Close Menu
  • English
  • Featured
    • AI & Robotics
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Leisure
    • Science
    • Security
    • Sustainable Development
    • Tech
    • Transport
  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

News, investigations, and analysis — our top stories every morning to start your day right.

Trending
Illustration of the 500th Falcon rocket launch by SpaceX marking a historic milestone. Image generated by AI.
“From Garage to Glory”: Elon Musk’s Astounding Throwback After This 500th Falcon Rocket Launch Will Leave Space Enthusiasts in Awe
Illustration of the Rog Xbox Ally handheld gaming console featuring an LCD screen instead of OLED. Image generated by AI.
“Xbox Portable’s Screen Is an Embarrassment”: Future Console Sparks Outrage That Makes Switch 2 Look Flawless
Illustration of India's groundbreaking advancement in quantum secure communication using quantum entanglement. Image generated by AI.
“India Enters the Quantum Age”: Historic Breakthrough in Free-Space Secure Communication Signals Tech Superpower Rise
Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn RSS
Rude Baguette
Facebook X (Twitter) RSS
Newsletter
  • Featured
  • AI
    Illustration of the Figure 02 robot demonstrating advanced package sorting skills. Image generated by AI.

    “Robots Are Taking Over”: This Groundbreaking Video Shows Figure 02 Robot Mastering Human-Like Package Sorting Skills with Precision and Speed

    June 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
    Illustration of the dual-mode robot ATOM showcasing its ability to both fly and roll. Image generated by AI.

    “Flies and Rolls on Two Actuators”: Scientists Build Shape-Shifting Robot That Defies Mobility Engineering Norms

    June 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
    Illustration of 1X Technologies' humanoid robot NEO performing household tasks autonomously. Image generated by AI.

    This Sweater-Clad Robot Just Got a Brain Boost and Can Now Cook and Clean Solo Like a Real Domestic Assistant

    June 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
    Illustration of artificial intelligence organizing information like human cognition. Image generated by AI.

    “AI Thinks Like Us Now”: Chinese Study Unveils Stunning Evidence of AI Mimicking Human Brain’s Sorting Abilities

    June 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
    Illustration of the EngineAI RL Workspace platform for humanoid and legged robot development. Image generated by AI.

    “China’s Humanoids Are Coming In Your Home”: This Robotic Breakthrough From Beijing Just Changed the Future of American Tech Forever

    June 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
  • Energy
    Illustration of fiber-based cooling technology managing heat in data centers. Image generated by AI.

    “Coldest AI Centers Ever”: This Passive Cooling Tech Just Smashed Temperature Records and Could Save Billions in Data Power Costs

    June 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
    Illustration of the transformative potential of Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites in renewable energy and optoelectronics. Image generated by AI.

    Shapeshifting Perovskites Unleashed as Researchers Reveal Game-Changing Material That Supercharges Solar Devices and LED Efficiency

    June 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
    Illustration of the innovative process by MIT researchers to produce hydrogen using recycled soda cans and seawater. Image generated by AI.

    From Soda to Superfuel: Researchers Use Coca-Cola and Ocean Water to Produce Clean Hydrogen for the Future of Mobility

    June 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
    Illustration of China's Hualong-1 nuclear reactor and its impact on global energy dynamics. Image generated by AI.

    “France on the Brink”: China’s Nuclear Reactor Threatens to Wipe Out the Last Stronghold of French Economic Power

    June 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
    Illustration of a groundbreaking electrochemical reactor for lithium extraction and its impact on sustainable technology. Image generated by AI.

    “U.S. Uncovers Rare Earth Bombshell”: This Shocking Discovery Could Flip the Global Tech Supply Chain on Its Head

    June 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
  • Finance
    Illustration of James Howells searching for his lost Bitcoin hard drive in a landfill. Image generated by AI.

    “He’s Still Digging”: Man Who Lost $700 Million in Bitcoin 12 Years Ago in a Dump Faces Stunning New Twist in His Hunt

    June 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
    Illustration of a lost hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins buried in a landfill. Image generated by AI.

    He Just Gave Up €200 Million in Bitcoin: After 12 Years of Digging Through Trash, the Lost Hard Drive Is Gone for Good

    May 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
    Illustration of a man sleeping with black tape over his lips. Image generated by AI.

    “Doctors Sound the Alarm”: Viral Mouth Taping Trend Called Dangerous and Completely Unproven by Leading Medical Experts

    May 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
    Illustration of Visa's integration of AI systems into digital payments (AI-generated, non-realistic illustration). Credit: Ideogram.

