Despite the iPods, the genetic sequence, internet and Twitter, nearly a third of Americans said they thought there would be more technological advances in 2010.
Not everyone hoped to live like the Jetsons, the television cartoon 1960s, but the Zogby International poll of 3,000 adults in the United States showed that many are less enthusiastic about how far we've come at the dawn of a new decade.
"The age group is more disappointed with the current level of technological advancement is the 35 to 54 year olds (36 percent)," said Zogby, who conducted the survey commissioned by the ScoopDaily website.
About 21 percent of people believe they are more technologically advanced than we thought it would be in 2010, while 37 percent believe that we live up to their expectations.
About a third of people over age 70 said they thought that current technology is more advanced than they thought they would.
"The youngest respondents, 18-30 years, are much less than older generations say that technological advances have far exceeded their expectations," said Zogby.
Not surprisingly, men are more likely than women to say that they thought would have more technological advances in 2010 in the style of The Jetsons with flying cars and robot servants.
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