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16 Years Ago AT&T “You Will” Ad
SolSie.com —
16 Years Ago AT&T You Will Ad [image] 16 years ago, in 1993, AT&T issued this commercial offering an interesting view of the future computing. Unlike most predictions I have seen. The ones shown in this video have come true! [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment Notify me of followup comments via e-mail
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The Agitator —
Pretty cool how accurate these 1993 predictions turned out to be. Pretty scary that I remember seeing the commercials when they aired.
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AT&T got the future pretty right in 1993
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
A colleague at Computerworld posted this Magnum P.I.-narrated piece from AT&T in 1993. Even though they kill us with high iPhone bills, they kinda nailed this one.
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How many of the "You Will" predictions have come true?
TV Squad —
Remember the early 90s commercials from AT&T that asked various technology questions and then ended with Tom Selleck saying "You Will?" Someone on YouTube has put a montage of the ads and it's interesting that so many of these tech predictions/plans have actually come true. ...
Remember The AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will [Retromodo]
Gizmodo —
Narrated by Tom Selleck, and directed by Fight Club's David Fincher, the ads began in 1993 and were (mostly) remarkably accurate, predicting: E-Books, in-car GPS, tablet PCs, E-ZPass, video conferencing, and video on demand. Take a look: Also interesting is that the montage comes from a 1993 Newsweek CD-ROM. The theme: That one day, magazines would be sent to you as a CD-ROM sponsored by ads. Uh, no. Crazy to think that was only 16 years ago. It's ironic that the main two things the ads get wrong are now core AT&T; businesses: We don't fax from the beach (we email; but close enough), and we don't video chat from public ...
Remember Those AT&T Ads About the Future? You Will [Retromodo]
Gizmodo —
Narrated by Tom Selleck, and directed by Fight Club's David Fincher, the ads began in 1993 and were (mostly) remarkably accurate, predicting: E-Books, in-car GPS, tablet PCs, E-ZPass, video conferencing, and video on demand. Take a look: Also interesting is that the montage comes from a 1993 Newsweek CD-ROM. The theme: That one day, magazines would be sent to you as a CD-ROM sponsored by ads. Uh, no. Crazy to think that was only 16 years ago. It's ironic that the main two things the ads get wrong are now core AT&T; businesses: We don't fax from the beach (we email; but close enough), and we don't video chat from public ...
AT&T's 1993 predictions were remarkably accurate
Core77 —
Predictions about the future, when viewed from the future, are often hilariously wrong, and nowhere is this more true than with product design. One need look no further than "futuristic" Hollywood movies/TV programs of yore or old Popular Science covers to see that would-be future designers can do no more than take the form factors of their day, alter the shape slightly and add some then-impossible technological function.
But as David Pogue twitters, "Remember the AT&T; 'You Will' ads from 1993? Amazing how many of these came true..." and man--he's right! ...
ATT's Vision of the Future c.1993
Tech Blog —
Simply put, this "montage of ATT ads came from a 1993 Newsweek CD-ROM, when Newsweek thought that one day, magazines would be sent to you in CD-ROM form, sponsored with ads." Continue reading to watch.
..and were (mostly) remarkably accurate, predicting: E-Books, in-car GPS, tablet PCs, E-ZPass, video conferencing, and video ...
Linkpost | 9.21.2009
TechBlog —
Linkpost | 9.20.2009 | Main September 21, 2009 Linkpost | 9.21.2009 • Microsoft unveils shield for critical Windows flaw as attack code looms - Small app disables SMB, which has a flaw that's considered "decently wormable" in Windows Vista, Server 2008 and preview versions of Windows 7. • Apple Seeking More Info From iPhone 3.1 Users Reporting Poor Battery Life - The company has contacted some users who've complained on its forums asking for more info, and setting up battery logging on the phone. • Eric Schmidt's Favorite Google Product? Chrome! - Not surprising, given that the Google wants to turn it into ...
