Factory Entertainment Unveils Star Trek: The Next Generation Medical Tricorder Replica, Shipping in Late 2024 (blog.trekcore.com)

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[-] match@pawb.social 25 points 4 months ago

I'm gonna take this to ren faire and whip it out when I'm just barely out of line of sight

[-] original_reader@lemm.ee 15 points 4 months ago

I mean, cool.

It's just that my early 21st century cellphone has more sensors than this 24th century device... 💁‍♂️

[-] UESPA_Sputnik@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

And your cellphone even costs less. (unless you've bought a flagship phone)

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Can your cellphone identify the chemical composition of rocks 1000 feet underground, or scan someone for invasive pathogens, or identify lifeforms 10 KM away?

[-] original_reader@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

No.

Can this Tricorder?

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Of course not, but the 24th century ones can.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This disappoints me so much because it's just a toy, when we have the technology to make a scanning device that is basically a real one (not as magically good, though). I've seen phone addons for scientific research that can scan things for various things. Like a glucose monitor, Geiger counter, barometer, light sensor, blood pressure monitor, and more; with no reason why a single device couldn't have all of these things in one other than maybe cost.

[-] Laberpferd@sueden.social 2 points 4 months ago

@Kolanaki
Caterpillar S61 :)

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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Wake me up when it's functional

[-] hopesdead@startrek.website 3 points 4 months ago

The Wand Company is making a Tricorder.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Still doesn't do medical scans

[-] original_reader@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Would we have the technical know-how for that?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

When you come wake me up when we have it? Yes.

[-] ZarkleFarkle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

We basically have a lot of highly advanced technologies already. I don't think it'll be long until our lives look like Star Trek.

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