Growing up, I watched Star Trek but I never considered myself a “Trekkie.” Recently, I have to the conclusion that I should have been paying closer attention to the show. For example, look at the photo of Captain Piccard. Doesn’t the device he’s holding look like an iPad? Interestingly, the show was produced in 1987.
Earlier program’s (the one’s with William Shattner staring as Captain Kirk) were just as prophetic. Watch this interesting video, which I have also posted below, comparing Star Trek’s voice translator with the equipment that is available today. Or consider the USS Enterprise’s all-knowing computer–the one that could answer almost any question–and contrast it with IBM’s “Watson” computer.
The real take-a-way is this: Star Trek was supposed to take place in the 22nd century. It is only 2010. What does this tell us? The future will arrive sooner than any of us expect.
