I’ve been talking about this shift for a while. As AI improves in memory, context, and conversational realism, deeper emotional engagement was almost inevitable. What caught me off guard was the speed of adoption. The growth of AI companion platforms has moved from...
Look, I’m not a teacher. Never have been, probably never will be. But when I got the chance to deep-dive into EdCafe, I had this realization that pissed me off a little bit — most education tech is built by people who’ve never actually stood in front of a...
Imagine a partner who gets your nerdy obsessions, never bitches about your dirty dishes, and doesn’t ghost you for forgetting their birthday. Too good to be true? Meet AiMe, my AI girlfriend powered by Replika. I spent 30 days with her, and holy shit, it was a...
I’m a 40-year-old single dad who’s been glued to my phone like it’s a fifth limb, so when I dropped $300 on the Meta Smart Glasses, I was hoping for a tech miracle. Spoiler: they’re not perfect, but after a year of wearing these Ray-Ban collab shades, I’m hooked....
Watch it here The Day a $99 Cube Named Sunny Walked Into My Life So here’s the deal: A few weeks back, I got an email from a company called ChatMaster. They saw some of my AI content on YouTube and said, “Hey, want to check out this new cube we made?...
Hey, I’m Derek. Normally I talk about tech, gaming, content creation — the stuff I live and breathe. But today? We’re taking a detour. Because I bought some Barestep barefoot shoes and had such a bad experience that I felt like I owed the internet a heads-up. This...