Cooking With Tetris

Posted by John Goulden Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech

What is it about Tetris that still fascinates so many people to this day?  Brought to life in 1985 by a Russian programmer, the game has spawned innumerable clones, as well as offshoot products like the Tetris Kitchen Timer we’re looking at today.  As with a traditional timer you can let it perform the countdown with a display of digital numbers, but that sucks all the fun out of things.  No, the quirky nature of the timer comes into play when you can put it into Tetris mode.  In this mode the familiar little shapes work their way down the screen, and when the screen is completely filled up, your time (and that of your food) is also up.

Provided you can read Japanese, the timer is available for approximately $42 USD.

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