What the hell? This is insane.. If this had been published April 1st then that would explain it, but this was published yesterday! It sound like a joke, but apparently it's for real...
Prego Pivots From Budget-Tier Pasta Sauce to Small Microphones That Listen to Your Family’s Intimate Conversations https://futurism.com/future-society/prego-pivots-pasta-sauce-microphone
... On Monday, the Campbell’s Soup-owned brand announced a new hockey puck-shaped device, called the “Connection Keeper,” designed for documenting dinner table exchanges so that they may be preserved for all time. ... .. Using the gadget is simple. Just press a button, and the device’s two microphones begin recording, and you press the button again to make it stop. You can upload your recordings to StoryCorps’ website after manually transferring them to your computer using a cable — and if you opt in, share it with the company, which makes physical copies of its recordings and adds them to its collection in the Library of Congress. .... ...... For $20, you get, according to a release: “one Prego® x StoryCorps Connection Keeper”; “Prego® meal essentials, including Prego Traditional Pasta Sauce”; and “one Prego® x StoryCorps conversation prompt card deck to help spark real dinnertime conversations.” You also get a complimentary USB-C cable for transferring the audio files..."
