REWIND: GenX Future Predictions

When Generation X dreamed about the future, we pictured either a technological paradise with flying cars, helpful robots, no illness and rocket ships or we pictured a wasteland brought on by some human action. Neither came true (luckily in the latter), but we’re still a ways off from where we thought we would be by now. In this Backtrack we look at what we thought the future would hold and discuss some of the things we thought we would have and don’t, and what we have that we never would have predicted.
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Show Notes

World Fairs » bit.ly/2CIcp7u

How close are we to the Jetsons? » bit.ly/2EvcvB0

Hover boards: Expectations vs. Reality » bit.ly/2pSFuVt

Wearable tech predictions for 2018 » bit.ly/2kseZ6O

The first video phone » bit.ly/2EmrAVN

Demolition Man on Amazon » amzn.to/2QPkaeK

A Self Drying Jacket on Kickstarter » kck.st/1Xz4Fcp

Nike’s self tying shoes » www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nz5x6EtSyI

How ill VR change the world? » bit.ly/2EXzUaj

Get a fingerprint door lock for your home on Amazon! » amzn.to/2QPkpqa

Will flying cars ever happen? » bit.ly/2RSSmYD

How robots are being used today » sciencing.com/robots-used-in-everyday-life-12084150.html

Jetpacks are here! » www.jetpackaviation.com/

Putting voices in your head » bit.ly/2QLJF0K

Moon bases being planned for now » nbcnews.to/2p9I7S0

Can we colonize Mars? » to.pbs.org/2PABkNl

Living in domes » bit.ly/2P6nlSt

Teleporting in real life (sorta) » bit.ly/2RQyHs8

Real laser test by Navy » youtu.be/jIxugT-QiEI

How close are we to a Tricorder? » bit.ly/2suXk0l

Did we forget about MAD? » bbc.in/2CIYzlr

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