Happy New Year: Looking Back and Forward
At this time of year, we are often bombarded with “year in review” and “our prediction” articles, news stories, and specials. As a change a pace, I thought I would take a look at how some past predictions have actually been on the mark.
This video, dating from October 1954, is a segment from GE that aired as part of
a televised celebration of the Diamond Jubilee for the electric light.
The video predicts future technologies, including automatic dishwashers, VCRs, DVRs, cellphones, flat screen TVs, 3D TV, and more.
(Note: The video and audio start at 0:08)
