History Main / EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture

Compare CrystalSpiresAndTogas. Contrast RaygunGothic, which is its opposite in a number of ways, and CassetteFuturism, which could be thought of as "Everything Is A Walkman In The Future". See also TransparentTech, HolographicTerminal, AsceticAesthetic. For when everything (in the future or otherwise) is actually made by Apple, see EveryoneOwnsAMac, as well as IPhony for direct parodies of Apple products.

** [[https://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/movie-03/screencaps/search-for-spock-2021/chapter-05/st-tsfs-remaster-bluray-0480.jpg The first bridge set]] for the ''USS Excelsior'' used only in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' is positively this style. Later variants of Excelsior-class bridges, including the ''Excelsior herself'' in ''Film/StarTrekVI|TheUndiscoveredCountry'', were replaced with less minimalistic bridge sets.

** At the end of ''Film/{{Star Trek IV|The Voyage Home}}'', we very briefly see the NCC-1701-A ''Enterprise'''s bridge, which is just the STTMP bridge set [[http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/tvhhd/tvhhd2278.jpg painted completely white with black touchscreens]], anticipating the iPod style in 1986. However, the design of the bridge would be significantly changed in ''Film/{{Star Trek V|The Final Frontier}}''.
** The first bridge set for the ''USS Excelsior'' used only in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' is positively this style. Later variants of Excelsior-class bridges, including the ''Excelsior herself'', were replaced with less minimalistic bridge sets later on.

** WALL•E himself, though his design is boxy and not sleek, makes a distinctive Platform/{{Mac}} start-up chime when he powers up, indicating that he probably runs on some form of Platform/MacOS.

Right now, being cutting-edge is all about plain black and white (maybe pastel colours if you're lucky), [[FantasticPlastic translucent plastic]], smoothed edges, screens that slide and flip out, touch screens, unobtrusive buttons, minimalist advertising and displays, [[DesignStudentsOrgasm lights that come out of nowhere]] and catchy little chimes when the devices start up. And of course, it's all small and convenient. For current evidence, look no further than the success of the iPod and the iPhone ranges, and the [[Platform/{{Mac}} iMac]] style they were based on, their [[FollowTheLeader imitators]] and other things that have adopted the style, such as pretty much the entire range of the latest game consoles.