Many powerful and futuristic devices are present throughout, creating a very different landscape of the possible vs. impossible than are present at the time of its making.
The artwork shows an imposition of futuristic devices on early 20th century society.
Reed then goes to Daniels' quarters to retrieve a futuristic device, but is caught by the Suliban.
Compared with these futuristic devices, other phones look downright primitive.
But exposing such futuristic devices to the people of this preindustrial culture could have unexpected and dangerous ripple effects.
One futuristic device is a hand-held device called Steri-Pen, which emits enough ultraviolet light to clean up 16 ounces of water at a time.
Future Shock (a look at cartoons featuring [then thought to be] futuristic devices, such as automated houses and robots)
The futuristic device was meant to channel the blast of an exploding nuclear weapon into beams of concentrated X-rays to destroy enemy missiles.
In many episodes, Murdoch himself envisions or invents futuristic devices using contemporary materials.
Wait, what's a strange, futuristic device like this doing in the forties?