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Funny how that works.

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Droop.

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Okay, that was pretty lame. Clip from my weekend show, the Kim Commando Show. It's pretty Much the best radio show in the world. But I may be just a little biased. Sit back and enjoy. Ever heard of the audience effect? It's when we change our behavior when we think we're being watched. While online, we're always being watched. Your Internet tracks everything you do, even in private mode. That's why I use ExpressVPN. It's the tool I trust to keep my Internet connection protected. With one click, it hides everything I do online and sends it through a secure connection so no one can see or track my online activity. Here's the best part. ExpressVPN works across all your devices. Your phone, laptop, tablet, even your smart tv. One subscription protects up to eight devices, so your whole family stays secure. Don't wait. Protect your family's Internet connection today with ExpressVPN. Right now, you can get my special offer of four extra months with ExpressVPN. Just go to ExpressVPN.com Kim that's ExpressVPN.com Kim for four extra months of privacy protection. Don't wait. Check it out right now@expressvpn.com Kim.

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Pardon me, Amazon rolled out Alexa, which is their own version of ChatGPT and Gemini or Clot. But what's kind of cool is you can say, plan a dinner for six and this is the menu, and then it'll put all the ingredients into your cart. I think that's pretty amazing.

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But it's got a subscription fee.

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That's only if you don't already pay for Amazon Prime.

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Okay.

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Okay. And a lot of people are freaking out about the new Alexa voice. So first, let's take a listen of what the old Alexa sounds like.

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Okay.

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In heavily populated areas, it is much more likely to rain on Saturday than on Monday because of the pollution that builds up over a week of commuting.

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So you're all familiar with that voice.

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Okay?

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Now here is a new Alexa.

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Oh, hey there.

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Got any spring break ideas?

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Santa Barbara is great for everyone. It has great upscale shops and oceanfront dining. I found a restaurant downtown I think you'd like.

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So what do you think, can I.

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Let the dog out today? Well, here's the thing with the old Alexa thing. You thought you were talking to a robot. Now it sounds like you're talking to a human.

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A teenager.

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I get why people would think that. That's kind of, you know, caustic.

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Yes. Well, if you want the old Alexa back, you can just say Alexa and early access.

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Okay.

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And now every echo speaker throughout the.

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Country just said, oh no, we've gotta bleep that out. Is it too late?

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They'll say, what? Meanwhile, Alexa play the Kim Commando show.

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What are you doing?

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Roborock showed off the Saros Z70. This is a vacuum, robotic vacuum that actually has like a little arm that goes out and picks up like socks and toys.

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That's cool.

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I think that's awesome. $2,000.

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Okay, not that cool.

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Let's see. Chamberlain's new MYQ smart lock uses facial detection, says to automatically lock your front door and close your garage when it spots a stranger approaching.

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I'm watching the demo right now.

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Yes.

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Some guy doesn't look like a stranger. It looks like a nice guy walked up to the door and it unlocked just based on his face.

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Two hundred and eighty bucks.

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I can't wait to see all my neighbors down, crouch down, staring at their door lock, trying to get in their house.

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Yes, exactly. Oh, speaking of TVs, this one might be more attainable for you. Okay, I might be, but you might have to get a side hustle.

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Is it under $30,000?

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Well, Samsung unveiled a TV that's 130 inches. That's 11ft diagonally.

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My current television is 100 inches, so this would be so much bigger. And my TV is huge.

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The picture quality, they say it's incredible. Thousands of tiny red, green and blue LEDs work independently. It also has this glare free technology, so if the sun's coming in, you can still see the screen.

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That's cool.

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And if you want to put it outside, you can. Now last year's massive TV from Samsung was 115 inches and they were selling that for $30,000. So at 130 inches, it'll be $45,000.

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So we're still in that unattainable range.

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Yeah, for sure.

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