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    Brian Merchant: The worst tech of 2023 (an anti-gift guide)

    by Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times Dec 13, 2023 5 minutes
    A world where the Ring surveillance camera never existed bears a closer resemblance to the world the company claims to be working toward.

    It's the holidays, and you know what that means: an endless stream of wish lists, gift guides and splashy sales of products competing for our cash. Since this is the 21st century, so many of those are tech products — wearables, AI-infused gadgets, smart birdhouses, a firepit you control with an app, you name it.

    It's been a lot.

    So I got to thinking: What if there was something closer to the opposite of a holiday wish list for tech products? What if, given all the attention focused on the tech we're being exhorted to buy, we took the occasion to ask whether we need a $150 digitized mug that keeps your coffee heated to a precise temperature? (Seriously, I am seeing this thing everywhere.)

    What if we took

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