Friday, April 4, 2008

"Broadband" by Australia Telecom (1992)


The 1992 Australia Telecom concept video, Broadband, taught us about Orwellian biometrics, 1980s music video catwalks and beeping user interfaces of the future. All three parts appear below.

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3



See also:
Australia Telecom's Broadband (Part 1, 1992)
Australia Telecom's Broadband (Part 2, 1992)
Australia Telecom's Broadband (Part 3, 1992)

5 comments:

  1. The first picture looks like it's from the '60s.

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  2. The best comment on our "Blinking and beeping" future is in this clip from AIRPLANE II (at about 4:55 minutes in):

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=nCl6RCGkPuo

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  3. It'll never happen! How come Stephen Hawking was talking to him when he pressed his thumb into the scanner?

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  4. Apparently people in Australia communicate through the Command and Conquer games...

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