This picture ‘takes you into the living room of a house of the future. The basics will probably be similar – windows, furniture, carpet and TV. There will be one big change though – the number of electronic gadgets in use.’ Let’s see how many of these predictions came true (image below):So the robot butler didn’t happen but the rest is pretty spot-on! Although the description of how email would work is quite funny, with hindsight:“By 1990, most mail will be sent in electronic form. Posting a letter will consist of placing it in front of a copier in your home or at the post office. The electronic read-out will be flashed up to a satellite, to be beamed to its destination.”
- A giant-size TV with stereo sound system
- Electronic video movie camera (requires no film, just a spool of tape)
- Flat screen TV – a thickness of less than five centimeters
- Video disc player used for recording off the TV and for replaying favorite films
- Domestic robot rolling in with drinks
- Mail slot for sending electronic mail
这张照片'带你进入未来房屋的客厅。 基础设施可能是相似的——窗户、家具、地毯和电视。 不过会有一个很大的变化——使用中的电子产品的数量。 让我们看看这些预测中有多少成真(下图):只有机器人管家没有出现,但其余的都有! 尽管关于电子邮件如何工作的描述很有趣,但事后看来: “到 1990 年,大多数邮件将以电子形式发送。 邮寄信件包括将其放在您家中或邮局的复印机前。 电子读数将闪现到卫星上,然后传送到目的地。”
- 带有立体声系统的巨型电视
- 电子摄像机(不需要胶卷,只需一卷磁带)
- 平板电视——厚度小于五厘米
- 用于在电视上录制和重播喜爱的电影的视频光盘播放器
- 家用机器人端着饮料滚来滚去
- 用于发送电子邮件的邮箱
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