#2 and #11 -- that glorious toaster was the Sunbeam T-20 (see comment #7 for a link)

Meet the T-20, the toaster of tomorrow. So you want some toast. Insert your bread and it automatically lowers it into the toasting chamber, without human intervention. Once the toast is toasted, it majestically ascends.

Wow. What kind of future are we living in where we finally have autonomous toasters? Try 1949 -- 60 years ago.

The bottom line here is that the "Perfection" doesn't live up to its arrogant name. I mean you actually have to touch it before it knows what you want. And it's a TOASTER! I mean isn't it obvious I want toast??

oddly reminiscent of this adicolor thing from a year ago: "pink"