10 Sci-Fi Gadgets That Inspired Real Inventions
7. Bluetooth Devices
The last of the Star Trek inspired inventions in this list is the Bluetooth earpiece. Again, as the technology becomes more readily available it can become harder to appreciate, but small and sophisticated items working without wires to connect them back in the 1960s represented a fantastical idea.
Perhaps what's most remarkable about the Bluetooth device is the similarity to the TV series. Communications Officer Uhura would work for hours at a time with the prop sat, seemingly quite comfortably, in her ear carrying out a conversation or listening to input - just as many of us do today. The role in communications is the same, and you can even buy working Bluetooth ear pieces that look just like Uhura's should the need take you.