Dick Tracy made this prediction in 1946: https://historydaily.org/was-dick-tracey-the-character-who-invented-the-smart-watch https://historydaily.org/was-dick-

Dick Tracy made this prediction in 1946: https://historydaily.org/was-dick-tracey-the-character-who-invented-the-smart-watch https://historydaily.org/was-dick-tracey-the-character-who-i... TV version: https://computerhistory.org/blog/its-about-time-the-computer-on-your-wrist/ https://computerhistory.org/blog/its-about-time-the-computer... (I haven't been able to find when exactly they transitioned from radio to TV, but the rough idea of a "smart watch" was there.)