Internet shopping, online banking, self-diagnosing circuits, individual computers; this was surprisingly advanced stuff for 1966.
This video’s been around a little while — since 1966 logically, but the YouTube description notes it was uploaded in 2009, so you may have already seen it. It’s fascinating both in the way that predictions of the future often miss stuff, and, ’60s-era attitudes towards women notwithstanding, a lot of it is actually pretty accurate in covering the next 45 years of computing. Thanks to reader Jason Kelly for sending this one in.
Matt
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 1:11 PMThis video is highly depressing.
EckyThump
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 1:13 PMSo who was the prognosticator for this? Do they have any other predictions? #]
ozoneocean
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 1:32 PMThey’re not exactly “predictions” in the traditional sense or even educated guesses. What they did there was think up logical uses, developments and extensions for existing tech and then WE spent the next 40+ years trying to make that a reality.
Thinking of those as clever predictions is a bit like looking at a architect’s rendering for a building and going “Wow, how could he have known the real thing would turn out like that pic?”
matteb
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 2:28 PMmore like an a cave man looking and mud hut and drawing a brick mansion. still pretty neat
EckyThump
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 2:59 PMAh yes, that makes sense! Unfortunately I’m one of those people, who really wants to believe that Nostradamus makes accurate predictions, all the while knowing that it’s all crap! #]
TSH
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 1:18 PMWow, very cool.
InformedGamer
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 3:56 PMPretty spot on.
The wife shops. The husband pays for it.
Not a bad guess about the Email.
Jake Katrakis-Larkin
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 6:03 PMHahahaha,we watched this in History today!
Boomzilla
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 11:59 AMNot nearly enough flying cars.
wes
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 4:13 PMif this video had all the ideas patented, the creator would be suing Apple!