Probably Wife v1.0 - getting a bit slow and laggy now after 24 years, and recent updates have made it a bit glitchy, but it would cost a fortune to upgrade to v2.0, so I'm sticking with what I know
Probably for the best, disposal costs can be quite high.
And it has 5 volume levels and thirty nine (39) chimes to choose from.
We have one of these. It’s great. However of the 39 chimes only one is even vaguely acceptable, ‘ding dong’
Fundamental and basic tech: running water and electricity. I want my poo to magically disappear when I press the button, and I don't want my life to be governed by seasonal sunrise and sunset times. A fridge (food poisoning and spoilage is a bugger!) and a cooker/hob ( https://fairclimatefund.nl/en/cooking-on-open-fire/). Industrially produced goods like bedding, clothing, etc.
Mid range: central heating, I too remember waking up with frost on the inside of the windows. Cheap, clean, and (relatively!) reliable transport.
First world problems: the internet. My dog's GPS collar-mounted tracker. Etc.
Mid range: central heating, I too remember waking up with frost on the inside of the windows.
I would argue that the innovation is really more insulation and decent/double glazed windows. My student house had central heating but I still got ice on the inside of my attic room windows. Our Victorian end of terrace couldn’t heat the living room to above 17C when we got it. Big curtains, sealing and replacing windows, improving loft insulation got it liveable (if still cooling rapidly once heating was off).
