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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Not to mention isn't it convenient that every alien species uses communications protocols/frequencies identical to the federation's? And somehow everyone speaks the same language?
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Well duh - they were speaking their own languages, but the humans understood them because of the universal translator.
You fail at the Trekker geekdom!
While many of the gadgets mentioned by the op are still only in the fictional universe, Gene Roddenberry did have a vision for the future. Consider the following everyday devices we use that were unheard of back in the 60's yet part of the show:
- Communicator = modern cell phone
- Ohura's earpiece = Bluetooth device
- Memory cards used to record video & data = thumb drives
- Huge screen on the bridge = HDTV
- Universal translator = Bablefish and similar websites
- Databoards = PDA's, iPhone, Palms...etc.
I wonder if Mr. Roddenberry figured out time travel and he went into the future so he could borrow that technology in his show....
-Z-man.