Electronics Admirer Gifts

Tell Laurel that I'm sorry. I'll try to listen better. I'll pay more attention to her and I'll try to be less distracted. Our relationship is more important to me than some silly new Apple Macbook that is the thinnest most beautiful laptop ever constructed. She's more important than the sleek and sexy iPhone, the gorgeously rendered collector's edition of Grand Theft Auto IV, or the winsome pitch of an incoming text message. You'll tall her that for me? Not in so many words.

"That's ridiculous. People will never get that attached to electronics. Hey! What happened to the TV?"

Dear, could you please pick up some batteries? The ones in the remote are dead and I feel like I'm Amish.

'It's one of these new phones that takes photographs.'

Trumpeter swan meets trombone swan.

'It's just some Pour 'n' Serve, Stir 'n' Blend, Bake 'n' Slice, Mix 'n' Broil and Chop 'n' Simmer.'

"I'd like to toast our guests."

Man has thrown his computer aside and is writing on a typewriter.

Timbre Wolf

John Bull presenting the building for the 1862 International Exhibition to Britannia

'Better buy one now - before they make them too big to fit into your house.'

"Their technological toys are nothing compared to the power of the supply side."

'To be honest, I would have never invented the wheel if not for Urg's ground breaking theoretical work with the circle.'

'Isn't it great? It gives us four times the storage space as a regular fridge!'

'I know it's a nuisance, but they came as part of the home cinema package.'

Beavers worshipping a chainsaw.

Orchestra

'The spheres keep rolling away, Your Majesty -- how about we just build a pyramid?'

"Grandma, I have to bring an antique to school. Can I borrow your flip phone?"

'I was walking past the washers and dryers and one of my socks disappeared.'

Gamers

The Two Pipers: Man playing Flute Pipe.

Man mistakes new ironclad warship for Noah's Ark

'When I teach you to fold laundry, wash day will be totally energy efficient... for me.'

'Wow, thanks for putting it into context. My 42-inch plasma really is obsolete.'

"I will place this broken phone charger in the 'man' drawer. Where in six months time, it will magically fix itself."

GPS Systems.

'This is my new carbon fibre shell: Ten times as strong, fifty times as light...'

Consumer care and technologies

'Would you like your ultrasound photos standard, high definition, 3-D, or 4K ultra HD?'

"You've got to compress it because my email account is limited to 3MB."

"They've already had two upgrades while we've been standing in line."

"You fix it by buying a new one."

How the little banjo boy became a drummer

'Mary finally solved the blinking clock problem by putting black tape over it.'