November 12, 201312 yr comment_9231 Must be the year the first "mobile phone" appeared. Though they obviously weren't very mobile back then, to say the least. Report
November 12, 201312 yr Author comment_9238 Correct. Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On 3 April 1973 Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer and executive, made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment in front of reporters, placing a call to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mobile_phones#Predecessors Report
November 12, 201312 yr comment_9239 The picture they used is kind of jarring. Also, that shot of Picard holding the PADD is from at least season 3 (no lines on the shoulders of his uniform, which only existed in season 1 and 2) so that year would be 1989 at least. Of course, they did have PADDs in the first season as well. /geek mode ...just kidding, geek mode never turns off. Report
November 13, 201312 yr comment_9243 Haha no I don't discriminate against my Trekking bretheren, I just prefer one term over the other. Report
November 15, 201312 yr comment_9288 Most of the technology was based on science fiction stuff like Star Trek. That's actually what made it so cool. If you think about it though, a lot of the people who made this stuff were nerds and nerds liked Star Trek as a kid, so they'd love this stuff. Plus, making it look like the stuff from Star Trek just made it that much more awesome. Report
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