Technology | cars Tech Predictions—From 1968 Seeing a future full of computers and four hour work days By Kristina Loew Posted Nov 20, 2008 7:31 AM CST Copied Endeavour's lift off is seen from the rocket garden at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday Nov. 14, 2008, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) In 1968 a science fiction writer made some predictions about what 2008 might look like on Nov. 18, 2008. Take a step back into the future with this list from Sci Fi: Online shopping: Long before Al Gore invented the Internet, he predicted shoppers would pay their bills and get their goods electronically. The rise of home computing: "The single most important item in 2008 households is the computer.” Laptop/tablet computers (and email): Ditch that dusty attaché case and start using your portable "TV screen." And, not so much: 250mph self-driving cars: “A great way to get a ludicrous ticket—or killed.” A 4-hour work day: If you've got one, fantastic; the rest of us will be over here slogging through the extended 9-5. Automated doctor visits: Health care's sorry state might make this prediction the most sickening. Click the link below for the entire list. Read These Next RFK Jr. suggests antidepressants to blame after shooting. Details trickle out on 2 more victims of the Minneapolis shooting. Isolated tribe members show up in an unexpected place. The Air Force has changed its tune on Ashli Babbitt. Report an error