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CES It was almost exactly 20 years ago – January 6, 2001 – that
Reg reader Erik Trent wrote to us bemoaning the tendency of tech journalists to repeat futuristic nonsense.
In this case it was about pub robots that will look directly into your eyes, calculate exactly what you want to drink, pour it and add it to your bill.
Erik was not impressed: “Psychic robots: you’re kidding right? They didn’t actually write about that seriously did they? What is this 1950 again? I was promised a flying car by the year 2000, I WANT MY FLYING CAR!!!!!!!!! I predict in 20 years print journalists will just repeat verbatim what any wacko says.”