RGB toaster with integrated PC and Stream Deck, manufactured by SignalRGB, invades territory traditionally held by Razer
In a bizarre twist of events, Razer's much-hyped Project BreadWinner, an RGB-lit toaster for gamers, remains undelivered despite a public promise made in 2019. The project, which started as a Facebook joke in 2013 and became an April Fool’s prank in 2016, has left 12 diehard fans waiting, six years later, with no product released by Razer.
These 12 fans, who tattooed the toaster logo on their bodies to help meet the social media engagement goal set by Razer's CEO, are still holding on to hope. The company's website still mentions Project BreadWinner, but Razer never followed through with manufacturing or delivering the toaster.
In response to Razer's delayed project, a separate entity, SignalRGB, has created its own version of the “Toaster PC.” This gaming PC is built inside a toaster-like case, complete with RGB underlighting, dual LCD screens, and a full-blown Stream Deck on the front. The insides have been gutted to house a Mini-ITX computer with high-end components, including a Core i5-14600K Raptor Lake refresh CPU, Zotac RTX 5060 graphics card, and a 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD.
Despite not making toast, the toaster PC is a reality and plays video games. SignalRGB is even giving away one of these systems, along with a 10-port RGB Thunderbolt 4 Dock, to a lucky winner.
It's worth noting that SignalRGB's creation might not incentivize Razer's CEO, Tan, to hurry up and finish the Razer toaster. Tan had promised to make the RGB-lit toaster for gamers if certain conditions were met, including a million likes, with each tattoo counting as 100,000 likes.
However, it is suggested that SignalRGB could make 11 more of their toaster systems and give them to the brave dozen people who got Razer toaster tattoos. The Zune tattoo guy, presumably one of the 12 tattoo recipients, was even flown out to meet people at Microsoft.
As the wait for Razer's Project BreadWinner continues, the functional desktop computer in the form of a toaster by SignalRGB serves as a testament to the enduring passion of gamers and the power of a good joke gone viral.
Gamers continue to hold onto hope for Razer's promised RGB-lit toaster, despite no product release six years later. In contrast, SignalRGB's creation, the Toaster PC, combines technology and gaming in a unique gadget that is now a reality, playing video games despite not making toast.
