Back to the Future: Are we there yet?
The Back to the Future triliogy has to be on every 30 something dad's "must own" list. I loved all three episodes (yes even part 3). But there is something extra special about episode 2 It reflects our own dreams and hopes for the tech of tomorrow (though 2015 isnt that far off).
So what's come true (pretty close)? What was way off? What is just around the corner? And what is way better about our alternate timeline?
True/ close enough
Obsession with 3D
Tablets becoming ubiquetes:
Video games that you don't need to use physical controls.
Once cutting edge tech being sold as items of nostalgia.
Large wall mounted screens with picture in picture
Video Chat
Finger scan door entry
Digital cameras/ binoculars:
Voice interaction with tech
Way Off:
Hover tech being at a daily usable level:
Fax still being comletely relevant.
Power laces
Self drying and adjusting jackets
Dehydrated pizza/ food hydrators:
Soon:
Heads up display, computers we wear (google glass, iglasses... etc)
Even better than the movie:
Health tech improvements/ medical leaps.
Self driving cars:
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