Super-Intelligent Sofa Cushion Tells You How Late You're Going to be to Work

When the robots finally take over (as they surely will), we just hope they'll be as cute as Chumby, a nerd-toy that's basically a hackable computer, surrounded by an adorable plush body. With a bit of clever programming, an enterprising geek can get it to do basically anything. And check this out: one such geek got his to talk to NextBus! Yes, that's right: even fucking pillows are getting NextBus signs faster than Muni can install them at actual bus stops.