5 Star Trek Gadgets That Became Real | What the Stuff?!
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Jonathan dishes out some Star Trek tech that exists today. Live long and prosper!
10 Star Trek Technologies That Actually Came True:
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Since it first aired in 1966 we’ve created tech just as good as Star Tek... sometimes even better. Except transporters. But who wants their atoms scattered all over space anyway?
The most ubiquitous Star Trek gizmo we have today is the communicator. Or as we call them… “cell phones.” On Star Trek they were more like those annoying push-to-talk devices popular in the nineties. Even the Next Generation communicator badges are possible today. We have similar badges that can link people over wireless networks or use Bluetooth to connect to our phone contacts to enable voice messaging.
"Heghlu’meh Qaq Jajvam!” If you spoke Klingon you’d know that means “Today is a good day to die!” ...Or you could just use a universal translator. We have devices that translate phrases into specific languages - our only problem is the language has to be predetermined. But, voice recognition is advancing considerably. Our computers just need the available data to translate with. So they’re not “universal” just yet…
Damn it Jim. I’m a doctor, not a telemetry sensor. Well, actually I’m neither, but Star Trek’s tricorders could measure all things medical and environmental. Today, NASA actually has a handheld device called a LOCAD that measures unwanted microorganisms. And other handhelds help doctors examine blood flow and bacteria. Qualcomm even has a contest for the creation of an affordable, noninvasive handheld that can detect at least 15 medical conditions - like an elementary tricorder.
We obviously now have video conferencing like they did on the bridge of the Enterprise. But did you know that we’re developing immersive telepresence kits that combine audio, video and lighting so it feels like we’re in the same room with someone hundreds of miles away? And let me tell you, nothing feels better than saying “let them eat static” when the feed goes down on your boss’s end of the call.
Even though Geordi LaForge was blind on Star Trek: The Next Generation, his visor let him see through the electromagnetic spectrum. In 2005, scientists at Stanford implanted chips in blind rats that work very similar to that visor, processing light from glasses into signals to the brain. “Fascinating.”
So what Star Trek technology do you most want to become real? Let us know in the comments and check out our original list, “10 Star Trek Technologies That Actually Came True”, on howstuffworks.com for everything from tractor beams to torpedo coffins. My name’s [host name] and I have been… and always shall be… your friend.
10 Star Trek Technologies That Actually Came True:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/...
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Twitter Twitter: HowStuffWorks
Facebook Facebook: HowStuffWorks
Google+ https://plus.google.com/+howstuffworks
Website http://www.howstuffworks.com
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Video Attribution:
Skype Translator: Breaking down language barriers
Skype Translator: Breaking down langu...
BEAM Telepresence Preview CES
Beam Telepresence preview CES
Song Attribution:
"Lift Off" by Jahzzar
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jah...
Since it first aired in 1966 we’ve created tech just as good as Star Tek... sometimes even better. Except transporters. But who wants their atoms scattered all over space anyway?
The most ubiquitous Star Trek gizmo we have today is the communicator. Or as we call them… “cell phones.” On Star Trek they were more like those annoying push-to-talk devices popular in the nineties. Even the Next Generation communicator badges are possible today. We have similar badges that can link people over wireless networks or use Bluetooth to connect to our phone contacts to enable voice messaging.
"Heghlu’meh Qaq Jajvam!” If you spoke Klingon you’d know that means “Today is a good day to die!” ...Or you could just use a universal translator. We have devices that translate phrases into specific languages - our only problem is the language has to be predetermined. But, voice recognition is advancing considerably. Our computers just need the available data to translate with. So they’re not “universal” just yet…
Damn it Jim. I’m a doctor, not a telemetry sensor. Well, actually I’m neither, but Star Trek’s tricorders could measure all things medical and environmental. Today, NASA actually has a handheld device called a LOCAD that measures unwanted microorganisms. And other handhelds help doctors examine blood flow and bacteria. Qualcomm even has a contest for the creation of an affordable, noninvasive handheld that can detect at least 15 medical conditions - like an elementary tricorder.
We obviously now have video conferencing like they did on the bridge of the Enterprise. But did you know that we’re developing immersive telepresence kits that combine audio, video and lighting so it feels like we’re in the same room with someone hundreds of miles away? And let me tell you, nothing feels better than saying “let them eat static” when the feed goes down on your boss’s end of the call.
Even though Geordi LaForge was blind on Star Trek: The Next Generation, his visor let him see through the electromagnetic spectrum. In 2005, scientists at Stanford implanted chips in blind rats that work very similar to that visor, processing light from glasses into signals to the brain. “Fascinating.”
So what Star Trek technology do you most want to become real? Let us know in the comments and check out our original list, “10 Star Trek Technologies That Actually Came True”, on howstuffworks.com for everything from tractor beams to torpedo coffins. My name’s [host name] and I have been… and always shall be… your friend.
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