The Day of the Future: a tribute to Back to the Future film

4:29pm on October 21, 2015. That was the moment Marty, Doc and Jennifer travelled to from 1985 in Back to the Future II.

The film's vision of the future wowed audiences when it was released in 1989, and over 25 years later, the forecasts have been more accurate than might have been expected.

But what are the futurable things that became true?.

1) Hoverboards

We don’t have Pitbulls or Mattel hoverboads yet, but Japanese car company Lexus recently unveiled a prototype for a real, rideable hoverboard. A company called Arx Pax in California is also working on its own version, withhelp from a Kickstarter campaign. Unfortunately they both rely on magnets, so are unlikely to be able to fly over water like Marty's.

2) Wearable technology

In Back to the Future II, Marty’s future kids wear headsets at the dinner table to make and receive calls and watch TV. With the introduction of Google Glass in 2013, and gaming headsets like Oculus Rift in the works, virtual reality is not far off, and Microsoft's recently announced Hololensbears more then a passing resemblence to Junior's goggles.

3) Video calls

Marty's video call with his co-worker Needles in Back to the Future II seemed like a futuristic dream, but with FaceTime and Skype now staples, the video call has evolved from a business medium to an essential of everyday life.

4) Hands-free gaming

While we don’t see it in the film, kids at Cafe 80s mock Marty for having to use his hands to play an arcade game, implying that Xbox Kinect-style gaming is the norm in their 2015. And guess what, it is.

5) Tablet computers

When Doc meets Marty by the clocktower, he is brandishing what looks like an iPad-style tablet computer. Today tablets are commonplace, with 233 million units expected to be sold in 2015, an 8 per cent increase from 2014.

6) Self-tying shoes

Marty's self-tying trainers were one of the weirder inventions features in Back to the Future II. Now Nike designer Tinker Hatfield has confirmed he and his team are working on a consumer version of the shoes, complete with self-tying laces, and hopes to have them ready for sale by the end of 2015.

7) Robot car fuelling

For the most part, filling a car up is still largely the same as it was in the 80s, but that could be about to change soon. Tesla recently unveiled a bizarre robot snake-like contraption for its electric cars to recharge them when in the garage.

8) Fingerprint recognition

Most of us don't use it to get into our house, but fingerprint recognition is now a major part of many people's lives, being used on several smartphones to unlock them or pay for items.