The nanites show Aaron a world with power and all the amenities he lost. But they show him modern day things, companies that didn't exist when the power went out (Simply Orange juice). The nanites couldn't have known what would exist after 1997 (show debuted in 2012 at the 15 year point = 1997). The Matrix didn't come out till 1999 (was mentioned by Charlie and Aaron).
The morning news reporter says, "Good Morning New York" leading us to believe they are in New York, but they are actually in Austin, TX.