Gadgets, the appearance of which predicted the series Star Trek

The science fiction genre has always been filled with predictions about the devices that people of the future will use. Especially in this, the writers of the cult series Star Trek succeeded, the original series of which came out back in the distant 60s. We have compiled a selection of modern gadgets, analogs of which were used by the crew of the Enterprise cruiser.

Tablets

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Apple may have begun to promote the use of tablets in 2010, but they were used in Star Trek long before Apple appeared. The devices there were wireless, worked all over the ship (somehow without the Internet), and appeared in almost every series.

Clamshell phone

Known as the “Communicator”, this phone appeared long before the idea of ​​mobile phones was born. It is so similar to similar phones from the 90s, which makes you wonder if it was not with him that you drew the design of clamshell phones?

Bluetooth headphones

In many episodes, you can see how Senior Communications Officer Nyota Uhura uses a device that is essentially a wireless headset.

Smart watch

After reviewing all the original Star Trek series, we can conclude that the design of smart watches has not changed much since the 60s.

Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung was the first company to launch a stylus. The Galaxy Note series inspires by itself, however, as can be seen on the frame from the series, Captain Kirk used something quite similar (in order to probably make contact with various life forms in the intergalactic version of Tinder.

Skype

Video calls play a big role in Star Trek. Enemies and sometimes Abraham Lincoln called Captain Kirk to discuss threats / war / exchange of prisoners, etc. The screen through which negotiations are being held occupies a large part of the bridge.