Past and Future News
Next big thing – Swap-O-Matic exchange machines
Fancy swapping your old tennis racquet for a pair of trainers? Thanks to the Swap-O-Matic vending machine, you can
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Next Big Thing – printed computers
The world’s first printed sticker monitor hails a brave new future for 3D printing
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Retro chic – BBC Micro (1982)
Hop over to eBay with £90 or so in your pocket and you could get one of the most influential computers ever
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Next Big Thing – folding cars
Forever searching for a place to squeeze in your roller? MIT has you covered with it's squishable concept car
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25 best Australian movies ever
Thursday is Australia Day, so to pay tribute to our Antipodean chums we've picked out the best films from Down Under
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Next Big Thing – solar powered OLED transparent car roof
We'd happily drill a few holes in our rides to accommodate this snazzy sun roof
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Retro chic – Sinclair Neoteric 60 (1968)
If you see one of these hi-fi amps on eBay, pounce – they're rarer than a Frenchman's steak
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Next Big Thing – interactive car windows
Dreading long journeys with restless kids? Shut them up with these interactive windows
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25 best school movies ever
With Apple busily reinventing education today, here's our look at the best school films of all time. Textbooks at the ready
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Next Big Thing – WristQue smart wristbands
These next generation wrist huggers are more than just fashion statements – they can control everything from the thermostat to your telly
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Next Big Thing – eye controlled texting
Do origami, hand puppetry and hail a taxi – all while staring your smartphone into text submission
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Next Big Thing – car air batteries
Electric cars with a 500 mile range are just over the horizon, thanks to air batteries
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Rewind to 1991
Twenty years ago, the Cold War was ending and Arnie was playing on his SNES. Check out our 90s throwbacks
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2011 in tech – December
Just in time for Christmas, the Asus Transformer Prime goes on sale in the UK
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Movie Classics – Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The spaghetti western took an artful turn for Sergio Leone’s slow-burning, but epic, departure from the Eastwood years
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