Thoughtful Tinkerer Gifts

I could have tinkered with it forever, but at some point you have to stop and call art finished.

Rodin's Nailbiter.

Pounding speeds up the computer.

"Young Frankenstein"

Robot Parts $5

Robots search for people's personal information in the cloud.

'My penmanship has really improved since I got a laser printer.'

The Computer Bore

"I'm grounded. I forgot to delete the car's computer history after we did those crop circles on Earth."

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

Thinking Gears

The first car accident.

'First you forget logarithms. Then you forget how to do long division. Then the multiplication table begins to go...'

"This software will cut my workload in half, so I purchased two."

Needed Inventions: An Airbag To Protect The Viewer Against A Really Lousy Program.

'You know too much,'

"Once I connect with my server over there, I can turn my lamp on and off."

Early cyborg.

MacGyver's Cat: 'You see, I took your bed and two paper clips and made it my bed.'

'Hon? Did your phone go dead? Hello?'

Gadget geek.

'I solved the problem of dead zones on my cell phone with a personal satellite,'

"Siri, who’s the fairest of them all?"

"He's on screen saver. Just tap him."

The Not-So Smart Meter

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.

"It's a smart hamper that sucks up clothes. My mom claims I leave my clothes on the floor, so she has it follow me wherever I go."

Bicycle sat nav.

'I think I see what's making your funny noise.'

"We do all those old tricks electronically now."

'I'm no expert, but I think we're a little behind when it comes to the latest industry technology.'

"The man who invented autocorrect died from the corona vibrator."

"No, it's not a bug. Since you keep losing you phone, I purchased you a phone-locating drone."

'Roger's busy making a cat-flap in the kitchen.'

'Ugh! Another oil puddle in the living room – bad robot dog!'