03-28-2004, 09:45 PM
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Forbes: "Your Trekkie Communicator Is Ready"
"It's no accident that the conference rooms at Vocera Communications headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., are named after characters from the Star Trek universe--Kirk, Spock and Picard. Just as the communicators that Captain Kirk carried down to alien planets in the 1960s version of the Viacom TV show foreshadowed a world with ubiquitous mobile telephones, the two-ounce badge central to the Vocera Communications System was inspired at least in part by the 'com badges' that appeared on later versions of the show. Just as Captain Picard would do, Vocera badge wearers can touch the slim device they wear on their uniforms, say who they want to talk to and, assuming that person is wearing his badge, be connected."
I have just one thing to say: this is so cool. 
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03-28-2004, 10:02 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2003
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I hope they make one that looks like a combadge for us trekkies!
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03-28-2004, 10:11 PM
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Mystic
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lol...very cool 8)
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03-28-2004, 10:52 PM
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Executive Editor, Android Thoughts
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Now I hope these don't have the same quirks as star trek communicators. I mean, to anyone who's watched Next Generation, haven't you noticed that:
* Sometimes the tap of the button is not needed, you're connected already (however, if the person wishes to say something like "Now what... " and then press, the other party does not hear the "now what" line)
* They look pretty cheap upclose, like they were made of painted plastic 
Of course, it would be great if they could implement the following Trek features:
* You never needed to charge one.
* They never fell off, even in the roughest of fights.
* Yet they came off instantly without any visible adhesive marks.
* They had other uses (i.e. GPS)
Ah, a world more closely resembling star trek.. what more could I ask for.
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03-28-2004, 10:55 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Wow, this sounds very interesting.. and it looks like it's actually getting adopted by hospitals. I think a lot of IT departments might find this useful as well.
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03-28-2004, 10:59 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by dadarkmcse
Ah, a world more closely resembling star trek.. what more could I ask for.
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haha
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03-29-2004, 12:05 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 291
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This is nothing like a Star Trek communicator, I can't stand on another planet and call home to let them know I will be late for dinner, can I?!
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03-29-2004, 12:27 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 589
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Originally Posted by PR.
This is nothing like a Star Trek communicator, I can't stand on another planet and call home to let them know I will be late for dinner, can I?! |
You say that and you haven't even BEEN to another planet, have you?
Another person who speaks without trying it first :roll:
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03-29-2004, 01:59 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Originally Posted by PR.
This is nothing like a Star Trek communicator, I can't stand on another planet and call home to let them know I will be late for dinner, can I?! |
Neither can the Next Gen communicator. Its operational distance is, according to my Star Trek: TNG tech manual, 311 miles between comm badges. For communicating to the ship the ship is the active participant in the sending and receiving process.
This concludes your Star Trek geek lesson for the day. Tomorrow: Yield configurations for quantum torpedoes.
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03-29-2004, 02:42 AM
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Wow, this is a really cool idea!
So wait a minute...when an away team was on a planet, the Enterprise was never more than 311 miles from them? How can that be when the ship is on the other side of the planet in orbit...or was the Enterprise always in a synchronous orbit? Also, does a shuttlecraft act as a WiFi booster so they can communicate farther than 311 miles apart?
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