
Buzz-Worthy Meals
If you've looked at Facebook for more than a minute over the last few years, there's no question that you'll have encountered a top-down, perfectly filmed food video from BuzzFeed's Tasty channel. The cooking clips are enormously popular on the social network, racking up billions of views a month. Now BuzzFeed is trying to monetize its success in a new way.
Enter the Tasty One Top, a hot plate that seeks to make the work of cooking while watching the videos for guidance a little simpler. That's because the hot plate syncs with many of the clips through the Tasty app.
After you've chosen a video to guide you through your party-pleaser, the device alerts you when it's time to start the next step. At that point, it will adjust the temperature automatically. You don't need to use the Tasty videos to cook; you can create your own dishes and adjust the temperature through buttons on the One Top or remotely through the app.
The One Top uses technology from GE to help it measure a pan's temperature and sous vide ingredients using immersion circulation. It's retailing for US$149 and starts shipping later in the year.
It shouldn't be a surprise if One Top turns out to be a massive success, as practically everything BuzzFeed even glances at seems to turn to solid gold at a ridiculous pace. This hot plate seems like another winner. I love to make good food, though I deeply resent how long it takes me to thrash out a seemingly simple dish. It'd be an extremely welcome addition to my countertop.
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