Part of Gene Roddenberry's last wishes was if any of the Star Trek technology becomes reality (or close in *spirit*), they would be able to licence the Star Trek names easily from is estate.
A company in Canada came up with an advance light meter, and was able to call it a 'tricorder' based on the above.
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On a Star Trek note:
Part of Gene Roddenberry's last wishes was if any of the Star Trek technology becomes reality (or close in *spirit*), they would be able to licence the Star Trek names easily from is estate.
A company in Canada came up with an advance light meter, and was able to call it a 'tricorder' based on the above.
prot0vision