If SciFi Gadgets Were Real. . .
Geek Blips is a blog aggregator for all kinds of geeky news from comics to movies, TV and video games. Last week, I joined a half dozen other scifi bloggers at the site for a discussion about our favorite scifi gadgets and here’s what we all had to say.
Turning Sci Fi Fantasies into Reality
Science Fiction is about imagination. Sure, today it might not be possible to travel at the speed of light or zap yourself to another planet with the push of a button, but who doesn’t dream about it? We wanted to find out what high-tech gadgetry other geeks wanted to get their hands on so we took our question to the cyber streets. Here’s what we asked:
If you could have the ability/gadgetry of your favorite science fiction TV or Movie character and join them – in their world – on one of their adventures, who would it be and why?
Check out who would go where, with whom below. If you’ve got a sci-fi fascination feel free to add it below.
Cynthia, SF Universe: I would love to use the transporter that they use in “Star Trek.” I love to see new places but I despise air travel. I just can’t stand being cooped up in a small space for that long, the hassle of airports, the whole experience just makes me not want to go anywhere. But if I could step on a transporter pad and be anywhere in a matter of seconds, that would be a dream. Yes, I know on “Star Trek” they have to be near where you’re going – so maybe it’s more of a combo of a transporter and a Stargate. LA to NY in 30 seconds? I’m there. Also, I have a soft spot for Reginald Barclay from “Next Gen” (Dwight Schultz) – because he’s so sweet and a little wacky like me. We’d have a ball together.
Simon, Den of Geek: Given that the sonic screwdriver has been diluted over the past years, and that the infra-red scanning machine from “Total Recall” is probably illegal and likely to get me arrested, I’ll go for Doc Brown’s Time Machine. I know it’s not a gadget as such, so perhaps just the flux capacitor. It combined the two things I most like in a good gadget. Number one, it looks impressive. And number two, it’s utterly impossible to conceive any point in my life where I’d ever get my hands on it.