Parlor Walls
All four walls of a person's living quarters are massive TVs that simulate a fake environment
Reminiscent of the "parlor walls" in Fahrenheit 451 which is an expensive "parlor" made of TV walls designed to constantly stimulate a person
Avatars
Everyone has an avatar to represent themselves
More information on the rise of digital avatars here.
'Touchless' Touch Screen
Allows user to control a computer with simple hand gestures.
Multifeatured with several options to select from
Current development of touchless technology found here.
Eye-Tracking Interface
All screens can detect when a user is not looking at the advertisement playing, causing the ad to pause and produce a high-pitch noise until the user's gaze is fixed on the screen.
Eye-tracking technology currently exists and is utilized in many research field, including medical developments, phycological studies, and market research. Further information of applications found here.
Digital Payments
Payment deducted directly from bank account without having to physically trade payment for goods/services
Similar to developing 'cashierless' stores - summary
Bicycle Generator
Generates power for society from a bicycle
Power generated = money (merits) earned
Some research into the efficiency of these bikes here.
While they create some power, it would not supply enough for the average US household, only enough to supplement the power needs -- there is a huge energy loss from food to mechanical to electricity.
Virtual Vending Machines (5:00)
Items shown on a digital screen that allows the user to tap on the item to vend
Credits deducted from signed in individual
We've started to use digital vending machines not too far off from the ones in the movie, more here.
Lab Grown Food (5:50)
Apples are grown in a petri dish
Eventually, everything may be possible to make completely artificially - we seem to be most interesting in artificial meat.
Social Credit Score (11:20)
If a person isn't working hard enough, or isn't a big enough follower of the government narrative, they "go lemon" (become a lower class)
This is similar to China's social credit score where not following the rules well enough gets you punished with less rights
Online possessions (12:20)
Certain cosmetics for the workers' avatars cost their real money.
This has many real life parallels from video game skins, community markets for digital items, and NFTs
Bio-metric identification (13:50)
People are identified everywhere they go, so when a person uses soap for washing hands, that person is charged for it.
Relates closely to the question of facial recognition, and being constantly monitored like in China.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (18:50)
Realigns peoples thinking, can help a person desire healthier food
Can be used for good things like getting rid of phobias, can also be used to make a person normal/fix a person.
Wall Buddy (21:40)
AI companion that helps with your problems
There are some concerning technologies that attempt to do this like https://replika.ai/ (An example)
Compliance Drug (30:30)
A drug that makes you less nervous and more susceptible to directions
Virtual Concert/Audience (31:00)
So that people being "audience members" while running on their treadmills, they join as virtual avatars in the concert/auditions
With COVID, many things were moved online such a meetings to Zoom, and even virtual audiences.