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10 Sci-Fi Predictions from TV and Movies That Came True
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10 Examples Of Sci-Fi’s Tech Predictions
- The electronic tablet on 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Insect-derived foodstuffs on Snowpiercer. Nowadays there are insect-based flour and protein bars.
- Smart home devices on the 1999 Disney film Smart House. In the film, a house is run by a robot that can perform most of the functions a digital assistant like Alexa does today.
- Personalized adverts on Minority Report. The movie had Billboards that identified the passersby and targeted adverts towards them, much like search engines and some actual billboards do today.
- Autonomous cars on Total Recall. The movie had driverless cabs not very different from the ones we have today.
- Autonomous military vehicles on Short Circuit. Although we are still far behind on the AI part the rest is already available to the military.
- Human-looking androids on Metropolis.
- Video conferencing/calling on Aliens or Bladerunner.
- Mobile phones/Smartwatches on Star Trek.
- Wearable technology on Back to the Future Part II. The movie had "smart eyewear" that resembles modern head-mounted virtual reality devices
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