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July 4, 2025 42 mins

From smart homes and AI translators to haunted Furbys (okay, maybe not haunted), Travis, Ed, and Andrea dive into the techno-marvels shaping our daily lives—and the privacy nightmares riding shotgun. Are we living in the future or just beta-testing it for the robots? And more importantly, who gave Alexa permission to judge our midnight snack habits?

Grab a drink and a tinfoil hat—we’re cracking open the circuits of modern life.

🔧 What’s on Tap?📱 Smart Homes: Are they helpful or just nosy?
🛑 Privacy Concerns: Is your doorbell camera a snitch?
☁️ Cloud Living: How AI, live-streaming, and digital dependence are changing our habits and homes
🔋 Convenience vs Cost: Are these tech upgrades saving energy or sucking it dry?
🕹️ Nostalgic Tech: Pinball, arcade cabinets, and when machines were dumb but fun

🥃 Toasts, Topics, & Tangents🔥 Ed wonders when his fridge got smarter than he is
🔥 Andrea drops truth bombs about surveillance capitalism
🔥 Travis questions why his smart bulbs need a software update to turn on

🗨️ Join the Conversation!🧭What tech do you love, hate, or wish would just stop talking to you at 3am? Send us your thoughts!
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