A few years ago, when the “let’s connect everything to the Internet because it would be so much cooler” trend began, my way of mocking the trend was to refer to my e-Washing Machine.  (As in “Who played the Mom in BeetleJuice?”  “I don’t know, let’s go look it up on my e-washing machine”)

Finally, all these years later, the e-Washing Machine is a reality.  Behold- the Whirpool Vantage:

This top-load washer/dryer combo lets users take control using touchscreen LCDs to select settings such as cycles, temperatures and wash times. There’s also a USB port (a washer feature that the manufacturer claims is a first) that allows users to upload firmware updates. And while there’s no built-in Internet connection for now, Whirlpool anticipates future iterations breaking that barrier, allowing users to download new cycles and even create their own custom ones.

Emphasis mine.

I wonder why it took so long to come around?  Oh yeah.  Because the idea is retarded.  I forgot.  Sorry about that.