Recent Posts

Explosive idea #146: Sky TV under the British summer sky

One of favourite elements of 50s American youth culture is the drive-in cinema. The combination of gorgeous cars, Technicolor movies and the company of a member of the opposite sex on the back seat was enough to drive adolescents mad. In the dreary, repressed UK, there wasn’t enough room and the weather is utterly hopeless — so outdoor cinema never …

Read More »

Philips PET744: The sugar

Sleet, hail and widespread flooding of the UK aside, apparently it’s summer. And with summer comes holidays, and with those come bored, listless and fidgety children. Happily, Philips wants to reduce the massive harrassment under-occupied youths inflict on their parents and provide a way to anaesthetise them against the pain of imagination and creativity. That’s right, the Philips PET744 is …

Read More »