I Let AI Spend My Money on Mystery Tech

TL;DR

Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini each picked Mystery Tech products, resulting in a chaotic mix of robot pets, fart machines, and a $270 electric salt device.

Key Points

• 1.Moflin AI pet ($430, ChatGPT pick): A furry robotic guinea pig with emotion-tracking that Austin genuinely liked but admitted wasn't worth the price
• 2.Apple Vision Pro M5 ($3,500, Gemini pick): Austin spent several days with it and concluded the M5 is better than before but still a very tough sell at full price; suggested buying a used M2 instead
• 3.Shocktato ($35, Claude pick): An electric hot-potato party game that shocked Austin mid-round and spilled a Red Bull, despite Claude supposedly picking things Austin would *like*
• 4.Vivoo urine test ($25, Gemini pick): A at-home pee strip scanned by phone app that revealed Austin's magnesium is critically low and he needs to eat more pumpkin
• 5.Electric Salt device ($270 secondhand, unanimous AI pick): A Japanese gadget that uses electrical current to simulate saltiness on the tongue — originally ~$125 new but paid $270 used due to limited availability
• 6.Samsung Galaxy TriFold (~$2,900): AI suggested it but Samsung sent a review unit for free; Austin noted it's essentially a Z Fold 7 with one-third more screen and built-in DeX
• 7.Claude's weirdest picks: A $35 fart machine and an $85 Calmstone "mood ring" biosensor — Matt's verdict was ChatGPT performed best overall, Gemini performed worst