Caleb Cox rounds up ten geeky gadgets from science fiction shows and movies that he thinks we’d all like to have:
Tomorrow is always round the corner in the world of tech, and gadgets that started life in the imaginations of mad folk are starting to become a possibility.
Tools that give us superpowers may seem impossible, but ultramobile computing is a reality these days, with commonplace kit that seems more capable than devices Gene Roddenberry dreamt up.
As we’ve already looked at fantasy blades you wished you owned, it’s about time we talked-up the fantasy tech, after all, we are Reg Hardware. So here’s ten of our favourite gadgets from popular culture that may or may not be the tech of the future.
Let us know if there’s anything you think we’ve missed and give us your views on its commercial prospects in the comments section at the end.
His choices are:
- Cloaking device — Predator
- Holodeck — Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Hologram communication — Star Wars
- Orgasmatron — The Sleeper
- Peril Sensitive Sunglasses — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- Personality glasses — Joe 90
- Sonic Screwdriver — Doctor Who
- Timebooth — Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- Telepathic Lens — The Lensman series
- Teleportation belt — The Tomorrow People
