From Future Cities by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis (1979)
From Future Cities by Kenneth Gatland and David Jefferis (1979)
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That guy's filming the building across the street, at least they knew perverts would still exist, just didn't expect it to be so easy.
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The most ridiculous thing on this is probably the aspect ratio on that TV lol
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They seem to have overestimated hardware (5cm flatscreens in the 90s? Eh... 3D Holographic replacing normal cameras? No way), but underestimated miniaturization and bandwidth. An early BlackBerry could do everything pictured save shopping, and that would come soon. Yet daylight displays are only getting common now 30 years later, and robots competent enough to be worth using is a rabbit hole as deep as fusion.
Definitely a saner-than-average take though. I'd rate 75% on predictions, and only 15-ish years late.
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Crazy shit I have that book in Spanish!
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At least part of it was the extra cost of data for early cell phones, and the UI clunkiness of sending a video. But now everyone has GB plans and the UI is simplified.
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Good thing that they finally added sound to the telephone
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I cant wait for people in 2050 to watch episodes of 'Black Mirror'
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I had the phone one I was a kid but it took C batteries and only played pacman
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This is actually fairly accurate. Some of the guesses at how the technology would actually work are hilariously bad, but that also would have been extremely hard to guess at the time.
Even down to them having a stack of records in a room full of more modern technology.
The solar panels amaze me.
It also predicted bad haircuts and bum clothes (age of corona).