    Visa’s AI Is Now Shopping for You: This Robot May Soon Swipe Your Card Automatically—and Mess With Your Mind

    May 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
    Microsoft Strikes Unprecedented Deal: World's Largest CO2 Removal at 7.44 Million Tons, Setting New Environmental Milestone

    “Microsoft Strikes Historic Climate Deal”: World’s Largest CO2 Removal Pact Targets 6.75 Million Tons in Unmatched Green Push

    April 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
  • Leisure
    Illustration of Emma Stone's journey from a young Hollywood newcomer to a multiple Oscar-winning actress. Image generated by AI.

    “She Started 20 Years Ago”: This Hollywood Icon Has Taken the World by Storm with 2 Oscars and Unstoppable Stardom

    June 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
    Illustration of the decline in European tourism to the United States due to geopolitical tensions. Image generated by AI.

    “Europe Turns Its Back on America”: Massive Travel Boycott Slams U.S. Tourism Industry as Revenues Plunge and Destinations Empty Out

    June 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
    Illustration of two Nintendo Switch bundles with different box designs. Image generated by AI.

    “He Ordered Two, Got Chaos Instead”: Nintendo Fan Buys Identical Switch Packs and Unboxes Two Completely Different Surprises

    June 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
    Illustration of GTA VI's dynamic and interactive urban environment. Image generated by AI.

    “GTA VI Goes Full Chaos”: Robbable Skyscrapers, Advanced Destruction, and a World That Strikes Back at Every Move

    June 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
    Illustration of a camping tent with a panoramic roof designed for stargazing. Image generated by AI.

    “Sleep Under the Stars, Literally”: This Inverted Tent Redefines Camping With a Mind-Blowing View of the Night Sky

    June 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
  • Science
    Illustration of India's groundbreaking advancement in quantum secure communication using quantum entanglement. Image generated by AI.

    “India Enters the Quantum Age”: Historic Breakthrough in Free-Space Secure Communication Signals Tech Superpower Rise

    June 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
    Illustration of space-time as a memory system storing information from cosmic interactions. Image generated by AI.

    “Space-Time Has Memory”: Radical New Theory Suggests the Universe Remembers, Shaking the Foundations of Cosmology

    June 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
    Illustration of Proba-3 creating an artificial solar eclipse to capture images of the Sun’s corona. Image generated by AI.

    “Artificial Eclipse Reveals Solar Secrets”: Orbiting Shield Gives Scientists Closest-Ever Glimpse of the Sun’s Corona

    June 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
    Illustration of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon at Launch Complex-39A for the Ax-4 mission. Image generated by AI.

    “June 19 Launch Confirmed”: SpaceX and NASA Greenlight Ax-4 Private Astronaut Mission After ISS Leak Repairs Complete

    June 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
    Illustration of scientists inserting and monitoring quantum defects in diamonds. Image generated by AI.

    Quantum Control Breakthrough: New Method Lets Scientists Insert and Observe Atomic Defects in Real Time With Stunning Accuracy

    June 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
  • Security
    Illustration of a Chinese satellite capable of identifying human faces from over 62 miles away. Image generated by AI.

    “China Can See Your Face From Space”: New Spy Satellite Sparks Global Alarm With Its Unprecedented Orbital Surveillance Power

    June 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
    Illustration of the F-15E Strike Eagle equipped with APKWS II rockets targeting drones. Image generated by AI.

    “We’ll Swat Them Out of the Sky”: U.S. Air Force Upgrades F-15E With 42 Drone-Killing Rockets in Explosive Power Boost

    May 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
    Illustration of using Starlink satellites to detect stealth aircraft. Image generated by AI.

    “Elon Musk Cornered by Invisible Threat”: China’s New Tech Can Hijack Starlink Satellites and Unmask Stealth Aircraft

    May 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
    Illustration of Homeland Security revoking Harvard's foreign student program due to alleged China ties. Image generated by AI.

    U.S. Government Revokes Harvard’s Foreign Student Access After Explosive Findings of Deep Connections to China

    May 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
    Illustration of a damaged North Korean naval destroyer at launch. Image generated by AI.

    “North Korea’s Warship Launch Fails”: Second Naval Destroyer Suffers Major Damage in Stunning Blow to Kim’s Military Ambitions

    May 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
  • Impact
    Illustration of Tor Alva, the tallest 3D-printed building in the world. Image generated by AI.

