How close are we to achieving Star Trek technology?

[Greg]

Smarter doors for a smarter Starship...

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/1843 ... telligence

[Storm Windfall]

Tractor Beams. Totally cool!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2 ... ctor-beam/

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/archiv ... 477,en.php

[Jeff T]

Star Trek News:

And the latest example of Star Trek tech becoming reality is the Genie, a device that echoes Trek's food replicators. Created by a pair of Israeli entrepreneurs, Ayelet Carasso and Doron Marco, it relies on pods—akin to the inner workings of espresso machines—to turn natural baking ingredients and freeze-dried fruits and vegetables into personalize meals... in just 30 seconds.

Eventually, Marco told the news service Reuters, Genie will know a person's microbiome and will prepare the pod specifically for that person. "You will eat better, even tastier and healthier," he said. Marco also shared his desire for the Genie to be put to use in countries without enough food to feed their populations. 

"In our world, we are getting fat and we are throwing away a lot of food, (and) in their world, they don't have any food," he said. "So if you use Genie, you can distribute the food better, you can have the shelf life much longer without the preservatives, give the people better food for them. We can even the food distribution in the world. That's a very, very important goal for us."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULTVgwcq3m4&feature=player_embedded

[Jeff T]

This post is a bit of a twist on this theme within this category of Trek technology... however, it is interesting to see another example of Trek's influence on the world. Plus there there is a vast amount of technology, vision, and creativity evoked to bring such a concept into existence.

From Trek News:

There's a building in China that, from above, is a ringer for the U.S.S. Enterprise. It looks like your average, everyday building from ground level, but drone footage reveals it to be a most enterprising architectural design. The building, according to Mashable.com, is the headquarters of NetDragon Websoft, a Chinese gaming and mobile Internet company. And the site notes, "Company Chairman Liu DeJian is reportedly an uberTrekkie, licensing from CBS the rights to build an Enterprise replica. Construction began in 2008 and was finished in 2014; the project cost $160 million total. The building is the only officially licensed Star Trek building on the planet."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=170&v=dbl45otRBiw

Opinions ranged from Trekkers debating which Enterprise it most resembled. It seemed Enterprise B (Excelsior) and E were the most common choices... although a few rallied for Voyager.

Too me... it's all good and quite inspiring. With all of the tech companies here in the states, why hasn't any of them boldly gone where this company ventured? Build one somewhere here... surrounded by a huge Star Trek theme park!

If you build it, they (Trekkers) will come!!!

Like here: http://www.startrek.com/article/first-look-star-trek-in-paramount-park-murcia
and here for some additional conceptual art/design:
http://io9.com/first-concept-art-for-paramounts-star-trek-theme-park-1527319599

or here... at the estimated cost of $1.55 BILLION dollars! Set to open in two years:  http://entertainmentdesigner.com/news/theme-park-design-news/the-spectacle-of-jordans-red-sea-astrarium-hotels-gardens-water-parks-and-oh-yeah-star-trek/

Very modest by comparison, but Las Vegas had The Star trek Experience (which lasted 10 years).
However, that has been gone since 2008.
(Luckily I was able to spend time there before it closed down)


Thoughts anyone?

[Jeff T]

Who wants a working TOS communicator?

Well if so...  it is arriving this upcoming January.... but you can pre-order one now:
Star Trek The Original Series Communicator Bluetooth Handset here:

http://shop.startrek.com/detail.php?p=866906&ecid=EMC-ST-000232&pa=EMC_ST_20150707_Communicator_6M

[Jeff T]

Yet another article on "12 gizmos used on the Star Trek television shows that are now becoming real."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/connectedworld/12-star-trek-gadgets-that-now-exist/ar-BBmzOvb?ocid=spartandhp

So... what are your thoughts regarding the legitimacy of this dozen?