Innovation Critic Mugs

'Sorry...I don't do hugs!'

Crap from the future.

"We're having a lot of trouble with this model, sir - it's lasting indefinitely."

The Doorknob

When technology goes too far #2. The wireless yo-yo. q

"If it really was smart, it would probably choose not be be a mattress, right?"

'It's an artificial tree, but it drops needles to give a more realistic effect.'

'It's been going on for three years. When can we tell Scott it's really a shredder?'

Clancy: Inventing Labour-Saving Devices

"It's a flip phone. I guess we can document this as an ancient, archaeological discovery."

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

Valuable business advice from some famous disruptive technologies.

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

Humans...What is their purpose?

"So, what does everyone think of XX81's suggestion for increased funding into AI research?"

'A wheel? No wonder I broke a tooth. I thought it was a donut.'

Early Adopter...Early Opt-Outer

Bob invents a device that electrically shocks anyone who calls between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

"My mom programmed my toothbrush to follow me until I use it. It's cruel but effective."

'...then Johannes Gutenberg built the first bookcase'

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."

The original paperless office

"This new chair has the smoothest 360 swivel action on the market!"

Sport Utility Boot.

Gramophone dreams of mp3 player.

Statue of Liberty with satellite dish and laptop spying on the World.

'Tech stocks dropped on the finding that technology isn't neccessarily the best solution to everything.'

'I got this one for thinking outside the box.'

"Ralph's smart car not only drives better than he does, it also works better. So we fired him and hired the car."

Twitter censorship

"You'll do everything...accounting, marketing, manufacturing...with no pay or benefits...and three years from now we'll trade you in for a newer, sexier model."

Pillaging, formerly Acquisitions Department

Reverse Ageing Laboratory

"AI chat bot"

Evolution.