Comments on: Vision of the future, from 1969 Japan http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: twianto http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1478657 twianto Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1478657 Your "television something" says テレビ電話 or "video phone" which has existed for a long time but was just a fad for most of its existence. Also, the dude on the left is using a "3D TV"; again, just a fad without any real practical applications. This is a collection of obsolete fads if you ask me (well, except for the hovercraft maybe...). Your “television something” says テレビ電話 or “video phone” which has existed for a long time but was just a fad for most of its existence. Also, the dude on the left is using a “3D TV”; again, just a fad without any real practical applications.

This is a collection of obsolete fads if you ask me (well, except for the hovercraft maybe…).

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1478511 teapot Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1478511 Yeah I'd say they got it all pretty right... apart from the era. All this stuff mostly exists in some form now and it makes heaps more sense with a little translation. Top left: "Hover Craft" http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505164_162-57409394-10391734/american-flying-car-soars-in-test-flight/  http://www.moller.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=57 Guy in top left is playing/watching some kind of 3D/realistic television Then you got the Roomba Top middle you got a news computer (OK, we don't print our own physical copy though) Then you got the dude using Skype (Though its called a television something) Then you got the girl using what translates something like "Personal home computer" Then you got the iron (OK, this working prototype isn't for sale and looks kinda different) http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-dressman-automatic-iron-by-114038  Top right you got a dish washing robot Below that you got an automatic food table http://boingboing.net/2012/06/14/vending-machines-of-loving-gra.html  (?) Yeah I’d say they got it all pretty right… apart from the era. All this stuff mostly exists in some form now and it makes heaps more sense with a little translation.

Top left: “Hover Craft”
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505164_162-57409394-10391734/american-flying-car-soars-in-test-flight/ 
http://www.moller.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=57

Guy in top left is playing/watching some kind of 3D/realistic television

Then you got the Roomba

Top middle you got a news computer (OK, we don’t print our own physical copy though)

Then you got the dude using Skype (Though its called a television something)

Then you got the girl using what translates something like “Personal home computer”

Then you got the iron (OK, this working prototype isn’t for sale and looks kinda different)
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-dressman-automatic-iron-by-114038 

Top right you got a dish washing robot

Below that you got an automatic food table
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/14/vending-machines-of-loving-gra.html  (?)

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1478507 teapot Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1478507 Yeah this was awesome thanks! Yeah this was awesome thanks!

]]> By: greggman http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1478401 greggman Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1478401 I always loved that retro future thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6pUMlPBMQA I always loved that retro future thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6pUMlPBMQA

]]> By: Analog Kid http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477817 Analog Kid Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477817 SKYPE! SKYPE!

]]> By: malindrome http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477796 malindrome Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477796 I know, right?  It appears that future Tokyo looks a lot like modern day Beijing. I know, right?  It appears that future Tokyo looks a lot like modern day Beijing.

]]> By: StCredZero http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477667 StCredZero Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477667 They even got the yellow haze of pollution looking out the window at the sky.  They even got the yellow haze of pollution looking out the window at the sky. 

]]> By: wrybread http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477656 wrybread Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477656 But they <b>are</b> staring at their internet-crack phones. Everyone here is staring at a computer. And by the looks of them, they're being social with other people (as opposed to computer games or whatever), which to me is the most striking thing they got right. But they are staring at their internet-crack phones. Everyone here is staring at a computer. And by the looks of them, they’re being social with other people (as opposed to computer games or whatever), which to me is the most striking thing they got right.

]]> By: paulj http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477627 paulj Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477627 Wow. Thanks for that view into contemporary internet crack-pottery. I haven't seen anything that demented since the time cube guy. Wow. Thanks for that view into contemporary internet crack-pottery. I haven’t seen anything that demented since the time cube guy.

]]> By: Mitch_M http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477624 Mitch_M Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477624 A future where people are not walking around starting at their internet-crack-phones? I like it! A future where people are not walking around starting at their internet-crack-phones? I like it!

]]> By: MarlboroTestMonkey7 http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477615 MarlboroTestMonkey7 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477615 Well, it seems fairly accurate to me. Well, it seems fairly accurate to me.

]]> By: twianto http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477574 twianto Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477574 Well, yeah, obviously for kids. The first sentence (lower right) reads: "In 20 years, when you'll be adults and work, computers will be an inseparable part of life." Well, yeah, obviously for kids. The first sentence (lower right) reads: “In 20 years, when you’ll be adults and work, computers will be an inseparable part of life.”

]]> By: mrfixitrick http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477566 mrfixitrick Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477566 The future is now. Check out Keshe Foundation's vision for levitating cars, instant travel, and even food and water made from air... http://www.keshefoundation.org/en/applications/transportation The future is now. Check out Keshe Foundation’s vision for levitating cars, instant travel, and even food and water made from air…
http://www.keshefoundation.org/en/applications/transportation

]]> By: SmokingHeartDesigns http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477553 SmokingHeartDesigns Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477553  That desire does exist.  That desire does exist.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477512 Boundegar Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477512 In the future, Japanese people will become Caucasian. In the future, Japanese people will become Caucasian.

