Looking back at my childhood in the ’90s, I can’t help but feel like I was deceived. Movies that took place in the “future,” like in the year 2015, would showcase awesome technology. You know, self-driving or flying cars, hoverboards, and virtual displays controlled with hand gestures—so where are they?!

While flying cars may be years away from now, we have been fortunate enough to get a glimpse of self-driving technology, thanks to Google. Even hoverboards have materialized. But these two “future” technologies are, while tangible, still a ways away from appearing in your neighborhood. As for… more