Doc and Marty entered the future, Oct 21, 2015. Let's see what innovations from the BTTF films have come out to-date. And which ones are we still eagerly waiting for.
In the first film, Marty dreams of owning the Toyota Hilux pickup truck When he returns to 1985 from 1955 he finds it in his garage. But instead of a Toyota model, it is being replaced by the Tacoma, being released on the 21. Also Pepsi will release a product from the 'Café 80's' Pepsi perfect, limited edition of 65,000 bottles through a website. Also this year, Nike is set to unveil a line of Marty Mcfly's self-lacing trainers. The shoes will be an upgrade of the 2011 version and feature real "power laces," motorized rollers sense weight and tighten the laces when a foot is placed in the shoe.
Video chat on TV: I'm sure in 1985 no one thought we'd be able to do video chats from our computers or phones. Smart TVs not only have Netflex and YouTube but it also has Skype. We can now have conferences across the world.
Policing in the future: When Jennifer is found passed out in an alleyway by the police, her thumbprint is used to retrieve all of her information. Biometric data is more important to police services at all levels than ever in 2015. Not everyone is on a national fingerprinted database just yet, police in NSW can retrieve information on any offender from the Galaxy Note 4 they carry around with them.
Now let's look at some of the items we would like to see. The Hoverboard. Unfortunately, the one from the movie is unviable. However, a team has developed bulky hoverboards with a battery life of three hours. They can only be used on metal flooring forcing the metal in the board to repel and hover. Not quite what we wanted, but it's close.
Flying cars: Although vehicles such as these don't exist today in Japan, Germany, and China, Maglev trains hover above a set of rails containing magnets.
Holograms and 3-D's: Yes. We do have 3-D and holographic adds. Not as elaborate as the shark coming at you from Jaws 19 but moving billboards have been around since 2000. Driving distractions is what they were called and the billboards went back to stills.
Fax machines: Although these machines came out in the 1980s, in BTTF II a fax machine is set up in every room of the McFly home to produce messages. But phones with text messaging is pretty much the same thing.
The jacket that Marty uses is out for purchase now. But it does not dry on its own or shrink to fit. We would like that to be a reality someday.
Hope you enjoyed Back to the Future day because it is now history.
