There is a facinating link between Science Fiction and Scientific advances. The imagination of the writer gives rise to the great ideas in the reader who then go on to create the things we use today. One great example I can think of offhand is the humble communicator on Star Trek that became the mobile phone. (Star trek also inspired the creation of the tablet PC, PDA's and MRI's as well as research in to teleportation)
The mobile phone itself has transformed our lives in a way the Writers of that series would never have even imagined possible. When the series was made, Whole generations of children are growing up with the idea that a land line is somthing you need to get ADSL and that communication is done by either email or by mobile phone.
My phone is used as an alarm, first point of contact when the rest of the family is out and about, camera, organiser, mp3 player and back up for files if necessary.
How do you feel about your mobile? can you live without it?, Is it an essential part of your life? do you get palpitations when you realise your battery power is heading intothe red zone? Do you get depressed when no one texts you? Do you still insist on using correct grammer in your messages or have you had the occasional lapse and find your self typing CUl8TR? Do you have a favorite ringtone? Which ones drive you nuts?
Feel free to vent
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I have to agree we have a lot to blame on TV. The belief that everything is going to happen just like in the movies. Hover Cars Yeah right! Living on Mars! Moon Bases! Think about Logan's Run are we going to cull our population?
The Question! Can I live without my mobile? No Way! How could I keep track of my kids without it. Well lets hope we do get more new gadgets to play with in the future.
That reminds me- Where are my moon bases!!! and where are my interplanetary holidays? At least orbital platforms!
Do I admit now that my phone sounds like a communicator?
Actually Star Trek's medical tricorder (***Argh ---revealing closet trekker status) has spawned and interesting range of research about developing handheld technology with a toolkit that can detect and read odours, and build composite maps of temperature variations amongst other abilities. This is useful because certain diseases cause changes in body odour on a very fine level, and skin cancers and other abnormalities may show up as hotter on body scans. Having little unit that can be wanded over the body as a diagnostic tool is a great idea. Ultrasound technology may shrink to able to be included too.
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