Tag Archives: Future

AT&T sees the Digital Future (1961)

Posted on 05/21/2012 by Zed

Back in 1961, this is how AT&T saw the future. Their vision includes: * The wireless Bellboy Pager, which was introduced commercially in 1962 * The Data-phone, which was supposed to revolutionize business communications * The videophone—shown as a credit-card-reading … Continue reading →

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Dude, where’s my flying car?

Posted on 02/29/2012 by Zed

The atomic-powered flying car of the future by Frank R. Paul (1955), from the book Driving Through Futures Past by the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Courtesy Pale of the Future. The February 8, 1952 Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, MS) … Continue reading →

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The Push-Button Education of the future

Posted on 02/10/2012 by Zed

There’s nothing more tragic that the failed promises of a better future. This high-tech school of tomorrow is from the May 5, 1958 edition of Arthur Radebaugh’s Sunday comic, Closer Than We Think. Caption reads: Tomorrow’s schools will be more … Continue reading →

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Future Women: Amazons

Posted on 01/23/2012 by Zed

Associated Press. Dec 1949. Women of the year 2000. In December 1950, newspapers across the US ran a piece distributed by the Associated Press titled “How Experts Think We’ll Live in 2000 A.D.” Among other things, the article also contained … Continue reading →

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This is definitely not the future of TV

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Zed

Photo of the front of  Vizio’s Remote for GoogleTV. Photos by theVerge. Photo of the back of  Vizio’s Remote for GoogleTV. Photos by theVerge. I clearly recall the first time I ever saw an Apple iPhone. It was only 2008. I … Continue reading →

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Fairy-tale headline of the day

Posted on 12/19/2011 by Zed

Somehow I have trouble believing “future” predictions from one of the least relevant tech companies in the world.

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Toyota imagines a pathetic future

Posted on 12/06/2011 by Zed

This week, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota unveiled their latest concept car, the Fun-Vii. Along with the car came the “future concept” video, seen above. I thought I had seen the worst with Microsoft and RIM’s future videos, but … Continue reading →

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Our future according to films

Posted on 11/16/2011 by Zed

Click on the image above to see the full timeline of the bleak future ahead of us–at least according to films, and a few TV shows. I have yet to see any film where the future is bright. If you … Continue reading →

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The horrible future-concept videos from RIM and Microsoft

Posted on 11/02/2011 by Zed

If you have not seen these, take some time to view the two videos, below, out recently from RIM (makers of BlackBerry) and Microsoft. Both are “concept” videos of the magic of technology in the future. Here’s what Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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