Sentences with phrase «precursors of modern devices»
«I was always into science and technology,» said Heastie, who added many of the gadgets on the show were precursors of modern devices, including Lt. Uhura's early «Bluetooth,» and Capt. Jean - Luc Picard's «iPad.»
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It is possible to see the foundations of the modern eBook from such activity, as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation of the Open eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the EPUB format) in 1999, and several portable devices such as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing readers to receive books without using a computer, often seen as one of the core selling points of the original Kindle.