I’m finally living the life of the “Jetsons.”

Back in the day, it seemed silly. Now it’s all coming to reality.

Just 10 years ago, who would have thought I could use my phone instead of a paper road map to find a driving route. Now I can speak my text message before sending.

I’m just learning how to use the Amazon Echo. I now can just sit in my easy chair and ask Echo to play my favorite music or ask for the weather forecast. But just a warning, don’t get sassy with it. I recently discovered Echo can sass back.

Of course, not all the great new gadgets are working as planned. Take the self-driving Uber vehicle that recently hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. I bet a few skeptical people are not surprised that happened. I have been told self-driving semi-tractors are on the horizon. Hmm, how big of a disaster will that technology create until its perfected on the open road?

But I’m keeping an open mind on this developing technology. Anything to make my life easier. I found another such a device at the Spring Home and Outdoor Living Show inside the Red Baron Arena in Marshall. I attended the sneak peek event Friday night.

In the middle of all of the displays, I found the automower. Yep, it was moving up and down and around on a small patch of green set up by Tony Scherber, territory manager for Husqvarna

I immediately had that vision. You know the one that starts with “honey, go cut the grass.” And out the door I go with a cold beverage in hand, heading for the lawn chair to cut the grass.

Scherber said the unit has been on the market in Europe since 1995. Apparently they are little more lazier than we are, because Scherber said Husqvarna has sold 500,000 units over there.

“It’s very popular product in Europe,” Scherber said. “So it’s been a hidden product (in North America) for awhile. We just released the X-Line for our large acreage North America market.”

He said 90 of these automowers have been sold in Minnesota so far.

Scherber explained that a guide using low-frequency wire just below the lawn surface along the boundaries keeps the mower in the yard. As it mows, it also maps out the areas that need more or less mowing. It runs on rechargeable batteries and cuts the grass daily. The idea is the small clippings of grass is good for the soil and keeps the lawn healthy.

“It’s like throwing a bunch of goats in the pasture,” Scherber said. “They eat, eat, eat and they fertilize. The grass grows, then eat, eat, eat. This is the automower concept.”

I like it. I’ll have to figure out how to come up with the $1,500.

Now if they can come up with the self-driving snow blower, I’m in business. Just sit in the warm house, while my driveway gets cleared.