thorne Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/atts_1993_predictions_were_remarkably_accurate_14684.asp This is pretty awesome. Hard to believe that allot of the cool shit we have now we just a though back then. i seen the door opening to voice and it made me sad. As soon as I buy a house I'm going to have facial recognition setup. Edited September 20, 2009 by nurkvinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 pretty cool Predictions about the future, when viewed from the future, are often hilariously wrong, and nowhere is this more true than with product design. One need look no further than "futuristic" Hollywood movies/TV programs of yore or old Popular Science covers to see that would-be future designers can do no more than take the form factors of their day, alter the shape slightly and add some then-impossible technological function. I was just thinking about this the other day when I was watching Back to the Future II. I mean did they really think that 2015 would be like that? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 pretty cool I was just thinking about this the other day when I was watching Back to the Future II. I mean did they really think that 2015 would be like that? lol Hey, we still have another 5 years..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 fax? phonebooth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Someone, somewhere already has technology generations ahead of what most of us know about and will release it slowly over the next 20 years instead of all at once. Tons more money to be made that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Someone, somewhere already has technology generations ahead of what most of us know about and will release it slowly over the next 20 years instead of all at once. Tons more money to be made that way. If that were true, AT&T would be in a much better financial position these days (seemingly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Just a few of my random memories: Adaptive Cruise Control and Crash assist braking Auto Wipers Stability Control Lane and Blind Spot control Features I remember hearing about and now readily available on a lot of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Tom Selleck doing the narration. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Lee Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Arthur C. Clarke predicted that we'd be living on the moon and exploring the outer planets of the solar system by 2001. We probably would've been on the moon at least if people had supported NASA a little more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 Pretty interesting how some of those are really common things that almost seem old now, makes you wonder what the future holds. I agree that there is much more technology that is in process of being developed that is not ready to be released to the public yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Have you ever watched a commercial that promised you things a said company did not bring you? You did. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Arthur C. Clarke predicted that we'd be living on the moon and exploring the outer planets of the solar system by 2001. We probably would've been on the moon at least if people had supported NASA a little more... I'm guessing we easily have the technology to do it right now. There's just no money in it, so nobody has bothered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appn88 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 i bet that they had those technologies back then just not as refined and out in the public, and who the heck really uses fax anymore?? lol mostly emails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 i bet that they had those technologies back then just not as refined and out in the public, and who the heck really uses fax anymore?? lol mostly emails Fax is highly used though internet faxing is just beginning to come into play here in Columbus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 yeah i get faxes all the damn time, and send them just as much, but having to scan to PDF and send is a bit longer to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I can't find pay phones anywhere anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.