    This 3D-Printed Tower Just Broke a World Record as Tor Alva Rises Higher Than Any Structure Ever Made by a Machine

    June 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
    Illustration of the Jeddah Economic Company Tower rising as the world's tallest skyscraper. Image generated by AI.

    “Unlimited Saudi Ambition”: World’s Tallest Tower Now Rising at Lightning Speed, Smashing Every Construction Record in Sight

    June 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
    Illustration of the world's largest 3D construction printer installed at a school site in Doha, Qatar. Image generated by AI.

    Qatar Installs Giant 3D Beast: World’s Largest Construction Printer Could Reshape Cities and Shake Up the Global Building Industry

    June 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
    Illustration of the Jeddah Economic Company Tower under construction in the Saudi Arabian desert. Image generated by AI.

    “Skyline Will Never Be the Same”: Saudi Arabia’s Tower Surges Past All Records as World’s Tallest Skyscraper Rises in Blinding Speed

    June 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
    Illustration of the Jeddah Economic Company Tower rising in the Saudi Arabian desert as the future world's tallest skyscraper. Image generated by AI.

    “Tallest Tower Surges Ahead”: Saudi Arabia’s Sky-Piercing Giant Breaks Records as Construction Accelerates Beyond Predictions

    June 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
  • Tech
    Illustration of the 500th Falcon rocket launch by SpaceX marking a historic milestone. Image generated by AI.

    “From Garage to Glory”: Elon Musk’s Astounding Throwback After This 500th Falcon Rocket Launch Will Leave Space Enthusiasts in Awe

    June 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
    Illustration of the Rog Xbox Ally handheld gaming console featuring an LCD screen instead of OLED. Image generated by AI.

    “Xbox Portable’s Screen Is an Embarrassment”: Future Console Sparks Outrage That Makes Switch 2 Look Flawless

    June 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
    Illustration of Sony's rumored powerful portable console rivaling the PS5 Pro. Image generated by AI.

    “These Sony Plans Will Shock Gamers”: A Portable PS5 Pro Set to Rival Nintendo’s Next-Gen Console in a Gaming Revolution

    June 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
    Illustration of a Eurofighter Typhoon enhanced with Rattlesnaq AI technology dodging missile threats. Image generated by AI.

    “AI Saves the Jet”: New Combat System Helps Fighter Planes Evade Missiles and Hit Targets with Lightning Speed

    June 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
    Illustration of a hypersonic vehicle in flight withstanding extreme temperatures. Image generated by AI.

    “China Breaks the Heat Barrier”: New Hypersonic Shield Survives Beyond Known Thermal Limits in Flight Conditions

    June 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
  • Transport
    Illustration of Renault's strategic shift towards military drone production and electric vehicle innovation. Image generated by AI.

    “Electric Cars Aren’t Selling Anymore”: Renault’s Bold Move Shakes the Market with a Game-Changing Strategy Worth Millions

    June 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
    Illustration of the Govy AirCab, a revolutionary flying car by GAC Group, designed for urban travel. Image generated by AI.

    “World’s First Flying Car Revolution”: Chinese Firm Launches Stunning 18-Mile Range Vehicle That Defies Gravity and Rewrites Transportation History

    June 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
    Illustration of a Tesla Model 3 veering off the road and crashing. Image generated by AI.

    “It Just Drove Itself Into the Ditch”: Shocking Tesla Autopilot Crash Caught on Video Sparks Global Safety Alarm

    June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
    Illustration of a Cybertruck on autopilot with its driver playing Grand Theft Auto V on a highway. Image generated by AI.

    Shocking Highway Scene as Man Lets His Cybertruck Drive Autonomously While He Plays Grand Theft Auto Behind the Wheel

    June 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
    Illustration of the UK accelerating plans for autonomous vehicle deployment on public roads. Image generated by AI.

    “UK Hits the Gas on Self-Driving”: Bold National Push Could Make Britain the First to Fully Legalize Autonomous Cars Across All Roads

    June 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
  • English
Rude Baguette

10 Sci-Fi Connected Objects that came true

Eirwen WilliamsEirwen WilliamsApril 18, 2014 at 9:15 AM0
Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Telegram WhatsApp Email Copy Link
Follow Us
Google News
Share
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link

341176 I’m sure that, like me, you’ve always been wondering what the he** the hundreds of genius-engineers from Google or NASA can be doing all day long in their top-secret labs? Well, my theory is they are watching Sci Fi movies. Take the Internet of Things for example: a lot of connected objects that we are today using (or will in the short future) were already found in Sci Fi decades ago – actually not only movies but also comic books and other literature. Here is a list of 10. Any other ideas?

