1. Sleeping Pods Not once, but twice in Sleeper are we given glimpses of long-term sleeping devices. I guess that's appropriate, given the title. In the film these devices are used for cryogenic stasis as well as subliminal indoctrination. Not only has science recently proven the promise of subconscious learning, but there's been quite the boom in high-tech compact sleeping modules. Coincidence?

2. Robot Butlers The most iconic image from Sleeper is one of Woody Allen disguised as a robotic butler. This was one of the most futuristic claims of the film. The butlers had programmable personalities and could help around the house, but their locomotion was decidedly less advanced than that of their human counterparts. The already-in-production REEM from PAL Robotics seems like a near-perfect recreation of the robot butler. It even looks similar.

3. Self-Driving Cars After Allen's character "Miles Monroe" is awakened from cryogenic slumber, he's absconded with by a pair of scientists who wrestle him into their hover car (more on hovercraft in a bit). Driving while restraining Monroe looks dangerous, especially in a car whose seats face one another. Good thing the car can drive itself. The roadway is lit by guiding sensors and the scientists are free to concern themselves with their patient. Sounds a lot like what Google, Audi, BMW and GM have in the works.

4. Video Calls Almost quaint by today’s standards, video chatting was still a thing of tomorrow in 1973. Once Miles Monroe is discovered to be hiding in the shell of a robot, Diane Keaton's character, Luna, makes a desperate plea to the police via her bulbous video phone. Sleeper even beat Spaceballs to the "wrong wall" video chat joke. Thanks to miniaturization we're actually well ahead of Sleeper's video chatting concept already.

5. Personal Hovercraft Okay, back to that hovercraft thing. Almost every vehicle in Sleeper hovers. From cars and vans to personal helicopter packs, it seems like flight has become the transportational norm in the year 2173. Sure, hovercraft have been around for a while, so this wasn't much of a leap for Woody Allen. But Chris Malloy sure has made personal flight sexier of late. While just about as wobbly looking as the helicopter backpack from Sleeper, the Hoverbike might just be that affordable flying device we've been dreaming of.

6. Drive by Wire In addition to being hovercraft, the cars in Sleeper have an added bit of tech worth mentioning. Instead of having traditional steering wheels, they employ an assortment of joystick-like controls and computer screens. These systems remind me of the drive-by-wire systems of the new Honda Fit and Mini Cooper, with a few added advancements. Things like brake-by-wire, which has certainly been developed, but hasn’t quite made it to market.

7. Cloning from DNA Samples The great big bad guy of Sleeper is the Leader, a Kim Jong-Il sort of guy who, it turns out, is just as dead. The government plans to clone the Leader from the DNA in his nose, the only part of his body to survive an assassination. The cloning of a human being is wildly controversial today, but by no means impossible. We've cloned sheep, water buffalo and even an extinct ibex. While human cloning has thus far been foiled, as was the case in the film, it's likely only a matter of time before it's attempted.

8. Robotic Surgery Speaking of the Leader, it is the operating room in which he will be cloned that we find our next existing technology: robotic surgery assistance. In Sleeper this concept is "personified" in a HAL 9000-like computer which offers opinions and judges the surgeon's work. Thankfully the reality of this invention is much more helpful. Da Vinci Surgery is a surgical robot that can be manipulated remotely by doctors and is sensitive enough to complete delicate internal procedures.

9. Robot Pets Second only to the laser van in uselessness is Rags, the robot dog given to the recently rehabilitated Miles Monroe. Rags is meant as a step toward the ownership of robot servants, but is absolutely useless. He kinda reminds me of a dumbed down version of PLEO rb. While still a robot pet, and thus incapable of serving our whims, PLEO at least senses the world around it, changes its "moods" and communicates. That's a hell of a lot better than simply repeating "Hello, I'm Rags," over and over.

10. Voice Recognition The robot butlers, surgical assistants and pets in Sleeper all respond to vocal commands. These can be specific or general and are interpreted with varying degrees of success throughout the film. I'd say that it is because of this lack of a perfected technology that we can add voice recognition to the list. While Siri is definitely a good attempt at a computerized personal assistant, we can do better. Thankfully we still have 161 years to perfect the technology and come out ahead.

11. GMO Foods A particularly interesting scene in Sleeper involves Miles Monroe locating a farm where giant fruits are plugged into tubes. All sorts of strange substances must be being fed through those tubes, because Monroe ends up bludgeoning a man senseless with a strawberry. Not to get political, but doesn't that sound a lot like the GMO debate that is garnering headlines by the bushel (you’re welcome) out in California?

12. Laser Weapons One of the best running gags of Sleeper was the red police truck straight our of Fahrenheit 451. Its constantly malfunctioning laser cannon epitomized the bungling nature of Sleeper's police state. The now-real tech is both more impressive and reliable. Developed by Boeing, the brand new HEL MD is a solid-state laser mounted on a truck and capable of taking out missiles, artillery and mortars.

13. The Orgasmatron Once Luna and Miles actually have time to chat, they end up hitting it off. So much so that Luna invites Miles to hop in the Orgasmatron with her. The machine handles, well you know. A couple hops in, presses a button, and wham, bam, thank you folks. Would you believe that even this strangest of Sleeper’s predictions is on it’s way to discreet shelves everywhere? The operating mechanism is still the easy press of a button, and the results are reported to be just as satisfying as the fictional original. It’s even been miniaturized.