Yes, we have remote controls the size of candy bars and smartphones to control nearly any entertainment or informational task, but I'm in love with this huge sit-down living room control console, with its floating orb speakers, movie projector and "3D screen" system, and auto-darkening window wall panels, as showcased by Walter Kronkite back in 1967.

Other visions of the future from way back when:

Apple's view of the future from the 1990's

 
AT&T Archives: Seeing the Digital Future (1961)

 
The Town and the Telephone - 1950's Bell Telephone System

 
1960's futuristic homes and kitchens

 
Future Prediction of the PC in 1999 (1967)

 
Microsoft's Vision of Computing (2001)

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