Comment on Who Needs GPS? The Story of Etak's 1985 Car Navigation SystemComments−strictnein9ySurprised no one has mentioned its similarity to a Pip Boy:https://b.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagec...And a Fallout Pip Boy for reference: https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/120/images/16096-1...−feintruled9yThe Fallout similarities struck me too - in that universe technology diverged well before the micro-processor stage, with some of our current technology reimagined with a 1950s spin. This gadget fits the bill superbly!−martin-adams9yI'm not surprised because someone just did−hvidgaard9yI wouldn't be surprised if that was the inspiration for the Pip Boy. Fallout is absolutely loaded with obscure references in a Mad Max inspired world.−platz9yit also looks like a "multi function display" in the cockpit of an F-15, for controlling radar, weapons, etc..
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Surprised no one has mentioned its similarity to a Pip Boy:
https://b.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagec...
And a Fallout Pip Boy for reference: https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/120/images/16096-1...
The Fallout similarities struck me too - in that universe technology diverged well before the micro-processor stage, with some of our current technology reimagined with a 1950s spin. This gadget fits the bill superbly!
I'm not surprised because someone just did
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the inspiration for the Pip Boy. Fallout is absolutely loaded with obscure references in a Mad Max inspired world.
it also looks like a "multi function display" in the cockpit of an F-15, for controlling radar, weapons, etc..