1. Improved vision : Google Glass

In “Back to the future II”, created by Robert Zemeckis in 1989, Marty Mc Fly wears goggles that look pretty similar to today’s Google glass – yet with a 70’s fashion touch. In the movie, they enable you to watch TV or pick up the phone. With Google Glass, not only can you send messages or watch videos, you can also search the web, get some navigation help, take pictures or videos or play music. Some things that “Terminator” was also able to do with his cyborg-eyes giving him (or it?) some meta data on his environment. In 1984, James Cameron already got the hint that we would want to improve our vision with technology.   Untitled

2. Driveless cars 

Sci-fi movies anticipated a long time ago the embedded technology that would give super-powers to cars. In “Minority Report”, by Steven Spielberg (and before that, a short story by Pilip K. Dick), automated cars can drive themselves, can be controlled remotely – the police redirects the destination of the car while Tom Cruise is trying to escape – or has an integrated communication system. Google, again, was the fastest in developing such cars with “Google Chauffeur”, currently being tested on a few Toyota Prius, Audi TT, and Lexus RX450h. google-car Will they also be the ones to build flying cars? Because Sci-Fi movies also anticipated this kind of technology, for instance in “Back to the Future” or in “Blade Runner”. Google, any suggestion?

3. Multi-purpose drones

Unmanned Aerial Vehicules appear in a great number of Sci-Fi movies and also video games. In fiction, drones were used for the military (as seen in “Call of Duty”) or as journalists’ cameras (as seen in “Back to the Future”). The U.S. has now a fleet of drones to carry out missile strikes over Pakistani territory to find Islamist extremists, and are also being put to use to monitor the U.S.’s southern border with Mexico.”Drone journalism” is also becoming a new “fashion” in journalism, yet the trend has still to figure out how to get the authorizations for flying. Amazon is even working on its “Amazon Prime Air”, a drone-service used to deliver packages even faster than today. drones1

Scene from Back to the Future

 

On a related topic, in “Short Circuit” (1986), a corporation tries to convince the US military to add robots to its arsenal. The plot of the movie is centered around an experimental military robot who gets struck by the light and get a more human-like intelligence. In real life, autonomous robotic systems are becoming a greater interest for the military. For instance, the Modular Advanced Armes Robotic System, a.k.a “the killer robot”, already exists, yet its production was stopped at the end of last year. drones 2

Short Circuit, 1986 

4. Smart watches

Dick Tracy, in the eponymous comic book, fights crime using his smart watch: he can make calls and watch TV using his bracelet. The strip started in 1931, yet the wrist-bracelet was only introduced in 1946. A few decades later, Pebble, Martian Watch or I’m Watch all enable you to measure, track, receive, communicate… Anything you want: there’s a watch-app for that. Yet you shouldn’t feel the need to fight crime just because you have Dick Tracy’s accessory.

wristtv

 

5. Quantify your (remaining) life

In 2011, Andrew Niccol releases “In Time”, a movie depicting a world where time has replaced money. Genetically modified humans don’t get older than 25 but need to “earn” time not to die. A pretty scary idea that seemed to have inspired the app Ignite, capable of basically telling you when you’re gonna die, based on a certain number of health and environment parameters. Wanna know when your time is? The app is free on the Apple and Google stores.  

6. Stress detector

The iconic first scene of “Blade Runner” depicts a questioning session between a police officer and a Replicant (renegade human-like robots that… well if you haven’t seen the movie you should, really. I’m not gonna tell you about it) using a device measuring his level of stress and emotions.  34 years after Blade Runner, PIP just finished its crowd funding campaign and will enable you to track and kill replicants measure your level of stress using a unique small device that looks like a car key.  

7. Connected sex toys

In 2003, “Matrix Reloaded” puts in pictures the dream of all men and women: being able to give an orgasm remotely. In the movie, it has to do with the matrixy-powers of Lambert Wilson, a.k.a The Merovingian, yet a little less than a decade later, comes Vibease, the connected device that is supposed to bring more happiness in long-distance relationships or just get more pleasure by plunging users into the immersive fantasy experience that the app offers. To learn more on the issue of connected sex toys, I wrote a previous (much longer) piece on them. Enjoy!

