In Tex Avery’s Car of Tomorrow cartoon from 1951, we are introduced to all of the newest conveniences and accessories in the car of the future. From an illuminated speedometer, to a fool-proof garage, many advances that are comically displayed in this cartoon are actually very close to what we now have in the 21st century. Is imagination the first phase of innovation?

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Tex Avery’s cartoon from 1953, TV of Tomorrow, brings us on a tour of the possibilities of interactive television. By incorporating TV into hobbies and pastimes, such as fishing or playing bridge, this cartoon predicts a future where we can interact with our television, and it can even interact with us! While none of these creative ideas actually exist today without the help of a video game console, it proves how even back in the 1950’s, people saw how television would soon become an integral part of their lives.

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Students from the College of Science and Technology at Deakin University create the home of the future: a compact house with adaptable rooms that will change as needed, and a shared garden and patio for up to 4 members of one family. The house has a single room, but at the same time possesses a dining room, office, living room, bathroom, and more! The students created the concept of “modules” so that the environments are “assembled” in accordance with the time or need.

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• http://www.ab.deakin.edu.au/online/futurehouse/
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Australian cyclist Geoffrey Barnett has designed an eco-friendly monorail system that could solve our future transportation needs by traveling over traffic.  Shweeb, the human-powered monorail system, uses monorail and recumbent cycling technology, and is both cost-effective and ecological.  Shweeb, developed to solve inner-city problems of congestion and pollution caused by cars.  The aerodynamic and waterproof capsules can travel up to speeds of 40 mph, thanks to human pedal power and low-resistant tracks.

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Shi Shuchi and Bai Wanjun have designed the Cute Case, a compact and portable electric vehicle that can double as a suitcase. The lightweight and efficient vehicle is a stylish design for the electric vehicle that will dominate our roadways in the future. The electric vehicle can also be used as a trolley case and a suitcase, and can even be charged on buses or even on subway cars. Not only is the Cute Case eco-friendly, but it is a smart and stylish way of getting around a busy urban environment.

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The EN-V concept, designed by General Motors (GM) and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group (SAIC), could be the answer to urban traffic problems in the future. EN-V, which stands for Electric Networked-Vehicle, is a two-wheeled and two-seat emission-free vehicle propelled by electric motors in each of the driving-mode wheels. The vehicle’s drivetrain platform is an evolution of the platform of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (P.U.M.A.) prototype developed by Segway. EN-V can travel up to 25 miles on one charge, and be operated either manually or autonomously with both GPS and vehicle-to-vehicle communication capabilities. Its compact and eco-friendly form will allow for more parking availability and less traffic on the roads, and the GPS technology could lead the way to future advanced vehicle safety systems.

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• http://gm-volt.com/2010/03/24/gm-reveals-en-v-concept/
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The future of personal space travel has arrived: NASA aerospace engineer, Mark Moore, along with a team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), and M-DOT Aerospace, has developed a one-man tilt-rotor aircraft. Named Puffin, the aircraft looks like jetpack capsule, and stands at 12-feet with a 14.5-feet wingspan. In theory, Puffin can travel at 150 mph for about 50 miles with its current battery technology. The aircraft concept, propelled using vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) technology, brings personal transportation to new heights.

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Italian designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini has created a prototype for a new type of boat named the SeaJet Capsule, which is the first eco-friendly nineteen-foot yacht. The SeaJet Capsule has a seven-person seating capacity, transformable beds, photochromic windows, and hydro jet engines. This compact yacht is not only more practical for those looking to own a personal boat, but it also utilizes solar panels and hybrid engines to ensure sustainability.

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• http://www.lazzarinidesign.net/
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In the future, the term ‘ziggurat’ will no longer refers to the temple towers of the ancient Mesopotamian: Timelinks, a Dubai-based pioneering environmental design company, has chosen it to describe the sustainable city of the future. Using the basic idea of a pyramid structure, Timelinks has created renderings of a 100% self-sustainable and totally environmentally friendly super-structure. The city is planned to house more than 1 million inhabitants and will be a true architectural colossus.

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At the “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge’s Nanoscience Centre unveiled the Morph concept. Using nanotechnology, this cellular phone of the future could be flexible, transparent, and self-cleaning. Morph, unveiled at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, could become our guide to living a healthier and more efficient life through new, eco-friendly applications. While this phone is only a concept at the moment, the manufacturer believes that some of the imagined features could appear in devices by 2015.

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