This is a really cool documentary short about the future of the Internet made in 1969. If we ignore the appalling gender stereotypes mother – mother shops for clothes while father looks concerned and pays the bills. “What the wife selects on her console will be paid for by the husband on his console”!! And the fact that the kids are not on the Internet it is a really cool look at the future with
- eCommerce (fingertip shopping sounds much better)
- Browsing
- Online banking
- Instant messaging
- Video surveillance
Sure there are some things missing but it was a pretty good guess. Its also just worth watching for the gender roles…
(via Guardian Unlimited)