Top 10 Crazy Technology Predictions That CAME TRUE

Talk about forward-thinkers! For this list, we’ll be looking at the predictions about future technology made by media or individuals that ended up being true years ahead of time. Our countdown includes Self-Driving Cars, Drones, the Atomic Bomb, and more! If there’s a show, movie, or person who got today’s tech right, that our list got wrong, set us straight in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

If there’s a show, movie, or person who got today’s tech right, that our list got wrong, set us straight in the comments!

[tazdolla]

That “la televisíon” scene where everyone walks around with their head down lookin at their “phones” was disturbingly all too real and accurate

[twitchster]

40 years old and I feel so amazed with all the cool tech of today. I could never have dreamed of half the toys I own now as an adult! Touchscreen phones, tablets, voice assistants...heck, even my watch! Far surpasses anything I could've hoped for as a kid!

[mojo]

"The Jetsons" sure is one of the shows with technologies that come true. I've seen a self-driving car in an anime and in other videos. I've also seen drones on TV📺. One of my friends has one. I have a smartphone, but it no longer works. People need to be aware of their surroundings when looking at their phones.

[akilahwashington]

Minority Report…so many things…the biggest one, swiping technology. I remember thinking that is so cool. Now we do it all the time on our devices.

[Niftygizmoz]

R.I.P those PS5/PS4 futuristic design that were predicted back in 2008

[TSierra]

It’s crazy how these predictions are spot on.

[Bakazmann]

It’s crazy how some predictions are spot on

[jons.]

Actually the wrist communicator goes back a bit further as Dick Tracy comics had them for the radio in 1946 and later made them TV in 1964. There's even a funny reference to this in 1967's Casino Royale where Peter Sellers is being given one in spy training!

[donovandelaney]

The Zenon trilogy also predicted the I-Phone. I personally would love to see some based on them.

[saiberunato]

Self fulfilling prophesies. Before the inventor, there was the dreamer who got inspired.

[Atrus]

Video calls were shown way before 2001 in the movie Metropolis.

[greenrobot]

Back to the future predicted widescreen TVs in the 80's, and they didn't come out till mid 2000's

[joshy]

Technologies are getting better for the future and i loves it.

[emiebex]

Mini Laptops: I've wanted one of these ever since I saw Penny use hers in Inspector Gadget. 👨🏿‍💻

[brucejacobs]

There is a novel where the story starts with a small group of teenagers exploring a computer generated landscape as part of a game. A multi player computer simulation where the main character breaks the mood by trying to take the game to a place where the other players so not want to go. The players are in their respective homes communicating over computer networks. The book has computers that talk and respond to voice commands. Computers that have access to massive amounts of encyclopedic information. The book, The City and the Stars, was published in 1956

[SlaughdaradioLLC]

As a Kid I knew we were going to have watches when we could see each other! I remember when caller ID came out now look how far we came😮

[themirrorsofmymind]

Number 5, the French documentary *_"La télévision, œil de demain"_* (1947) about portable TVs didn't predict _"Smart Phones"_ *it predicted portable TVs* (nobody was making phone calls or doing computer-like tasks on the things they were carrying around in that short clip). My mother bought as many of them as she could when I was growing up with her. The one that lasted the longest was a five-inch B&W TV with an AM/FM radio. It took nine D batteries and was a hearty little bastard! It was, obviously, not handheld, but she had a few of those too.

[stevensiferd]

The "Dick Tracy" comic strip predicted video wrist watches about 30 years before "The Jetsons" did.

[DekaNovelist]

So the Jetsons predicted SmartWatches? Awesome!