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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
... Cell phones can be traced back to Star Trek. So can ereaders, their library had small screens for reading all books ever written...
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You've already mentioned it, but I plan on keeping my flip phone as long as possible. I have my 2 tablets for all of the other stuff everybody does with smartphones. I just like having something in common with the crew of the original Star Trek.
"Waldoes" or robotic hands were originally concocted in a story called "Waldo" by Robert A. Heinlein.
The concept of geosynchronous satellites, used by satellite tv re-broadcasters & satellite phone providers, was developed by Arthur C. Clarke.
Today's dreams are tomorrow's realities, albeit some of the dreams out there are pretty scary.