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It’s
\n not just that science is running a little ahead of schedule, delivering
\n a lot of 23rd century technology right here at the start of the 21st,
\n like wireless communicators, wall-mounted flat-panel displays, and unisex
\n velour jumpers. Now, it appears that
\n many modern designers have been stealing style points
\n from Star Trek for years….<\/p>\n
"When I designed the UI (user interface) for the Palm OS back in
\n ’93, my first sketches were influenced by the UI of the Enterprise bridge
\n panels,” said Rob Haitani, product design architect for Palm-One Inc.,
\n the Milpitas firm that makes the popular handheld personal computers.<\/p>\n
"Years later, when we designed the first Treo (a combo phone and wireless
\nPDA), it had a form factor similar to the communicators in the original series.
\nIt had a speakerphone mode so you could stand there and talk into it like Capt.
\nKirk.”<\/p>\n
from sfgate.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s not just that science is running a little ahead of schedule, delivering a lot of 23rd century technology right here at the start of the 21st, like wireless communicators, wall-mounted flat-panel displays, and unisex velour jumpers. Now, it appears … Continue reading