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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2015-predictions-back-future-2-wrong-article-1.2063197
 

"Back to the Future Part II" made some incredible predictions in the '80s for what the year 2015 would look like. Well we have finally arrived to that future where Marty McFly rides hover boards and flying cars rule the air, but although we have flat screen TVs and biometric identification, we still don't have self-lacing shoes or rejuvenating clinics.

Here's a list of all the things the 1989 film got right and what it got wrong.

Things the film got right:

Flat Screen TVs: Televisions have definitely changed a lot since the '80s and in 2015 we'll see even more innovative versions of flat screen TVs. We can expect more 4k televisions and the world's first see-through television.

Video conference technology: Marty really did see the future with this one. Let's see, we have Skype, Face Time, Oovoo, Snap Chat and a whole array of video real-time conference programs.

Biometric identification: We already have biometric technology on our phones and in 2015 we can expect to see more of it. Soon people won't just be able to unlock phones and computers with their finger print, they'll also be able to open doors by using their heartbeats with the Nymi band. Consumers will probably get to see other similar innovations as well.

3D: Just like it was depicted in the film, everything seems to be in 3D nowadays. We see it in movie theatres, video games, home TV and even in comic books.

Holographic displays: Sharks may not be popping up randomly to advertise movies, but remember Tupac's resurrection at Coachella back in 2012? Holograms have been around for a while, but in 2015 we can definitely expect more use of that technology.

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