Google reveals how Star Trek inspired its vision for the future of computing

Google reveals how Star Trek inspired its vision for the future of computing | Mail Online: "A 'Star Trek' assistant that can translate any language, answer any question, and never needs to be taken out of your pocket has been hailed as Google's future by one of its leading engineers.



Amit Singhal, Google vice-president and senior search engineer, and the man who wrote the firm's search algorithm, said that the company has been inspired by sci-fi series Star Trek to develop the 'ubiquitous computing' concept, where gadgets woven into users' daily lives seamlessly respond to questions.



'Why should someone stop their conversation because they're missing a tiny piece of information that you need to take that conversation further?' said Mr Singhal."