We are living in a bit of a sci-fi age. As scientists invent a Back to the Future hoverboard, here are some sci-fi ideas that have become reality.
1. Star Trek Communicator ➪ Flip Phones
The communicator is a fictional device used for voice communication in the fictional universe of Star Trek. In at least two instances, those of the Original Series episodes "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" and "Day of the Dove," it can also serve as an emergency-signaling device/beacon, similar to a transponder.
2. Pretty in Pink Computer ➪ Instant Messaging
Before randomly receiving a message was ominous, it was cute. The movie Pretty In Pink from 1986 has a scene where a boy sends a message to a girl's mainframe computer in the high school library. Then he sends a picture of her on the screen with fancy graphics.
3. Minority Report Heads-Up Displays ➪ Air Touch Technology
Loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s 1958 sci-fi short story “The Minority Report,” the movie’s depiction of touch-screen technology is slowly being made into a reality.
A new heads-up technology prototype generates a private air-touch display that doesn’t need voice activation or a physical keyboard or screen for input. The Taiwan-based company anticipates the goggles will soon be smaller, sleeker, and about the size of a pair of sunglasses.
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