This 1987 video from predicts 2024 tech – and is (mostly) impressively accurate

BBC Tomorrow's World
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Past predictions of future technology were often way off the mark (hover cars and food in pill form come to mind). But a Tomorrow's World video from 1987 has been shared that is impressively accurate – after a shaky start involving a temperature adapting business suit.

With tech predictions ranging from fingerprint sensors to portable printers (well, a fax machine, but it's pretty close), there's a lot that's recognisable here (and all in the design aesthetic of the best retro games consoles). Shared by Instagram user fishfry0, it's garnered a lot of positive responses, with users commenting on the smartwatches, keys and VR headset. I've shared the slightly longer YouTube version below (uploaded by Boson TV). Note the under-the-tongue health sensors that can be recognised in our modern smartwatches. Take a look for yourself below.

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Georgia Coggan

Georgia is lucky enough to be Creative Bloq's Editor. She has been working for Creative Bloq since 2018, starting out as a freelancer writing about all things branding, design, art, tech and creativity – as well as sniffing out genuinely good deals on creative technology. Since becoming Editor, she has been managing the site and its long term strategy, helping to shape the diverse content streams CB is known for and leading the team in their own creativity.