‘Star Trek’ Technology That You Thought Would Never Exist, But It Does Today

Communicators

People have been utilizing real-life communicators, often known as cell phones, to communicate with one another for years. The crew of the Starship Enterprise used communicators to communicate with individuals onboard and offboard the ship in the fictional Star Trek world.

The handheld device allows crew members to communicate with other starships in orbit, valuable in emergencies. Martin Cooper, the man credited with inventing the first handheld cellular phone in the 1970s, has indicated that the device’s prototypes were influenced by Star Trek technology.