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The Most Futuristic Predictions that Came True in 2014

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday April 14 2015, @05:33PM   Printer-friendly
from the wold-of-tomorrow dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

io9 reports:

As 2014 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the most futuristic breakthroughs and developments of the past year. This year's crop features a slew of incredible technological, scientific, and social achievements, from mind-to-mind communication to self-guiding sniper bullets. Here are 15 predictions that came true in 2014.

It's a bit deep into 2015 for a 2014 round-up, but there are some in their list you may not have heard of.

 
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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Anne Nonymous on Tuesday April 14 2015, @07:23PM

    by Anne Nonymous (712) on Tuesday April 14 2015, @07:23PM (#170509)

    2014, the year Slashdot finally got some modern webpage technology.

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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Tuesday April 14 2015, @10:10PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Tuesday April 14 2015, @10:10PM (#170586)

    After they were nudged by an upstart competitor.

    Reading that list, it was a pretty exciting year. Some of those accomplishments are amazing.

    • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Tuesday April 14 2015, @11:08PM

      by kaszz (4211) on Tuesday April 14 2015, @11:08PM (#170617) Journal

      Most companies understands user input in the terms of a competitor that eats the business. There are of course others that don't but they usually become irrelevant both in presence and finances.