Despite the political turmoil, the 1960s were a decade of technological optimism. Norman Borlaug's agricultural innovations staved off a global famine. We sent men to the moon. Vaccines were developed against measles, rubella, and polio. Many believed that a technological solution could be found for any problem. But their view of what the future would look like was inevitably filtered through what the world already looked like. Here's what they might have thought entertainment equipment of the future would look like.
Air Hockey
Arcade
Camera
Cassette Player
CD Player
Crystal Radio
DVD Player
Ear Buds
Foosball Table
Gaming Console
Handheld Gaming Console
Headphones
Hifi
Hologram Projector
Invisibility Generator
Jukebox
Karaoke Machine
Movie Projector
MP3 Player
Pinball Machine
Pool Table
Smart Phone
Smart Watch
Sound Mixer
Tablet
Telescope
Television
Transistor Radio
Turntable
VCR
Video Camera
Video Editor
Walkman
These illustrations were drawn using Stable Diffusion 2.1.
