729
Google didn't do wearable tech before Meta, Star Trek did it before both of them.
(startrek.website)
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2023
729 points (96.7% liked)
Risa
6855 readers
2 users here now
Star Trek memes and shitposts
Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
What year was the tablet? Samsung argued against Apple that they couldn't own the design of the tablet itself because it had been done in 1968 in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Either way, nearly every piece of tech could probably be found first in sci-fi.
Earlier than 68:
IDK about first for everything as genres go, but sci-fi would certainly be the most comprehensive.
Shit, glasses are wearable tech if you wanna get technical about it.
And if you want to get differently technical about it hearing aids are. And people with cochlear implants are cyborgs
Homo Deus
I’m not offended, some of my best gods are gay
Linus Technologies had the write-top in 1987, and the GRiDPad came out in 1989.
Dang, I actually would like a Write-Top, and this technology at that point is impressive to me:
I'm sure modern tablets can do that even better but I haven't used one I really like the feeling of while writing.
*EDIT: Weight: 9lbs / 4 kg I change my mind, modern tablets are where it's at