Flying cars are the
exciting news, since they haven't exactly taken off yet. Other
technologies envisioned in the Jetsons, however, have. Flatscreen
TV's and interactive flatscreen computers were commonplace in the
Jetsons, mounted on walls like paintings. It's unfortunate some of
our favorite classic science fiction shows and movies failed to
predict this, because seeing the inside of starships outfit with
clunky CRT computer monitors really ruins our suspension of
disbelief. Not only were flatscreens commonplace in The Jetsons, but
video chats were also a feature of the futuristic TV show. Today,
Skype, FaceTime and others all allow for us to visually chat,
real-time, with people anywhere in the world. Video-chat and
video-conferencing is widely used in business, and it has become so
common that it is considered as only a feature on most devices. It's
impressive that the writers of Jetsons saw this coming back in the
early 1960's!
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