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Even before the viewer catches a glimpse his first Mogwai, Joe Dante’s Gremlins establishes the link between the titular goblins and malfunctioning technology by way of Randy Peltzer and his many incompetent inventions. It’s a film very much of its time, with many fascinating things to say about the way Reagan-era Americans looked at technology. It’s also a movie that would be impossible to remake today, for one big reason: the smartphone is our Bathroom Buddy. Continue reading

  Apparently there is a problem in England. A serious one. You see, people just can’t go on eating baked beans without warm toast. Where is the humanity in that? No, we’re not kidding. And either is Heinz with their new Turbofan Toaster which promises to toast bread in 50 seconds flat. The use of titanium fans spinning at a rate of 10,000 rotations per minute allows for toast times to be shaved down from 141 seconds to a merciful... Continue reading

If you happen to be walking around the streets of Paris recently you might of come across these very odd Nike “Laser Engineered” ads. After some heavy digging and researching (of course) we’ve managed to uplift some more information and some excellent pictures of the ads themselves. The ads are promotion for four upcoming Nike sport shoes with a design that is made extremely precise with the use of laser technology. The technology is said to work something like a desktop... Continue reading