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6 Pieces of ‘Star Trek’ Technology That Eventually Became Real
mentalfloss.com • • technology
Key Points:
- Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s, envisioned futuristic technologies that have since become reality, influencing modern gadgets and communication methods.
- The show's communicators anticipated today's widespread use of wireless mobile devices like smartphones, replacing landline and limited-range radios.
- Star Trek's use of touchscreens and personal access display devices (PADDs) foreshadowed the development of sleek touchscreen interfaces and tablets such as the iPad.
- The universal translator concept has materialized in modern translation apps and devices that enable real-time language translation across dozens of languages.
- While not fully realized, Star Trek's tricorder inspired the creation of multifunctional handheld scanners used in various fields, including space exploration, to analyze environments and monitor health.
