On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:09:41 -0700 (PDT), somebody
> wrote:

>I hate to admit it, but when you press the bagel button it does make
>perfect toasted english muffins. They come out exactly as I like
>them. Spackled browns but no black. I think all it does is add about
>45 seconds or so to the toasting cycle though... Another oddity about
>it: I tried to push up the lever to make it stop toasting the other
>day and it wouldn't go up. Didn't want to break it so didn't force it
>too hard, but it would not go up like toasters I have known before.
>You have to press the Cancel button.
>
>Does this mean they are putting "computers" in toasters now-- even low
>end ones like my $16 one? Or at least more sophisticated electronics
>and possibly microprocessors. Will my next toaster be on the net? I
>hate to think it might get on Facebook or start a blog and start
>posting personal information about me. This one probably has a hidden
>camera and is reporting back to some mother ship, my comings and
>goings and daily habits. Or worse, are toasters the first line ground
>troops of a cyborg alien invasion? I've seen some people with covers
>over their toasters when not in use. Maybe they know something.

Most modern toasters know how long and at what heat to toast the same
way clothes dryers know when clothes are dry, they have a moisture
sensor.