Topic: I Wish It Would Just Take Care Of Itself

With smartphones becoming the remote control for everything in our digital lives, companies are beginning to expand the reach of the tech from software to hardware.

Imagine if your central heat and air system could be controlled based on the weather – without you having to push a button. What if your fridge knew what foods you were out of, and ordered it for you? All of this is technology already being developed by some of the world's biggest companies.

Apple's new "Apple Pay" service is already scheming to get rid of your credit card. Will you eventually just become a blip of information?

But, deep questions about our digital selves aside, isn't this tech making our lives so much easier? So for this morning's 9 a.m. Topic, we ask…what do you wish would just take care of itself?

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