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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