In 1993, AT&T released a series of commercials grouped by the theme "you will."
They were all about things people would be doing in the future.
Unlike most futuristic concepts, these turned out to be surprisingly accurate. True, there are no far-out ideas like flying cars, but there is plenty of great stuff that was mind-blowing in 1993.
Today, most of this stuff is commonplace.
Revisiting these predictions is a good reminder of how far we've come in a very short period of time.
"Have you ever borrowed a book from thousands of miles away?" asks AT&T...
In 2007, the answer became yes. Amazon introduced the Kindle, allowing people to easily download books. It wasn't heavy on "borrowing," but Amazon is adding more borrowing features.
"Cross the country without stopping for directions," says AT&T.
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