The Metaverse isn’t a new concept, and it certainly isn’t one exclusive to the blockchain space. Over the years, there have been plenty of online communities and spaces that fit the brief.

In this deep dive, the Queens revisit the metaverses we used to haunt online - from Habbo to Second Life - while also taking a look at the mental health impacts of these spaces.

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Rad and Tegan try out the new baby iPhone SE (2022), Rae falls in love with a PlayStation 5 console cover, Amanda uses a Mitsubishi dehumidifier after her house floods and Tegan takes her first flying lesson.

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It's poo-demonium this week as the Queens get right down into the bowels of toilet tech.

We're a wee bit excited about this and don’t want to s(p)oil the episode in advance - but we’ll be looking at stuff like algae that turns waste into drinkable water and future toilets that will be able to detect diseases.

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Tegan backflips on the vanilla Samsung Galaxy S22 and argues why smaller is sometimes better.

Meanwhile, Rad adds to her ever-growing Vibe Kingdom with some decor tech straight out of the 60s.

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In this Queens classic episode, we get in the kitchen to chat about our favourite gadgets to make a meal.

Plus: Rae and Tegan took a flight to the Super Blood Moon while Amanda and Rad checked out a fancy Samsung Fridge.

Also, we tried out some Sony TVs becasue of course, we did.

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From the original eyeglasses and questionable 19th-century contacts to bionic eyes; this week the Queens are all about pimping your peepers.

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In this gadget episode the Queens chat about the allure of surround sound at home thanks to Sonos, specifically the second-gen Sonos Beam.

Meanwhile, Rad and Amanda review the Elgato FaceCam and Wave XLR, neither of which was actually used for streaming.

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Millions of Australians are unable to get online in a reliable way, or at all in some communities.

This is called the digital divide and the Queens take issue with the internet and mobile connectivity being treated as a luxury.

They chat about it in this episode and perhaps also suggest a cheeky government overthrow totally as a joke, officer.

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Tegan reviews the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, while Rae parties like its 1984 with mobile Tetris.

Meanwhile, Rad becomes the villain of her own story by playing with a weather station and claiming to have a deeply specific superpower...

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The Queens chat cult tech. And no, not tech used specifically cults for some reason.

Instead, it's those products that people get super intense about, like Tesla, Peloton and Vitamix.

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