A San Francisco tech startup has created June, a smart oven that has the ability to use image recognition to identify your food and cook it to perfection every time, reported Mashable.
June is slightly larger than a microwave and has enough room to accommodate a full pizza or even a 12-lb turkey. Beneath its handle, there is a 5-inch touch screen a single multipurpose knob. Inside the smart oven, there are two temperature probes, as well as a high-definition video camera with a fisheye lens. The oven even has 2.3GHz Quad Core NVIDIA Processor, Wi-Fi connectivity and a digital weighing scale to determine the weight of the food, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Here's how it works: The camera, basically, scans food placed inside the oven for color, texture, shape and relative size in order to establish what it is. June can recognize about 15 different types of foods, including frozen pizza, bacon, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, potatoes and even two kinds of fish (salmon and tilapia), said the creators of the smart oven. They also mentioned that the oven is able to identify a steak, but not a particular cut.
The scale and the temperature probes then determine the weight and internal temperature, allowing users to cook the perfect meal or give them the option to make changes right from the touch screen. For instance, if a user wants a steak to be cooked medium-well, all the person has to do is crank the knob and the oven will handle the rest.
"Right now, we are experts in steak, chicken, white fish, salmon, bacon, cookie dough, brownie mix, toast, bagels and hamburger buns," said June's CEO and cofounder, Matt Van Horn, reported The Verge.
June also connects to a mobile/tablet app, which allows consumers to check the progress of the dish, sending notifications when items are done or close to being done. The app can also be used as a remote device to control the oven's temperature or even switch it off entirely. If that's not enough, the app also has a live-stream feature, streaming video directly from the oven's camera and enabling cooks to monitor the progress of the dish remotely.
The oven costs $1,495 during the preorder period. The company revealed that early buyers will be able to get their hands on the product in the spring of 2016. When the product becomes widely available, it will retail for $2,995.
