Gadgets for the Lazy Man

With obesity on the rise across North America, clearly what we really need is to make things easier for the lazy man, who spends most of his (or her) time on the sofa. Or not.

Regardless of the fact that our society continues to delve into more lazy habits every moment, we continue to release a number of gadgets which are specifically catered to the lazy man. These lazy gadgets do the mundane tasks we should be doing ourselves and help us to avoid getting off the couch. I mean, I am all for gadgets, but lazy gadgets? They may seem unbelievably attractive on the surface, but what they're actually doing is teaching us that we don't have to do anything for ourselves anymore. Have we not seen the movies where all of our technology dies and we cannot even make food for ourselves? Let us hope that we are not as reliant on our technology as we may seem. After all, gadgets should exist to help us make things simpler, not to make us idiots.

Recently, the Onion did an article on a new remote control for remote controls. Of course, the Onion is a satirical online magazine that writes fake news reports for laughs, but their point is clear. We are getting lazier by the day.

Let us take a look at some of the lazy gadgets we probably have lying around our houses. I will readily raise my hand to admit that I own three of the five listed items.

How reliant are you on your lazy gadgets?

The Top Five Lazy Man Gadgets

1) The Universal Remote Control
- Don't even bother getting up to change the channels. This gadget will do it all for you.


2) Electronic One-Touch Can Opener
- Crank a can open the old fashioned way? Never. Simply touch once and no more lid!


3) Electronic Toothbrush
- Moving back and forth with my toothbrush was such a pain. Now I just hold it.


4) Self Stirring Mug
- Stir my own coffee? Insanity.


5) Robomower
- Don't ever mow your own lawn again. Don't even pay the neighborhood kids to either.

Have a thought about lazy gadgets? I'd love to hear it. Leave me a note below.
-Katie