The "Rise of Smart Glasses" (Augmented Reality) (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The "Rise of Smart Glasses" (Augmented Reality) (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

• What happened: In the movie, characters wear augmented reality (AR) glasses that project virtual images onto the real world, similar to modern smart glasses.
• Reality: Google Glass, the first major attempt at smart glasses, was introduced in 2013, and while it had mixed success, the concept of AR glasses has continued to develop with companies like Microsoft’s HoloLens and Apple working on their own versions.