Majel Barrett, wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, was the voice of Starfleet's computer system. She died in 2008 but a digital version of her voice is being created "for things such as Siri".

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. On the original "Star Trek," the computers on the U.S.S. Enterprise were operated by a series of switches, dials, knobs, and buttons, many of ...

Unfortunately for avid fans, many of the technological advancements predicted by science fiction books, films and TV shows are still painfully out of reach. Virtual assistants such as Apple's Siri, ...