Old tv shows from the past predicting future technology

Kermit.de.frog

Anyone else find programs like this from years a go which speculated on new technologies we now take for granted, and what the world would look like 30, 40, 50 years from then, fascinating to look at?

Touchscreen (1991)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6iKfstF40

Mobile phone (1979)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vix6TMnj9vY

It's just interesting to hear the thoughts of how it was felt the world would change when you go back to the future.

L1011

There's a fantastic Tomorrows World where they go through a load of absolute cobblers they assumed would be available in the 21st century, and flat screen TVs.

The presenter comes out of the segment saying "but flat screen TVs are the one thing we have been told is not possible, as you cannot make a tube that thin". Only thing that actually did happen from it!

COVID

Did they ever predict that one day fifty years from now a famous American man named Matt Damon would be seen in Dalkey (Ireland) carrying a Supervalu bag?

Did they hell as like!

Nuff said.

Your Face

A precursor to sat nav:

Kermit.de.frog

How to send an 'E-mail' (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdbKz5CyhA

Mr Meanor

Tomorrows World wasn't the same without Raymond Baxter and James Burke

Gregor Samsa

I remember a Tomorrow’s World episode when I was a kid that demonstrated a bike tyre that you could drill through and would still work fine. That must be 40 years ago.

Yesterday my daughter came home with a flat tyre, and it made me realise how far we are from flying cars and helmets that allow us to telepathically communicate with dogs.

Junkyard Tom

Quasimodo predicted all this.

Zaph

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Quasimodo predicted all this.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame predicted mobile phones and flat screen TVs?

Junkyard Tom

Zaph wrote: »

The Hunchback of Notre Dame predicted mobile phones and flat screen TVs?

No he played Quarter Back for Notre Dame.

Tony EH

L1011 wrote: »

There's a fantastic Tomorrows World where they go through a load of absolute cobblers they assumed would be available in the 21st century, and flat screen TVs.

The presenter comes out of the segment saying "but flat screen TVs are the one thing we have been told is not possible, as you cannot make a tube that thin". Only thing that actually did happen from it!

Technically, though, they were correct. You can't make a CRT "that thin".

Hamsterchops

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Old tv shows from years a go on modern technology.

Old tv shows from the past predicting future technology, might be a better, clearer title.

KungPao

Interesting stuff alright. We are fairly ****e at predicting future events. As Kermit knows, even with fancy computers saying x (7 feet of white gold) will happen in 10 days, y (boring wind and rain) probably actually happens.

Kermit.de.frog

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Old tv shows from the past predicting future technology, might be a better, clearer title.

Ask and you shall receive...

Kermit.de.frog

KungPao wrote: »

Interesting stuff alright. We are fairly ****e at predicting future events. As Kermit knows, even with fancy computers saying x (7 feet of white gold) will happen in 10 days, y (boring wind and rain) probably actually happens.

It makes me sad

silliussoddius

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No he played Quarter Back for Notre Dame.

That rings a bell.

Montage of Feck

But wasn't that the point of the show?

Your Face

Your Face wrote: »

A precursor to sat nav:

Was wondering how this was going to work without satellites. Interesting work around, but would never have had a practical use.



Makes me treasure Sat Nav. A wonderful and free to use system.