8. Portable scanner

In the mythical series “Star Trek”, the crew uses Tricorders for multifunctional purposes like scanning, recording and analyzing data. In “Start Trek the original Series”, started in 1966, the Tricorders is supposed to exist in the 23rd century, yet we can find some examples with great similarities today. For instance, the TellSpec – still in beta mode – is a small device that enables you to scan any type of food for its components, especially allergic components.   tricorders

Guess which is a Tricorder? Not so easy huh?

 

9. Human-Machine interfaces

Some fans of the movie “Minority Report” reproduced the exact same crazy screen that Tom Cruise plays with when trying to catch soon-to-become criminals. Yet aren’t our touch-screens already pretty similar? “Start Trek : The Next Generation” already featured small-sized computers controlled by hands, pretty similar to Ipads. Weirdly enough, they were called… PADDs. Fiction is becoming more and more real with the development of UltraHaptics, a hands-free touch screen. Soon in our living-rooms? Kinect-Minority-Report-UI-2  

10. 3D printers

In “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (yes, again, they are not a reference for nothing!) the Replicator is a machine capable of producing and recycling objects, mainly meals, by rearranging subatomic particles. Today’s 3D printers cannot reproduce pork-chops nor use subatomic particles, but are definitely a Sci Fi dream come true. Star_Trek_Replicator       From these 10 examples, one could conclude that Aldous Huxley, Philip K. Dick or Ridely Scott were all visionaries. If it’s true for their talent in writing and movie-making, it is not necessarily the case on the “predicting the future” point of view. According to Hervé Bougon, cinema programmer and expert in urban representation in Sci Fi: “Science-fiction is not “forward looking” as such, has no “prospective value” per se, yet it is more a representation of the excesses of current times, using the medium of Sci Fi to point them out.”   To learn more about the real future of connected objet, come and join us at the Connected Conference taking place on June 18th and 19th at La Halle Freyssinet. %CODECONNECTEDTICKETSSCIFI%

Did you like it? 4.6/5 (24)

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

News, investigations, and analysis — our top stories every morning to start your day right.

Follow on Google News Follow on X (Twitter)
Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Telegram WhatsApp Email Copy Link
Previous ArticleDiscover the 5 fastest growing FrenchTech startups
Next Article La Belle Assiette expands to Belgium, with the UK, Switzerland and Luxembourg coming by June
Related Posts
Illustration of the 500th Falcon rocket launch by SpaceX marking a historic milestone. Image generated by AI.

“From Garage to Glory”: Elon Musk’s Astounding Throwback After This 500th Falcon Rocket Launch Will Leave Space Enthusiasts in Awe

Illustration of the Rog Xbox Ally handheld gaming console featuring an LCD screen instead of OLED. Image generated by AI.

“Xbox Portable’s Screen Is an Embarrassment”: Future Console Sparks Outrage That Makes Switch 2 Look Flawless

Illustration of Sony's rumored powerful portable console rivaling the PS5 Pro. Image generated by AI.

“These Sony Plans Will Shock Gamers”: A Portable PS5 Pro Set to Rival Nintendo’s Next-Gen Console in a Gaming Revolution

Add A Comment
Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

News, investigations, and analysis — our top stories every morning to start your day right.

Trending
Illustration of the 500th Falcon rocket launch by SpaceX marking a historic milestone. Image generated by AI.
“From Garage to Glory”: Elon Musk’s Astounding Throwback After This 500th Falcon Rocket Launch Will Leave Space Enthusiasts in Awe
Illustration of the Rog Xbox Ally handheld gaming console featuring an LCD screen instead of OLED. Image generated by AI.
“Xbox Portable’s Screen Is an Embarrassment”: Future Console Sparks Outrage That Makes Switch 2 Look Flawless
Illustration of India's groundbreaking advancement in quantum secure communication using quantum entanglement. Image generated by AI.
“India Enters the Quantum Age”: Historic Breakthrough in Free-Space Secure Communication Signals Tech Superpower Rise
News by category
  • English
  • Tech
  • Finance
  • Leisure
  • Transport
  • Science
  • Security
  • AI & Robotics
  • Energy
  • Sustainable Development
Information
  • Meet the Team
  • Legal notice
  • Privacy policy
  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

News, investigations, and analysis — our top stories every morning to start your day right.

Facebook X (Twitter) RSS
© RudeBaguette.com. All rights reserved.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.