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The Jetsons is an animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in prime-time from 1962–1963 and again from 1985–1987. It was Hanna-Barbera’s Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary culture and lifestyle into another time period.
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The future was supposed to be here by now.
For years, we've been promised smart home technologies, those fantastical futuristic toys that would transform the home into a gleaming digital palace, but they never seem to materialize.Sure, we've come close. But while " The Jetsons " had a robo-maid, we've had to make do with mere robo-vacuums. While "Back to the Future II" promised us wall-sized videophones, we Skype, provided the WiFi isn't acting up.So why has it taken so long for the home to be truly transformed by tech?"It's probably because we didn't have the infrastructure in place," says Laura Hubbard, spokeswoman for the Consumer Electronics Association. "But now with wireless technology and more homes being connected to broadband, it's much easier for the homeowner to connect stuff in the home. There are a lot more do-it-yourself options." Though our humble homes fail to meet the wide-eyed promises of Hollywood and Hanna-Barbera, today's smart home technology is actually pretty coo...
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