Ancient Myth Meets Modern Tech Pillows

"I don’t know what your invention’s called, but it’s really irritating."

The Invention of the Wheel

Reinventing the Wheel

"I get it!"

"Joe, is that you? Can you really hear me? What's the password for the email?"

Hmmm, not sure about these new-fangled clocks...

Developing the boomerang.

"I guess I wished upon the wrong star."

Plugged In

Astronauts see 'Martian' with fig leaf on face.

"I like it, but the women will never wear it."

Egyptologists see computer in tomb.

A cave man blowing down a blowpipe.

"He needs to open the gate. He has a QR-code."

'Nice invention, but what about jet lag?'

"It's a great invention, but will it start up on cold mornings?"

A hunter shoots a drone

'It appears to be a weapon, but how do we deploy it against our rivals.'

"Sorry—that's the screen saver."

"You say 'meek,' but your records say 'passive-aggressive.'"

'You'll have to hang on a second, dear - I need to re-boot.'

"Hey Zelda...What do I do when the screen goes blank?"

A caveman with a remote control unit changes the cave drawings on his wall with a flick of the button.

"It's a Trojan computer. I'm guessing a bunch of geeks are hiding in it."

Target

"If we let them get away with a Tower of Babel, they'll start putting up satellites next!"

'Hang on, I'll just go and get my wide-screen crystal ball.'

I thought everyone had a sat-nav system these days...

"The pheras are over. You may now update your profiles."

"Oops! The system just crashed!"

Early attempts at the unicycle failed. Until the invention of the seat.

"Hi, I was just phoning to see if you got my e-mail?"