What technology did Star Trek Actually Inspire?

[Prax]

That's easy. Presuming he didn't come back from a conference, maybe each dossier has so much genetic data descriptions that each person filled up an entire Padd. Now if they used Androidd, since most of the tablets have real multitasking (maybe Padd finally got it after v5), put out have twice as much RAM and far more storage space (and expandable storage), Bashir would have needed fare fewer units to hand out. Maybe even one... But the Federation didn't want more advanced Vulcan technology.

"Here you go, Captain. I wrote up these proposals for you to read!"

 

[Six of Twelve]

I do have a Kindle, btw, but the only stuff on it is stories and books I can't find anywhere else. I still prefer physical books, since I never need to worry about batteries or electricity for them. All I need is sunlight.

I have a Kindle and it was a lifesaver for me when I went legally blind temporarily after having to wait seven years for a cataract operation. I was able to increase the size of the font, and reading in the dark helped immensely with the terrible glares that people with cataracts are subject to.

Kindle vs print books IN OUR TIME is not an either/or thing. It's a both/and thing. Kindle is great for fiction, for shut-ins who can't physically get out of the library on their own, for those with space considerations, such as those on military deployments, travelers, and so on.

But I do prefer print books for non-fiction, especially books with photos, maps, and drawings, and books where you'd be needing to use the index. Now that I've got my "ocular implants" and have had my sight restored, I can enjoy them once again.