The Time Warner system will offer ShopperVision, an interactive television supermarket and drugstore. Subscribers view three-dimensional graphic representations of store shelves and can use remote-control switches to examine individual items.
Predictor: Eager, Bill
Prediction, in context:In his 1994 book “The Information Superhighway Illustrated,” Bill Eager writes about his view of the future:”The Time Warner system will offer ShopperVision, an interactive television supermarket and drugstore. Subscribers view three-dimensional graphic representations of store shelves and can use remote-control switches to examine individual items.”
Biography:Bill Eager, an Internet marketing pioneer, wrote many books about the field, including the best-sellers “The Information Payoff” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Marketing.” He was also known for his presentations and workshops about technology at national conferences. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Economic structures
Subtopic: Shopping
Name of publication: The Information Superhighway Illustrated
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 14: Current and Future Services
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 178
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