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"The good old days of eating the washing off the line are all gone methinks: The farmer has bought an electric dryer..."

'I have a plan 'B' but that's also dependent on a working projector bulb.'

"You created a robot to do your homework for you? Apparently, laziness is the mother of invention."

"Technology isn't making me smarter. It's allowing me to be dumb, faster."

"I guess it's ethical. Let me run it through my 'Ethics Check' app."

'Let me through, I'm at Doctor.com.'

ACME INDUSTRIES NEW PRODUCTS DIVISION, 'The best part is, it can repossess itself!'

"As you can see, I've alphabetized the items, presents owing if you will, so if you can digitally initial here, here, here, here and here and sign there. Thank you. See you December 24."

'Can our software do that?'

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

"My online account predicts the things I should own, then buys them with my credit card. It�s very convenient, but I do now need to move to a larger house."

"We don't call them 'horns' anymore. They're interactive audio crash deterrent stimulators."

Early cyborg.

Man on Snowdon with GPS system - "I'd be lost without it."

Check your universal remote control at the door.

'My Pilot-Fish is on holidays, so I'm using a GPS System to find my way around...'

Useless add-ons.

Dawing your Cellphone

Nerd tryouts.

'Don't leave baby alone with this really cool tiny phone. It's a choking hazard.'

"And with the optional remote you make all these little lights go off and on really quickly." You can have an IT system with all the latest bells and whistles...or you could have one that WORKS

City Electronics and Computers...On sale...ROBOT PETS: 'Robot pets is going too far

"I got a swiss army hook!"

Bicycle sat nav.

The World's First Electronic Paperweight

'E-books?'

'This computer has a fast modem, the latest Pentium, increased RAM, a huge hard drive and broadband connections. Only one problem...slow pointer fingers.'

Mulching Vacuum Cleaner

"I think our smart home is suffering from separation anxiety. It's following us."

Connected to Technology.