I’ve been doing this for 15 years.
And for all of those years uninspired marketers have touted their products as “the future … today.”
When it comes to consumer electronics, when are we in the future?
By some parameters, I’d say we’re there.
By others, not so much.
Here we rate the technologies and their “future factor,” including 3D TV, digital content, voice control, gesture control and more.
The maximum rating is 5, while the lowest rating is 0.
Click here for Grading Future Technologies.

Should TV manufacturers offer dumbed-down TVs that focus on image quality rather than apps?
Centralized home control and automation plus boatload of A/V options including dropdown theater screen revitalize 12K-square-foot home.
Should TV manufacturers offer dumbed-down TVs that focus on image quality rather than apps?
Say hello to home control in this high-tech palace, circa 2006.