The world of inflatables is not only large, but it is extremely inventive as well. Well beyond your car’s airbags and backyard BBQ bounce houses, there are inflatables that push the boundaries of what we know. On a regular basis, this blog shows you some of the ways inflatables are being used in different ways. [...]

The inflatables industry has been hit with a number of problems in recent years, primarily due to accidents and other safety issues plaguing otherwise well-meaning activities. We have discussed a few of the more pronounced accidents that have occurred over the last few years in this blog, from two young girls in Arizona suffering concussions [...]

I know that the winter is upon us (especially in the Northern areas of the world) but it isn’t cold all over the place. Consider Australia, which is currently entering its summer season. What does that mean? It’s time to set up the inflatable pool in the backyard for those really hot days down under. [...]

As you know if you read this blog, there are all kinds of fun and interesting inflatables out there. In fact, two weeks ago I wrote about artists who use inflatables as an integral part of their work. I’ve also mentioned stories about rental inflatables that are air-filled versions of real working Irish pubs – [...]

All you have to do is step outside and you’ll run the risk of seeing someone using a smartphone. By the end of 2010, almost 75 million Apple iPhones were sold, not counting any of the other smartphones made with the Android operating system. Considering that almost 4.6 billion people all over the world own [...]

It is no surprise that technology is always evolving very quickly throughout various industries at all times. This is no different for the world of inflatables, which lend themselves to make more than just bounce houses and inflatable slides. As I have mentioned before in this blog, inflatables are used for a number of purposes [...]

Some months ago, I wrote about uses for inflatables that aren’t as mainstream as a jumper or bounce house you may have in your backyard from a graduation or birthday party. The last few months have been pretty heavy on safety issues regarding inflatables so I figured that now is a better time than never [...]

The world of inflatables is as adaptable as the world of experimental art. You may think I’m crazy for saying so, but hear me out. If you think about the number of types of inflatables there are in the world (inflatable bounce houses, inflatable yacht slides, jumpers, etc.) and think about the various kinds of [...]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a town in Texas that was considering some very tough restrictions on inflatables and even a potential banning of them as a whole: “One of the fees added is a minimum $25 to have inflatables on park property, with requirements on using town electricity and enforcing the need [...]