They're not widespread due to energy consumption, but most large airports have moving conveyers between terminals; and escalators (vertical moving sidewalks) are ubiquitous in malls.
House-Moving by Train
It's normally done by flatbed truck, but it is done.
Televised Outside Broadcasting
Justin.tv.
Personal Flying Machines
Um, hang gliders?
Weather Control Machine
[feverish paranoid conspiracy fantasy involving HAARP, Hurricane Katrina and global warming removed at the request of the commenter]
I find it interesting that so many of these "predictions" consider technology while completely ignoring popluar culture. Notice that no matter what the prediction, people are still wearing Victorian garb. The easiest prediction of all would have been that people would wear more functional clothing.
Shopping malls are basically roofed cities. The roofed cities concept has been a very popular nation of the utopian literature of that time. I think one day we'll reach that state. We're just not yet there.
Yeah, but roofed cities doesn't mean the city is a huge building like you probably imagine but the idea behind it is the ability to stay dry when it rains etc. So maybe we should talk about roofed sidewalks instead.
They're not widespread due to energy consumption, but most large airports have moving conveyers between terminals; and escalators (vertical moving sidewalks) are ubiquitous in malls.
House-Moving by Train
It's normally done by flatbed truck, but it is done.
Televised Outside Broadcasting
Justin.tv.
Personal Flying Machines
Um, hang gliders?
Weather Control Machine
[feverish paranoid conspiracy fantasy involving HAARP, Hurricane Katrina and global warming removed at the request of the commenter]
Combined Ship and Railway Locomotive
Containerization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containerization
Undersea Tourist Boats
Disneyworld's "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" ride.
Roofed Cities
Toronto's PATH. http://www.toronto.ca/path/
Personal Airships
Luxury private jets.
Summer Holidays at the North Pole
Check back in 20 years.
Police X-Ray Surveillance Machine
Ubiquitous urban CCTV cameras, TSA heavies.