]]> By: JhmL http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477499 JhmL Sat, 14 Jul 2012 08:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477499 Wh... what? Future is drag? Wh… what? Future is drag?

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477480 Preston Sturges Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477480 Entirely possible, it is manga   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday In the US we associate this sort of futurism with Popular Science type magazines, not fiction Entirely possible, it is manga  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday
In the US we associate this sort of futurism with Popular Science type magazines, not fiction

]]> By: Ladyfingers http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477461 Ladyfingers Sat, 14 Jul 2012 05:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477461 Syd Mead or GTFO. Syd Mead or GTFO.

]]> By: Ladyfingers http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477460 Ladyfingers Sat, 14 Jul 2012 05:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477460  Looks like blue tights and ballet flats to me, so we're already there.  Looks like blue tights and ballet flats to me, so we’re already there.

]]> By: malindrome http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477450 malindrome Sat, 14 Jul 2012 05:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477450 Well, it's future Japan, so everything is thinner.  Future America looks more like the human characters in WALL-E. Well, it’s future Japan, so everything is thinner.  Future America looks more like the human characters in WALL-E.

]]> By: vdev http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477438 vdev Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477438 I love the hairstyle, So this is where Princess Leia started ! I love the hairstyle, So this is where Princess Leia started !

]]> By: beepbeep http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477424 beepbeep Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477424 I really like the Star Trek NG clothing!  I really like the Star Trek NG clothing! 

]]> By: joe blough http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477419 joe blough Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477419 the cool thing about this is that the illustration is titled "computer life". also i wonder if this was from a kids' publication as it has furigana over most if not all of the kanji... the cool thing about this is that the illustration is titled “computer life”. also i wonder if this was from a kids’ publication as it has furigana over most if not all of the kanji…

]]> By: jacmac http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477405 jacmac Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477405 In the future, our ankles will be thinner... In the future, our ankles will be thinner…

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477392 Preston Sturges Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477392 The guys are wearing spandex jumpsuits with dickies.  Are dickies making a comeback at least in a retro ironic way? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_(garment) "..... Cloth turtleneck-style dickeys are still sometimes seen, for example on the TV series The Big Bang Theory, worn by the character Howard Wolowitz, as well as in Dinner for Schmucks character Therman Murch, played by Zach Galifianakis wore an orange turtleneck dickey. Cousin Eddie, character played by Randy Quaid, in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" wore a dark green turtleneck dickey underneath an ivory sweater. The character Liz Lemon wore a "sweater" type dickie on the opening episode of season 6 on the TV series 30 Rock.[2]...." The guys are wearing spandex jumpsuits with dickies. 

Are dickies making a comeback at least in a retro ironic way?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickey_(garment)

“….. Cloth turtleneck-style dickeys are still sometimes seen, for example on the TV series The Big Bang Theory, worn by the character Howard Wolowitz, as well as in Dinner for Schmucks character Therman Murch, played by Zach Galifianakis wore an orange turtleneck dickey. Cousin Eddie, character played by Randy Quaid, in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” wore a dark green turtleneck dickey underneath an ivory sweater. The character Liz Lemon wore a “sweater” type dickie on the opening episode of season 6 on the TV series 30 Rock.[2]….”

]]> By: musesum http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477386 musesum Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477386 Secret message? For some reason, am tempted to print this out and attempt an Al Jaffee fold-in - as you'd find in the back of Mad Magazine - perhaps revealing a pre-akira-techno-evangelionic rapture. Or is this merely wishful thinking? Secret message? For some reason, am tempted to print this out and attempt an Al Jaffee fold-in – as you’d find in the back of Mad Magazine – perhaps revealing a pre-akira-techno-evangelionic rapture. Or is this merely wishful thinking?

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477369 benher Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477369 At least things like the "Automatic vacuum" in the lower left and the "TV Phone" came to pass in somewhat different states.  I like the "Antenna" attached to the Iron (lower right corner)... Wi-fi?  At least things like the “Automatic vacuum” in the lower left and the “TV Phone” came to pass in somewhat different states. 

I like the “Antenna” attached to the Iron (lower right corner)… Wi-fi? 

]]> By: vrplumber http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477364 vrplumber Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477364 The future won't happen until we all get on the same page and start wearing our space footie pajamas. The future won’t happen until we all get on the same page and start wearing our space footie pajamas.

]]> By: paul http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477337 paul Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477337  FWIW it was a common quip among AI types in the early 80s that japanese robotic vacuums would be cleaning american smart tanks. 0 for 2.  FWIW it was a common quip among AI types in the early 80s that japanese robotic vacuums would be cleaning american smart tanks. 0 for 2.

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2012/07/13/vision-of-the-future-from-196.html#comment-1477332 grimc Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171202#comment-1477332 Well, they got the robot vacuum and the skinny jeans right. Well, they got the robot vacuum and the skinny jeans right.

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