Disney Revives 'House of the Future'

February 13, 2008 By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Millions of Disneyland visitors lined up a half-century ago to catch a glimpse of the future: a home teeming with mind-blowing gadgets such as handsfree phones, wall-sized televisions, plastic chairs, and electric razors and toothbrushes.

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Nikola - Feb 14, 2008
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Sounds pretty lame to me. This technology is already here in one form or another and most people can't afford it anyway. Where is the nanofabricator? Holographic TV?
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