> Somehow, it seems like some folks (I am by no means the first!) 'see the future' but for reasons I don't fully understand, The Future seems to take longer to get here than necessary.

Microsoft tried to sell the world on Smart TVs back when most Americans had dial up.

Smart car infotainment back in I think it was 2008 or 2009, complete with voice control.

Sometimes being early can be worse than being late.

(Look at all the early attempts at ebooks!)