… for you to build yourself.
The news article:
Scientist beams up a real “Star Trek” tricorder
The website:
The photos show what is, essentially, a “Next Generation” tricorder as made by a fan. Which means it looks kinda… crappy. But it’s a crappy-looking tricorder that freakin’ works.
And from the article, the inventor says: “Star Trek inspired me to be a scientist.”
I’ve seen a lot of people dis Trek, saying that claims that it inspired kids to become scientists and engineers is just an urban legend… and yet I also keep seeing scientists and engineers say that Star Trek inspired them.
The Tricorder Mk 2 measures:
Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity
3-axis Magnetic Field Sensor
Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity
Colour RGBC Sensor
Absolute Pressure Sensor
Non-contact IR Thermometer
Light-to-digital converter
GPS Receiver
Ultrasonic distance sensor
Sparkfun Inertial Measurement Unit
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I imagine that future versions would include things like cameras (still & video, yanked from a cel phone), a chemical sensor or three, radiation detector, a biomedical microscope (also yanked from a cel phone), communications systems, and eventually some form of sonogram/X-Ray/MRI thingie.