40 years since the Enterprise's inception...

[Huge]

...some of its science fiction gadgets are part of everyday life (couldn't fit this all in the subject line). Interesting stuff.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/15/BUGO35EG1T83.DTL

 

[Gonzo]

It's amazing how imaginative & precise Mr Roddenberry was.

 

[Gato_Solo]

Beam me aboard, gentlemen. There's no intelligent life down here...

 

[unclehobart]

Kirks wig has withstood the test of time.

 

[Gato_Solo]

I thought he changed wigs when he switched to T.J. Hooker...

 

[chcr]

I read somewhere once that it is probably no accident that cell phones look like star trek communicators. I only wish mine would make the old opening noise when i opened it. It's about the only thing you can't reprogram.