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6 little luxuries that make our lives easier every day
Easy like a Sunday morning.
NOT SO LONG ago we lived in a time when there really wasn’t an app or service for everything easily available. While it’s fairly easy to remember that time, do we really want to?
When the going gets tough, it’s nice to kick back and relax knowing that these little innovations are here to make sailing through life a little smoother.
1. Game-changing weather apps
The days of looking out the window trying to read the clouds are long gone.
Now with apps like Yahoo Weather and AccuWeather we can determine the likelihood of rain by percentages, know the exact hour that the weather is going to take a turn for the worse and we can even get the exact temperature and the ‘feels like’ temperature as well.
No excuse for forgetting your umbrella now.
2. On-demand TV
Hallelujah. No more sitting around waiting for your favourite show like an eejit. Now you can choose what you want to watch and when.
Father Ted day anyone?
3. Mobile games
Bored on the bus? Not digging the awkward eye contact with the person wedged across from you? Change the scenery and enjoy the bottomless pit of entertainment that is your phone.
Mobile games were practically made for these awkward moments.
4. Self-service checkouts
A gift to us all from the supermarket gods. No need for small talk with this one, just scan your stuff and go.
5. Hailo
Who sits around guessing when their taxi will arrive these days? Not you. With the likes of Hailo it’s as good as having your own chauffeur.
Just call me Ms Daisy.
6. The humble potato peeler
Simple but effective. Where would we be without this little spark of genius?
We would be slowly and painfully peeling potatoes for hours. That’s where we would be.
What little luxuries do you enjoy? Tell us in the comments.
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