21st century version might be 3D printer

A U.S. company uses three-dimensional printing to create successive layers of materials. This additive manufacturing research could be considered a very rudimentary form of the Star Trek replicator.

Sydney, Australia - July 21, 2011 - Today HEDLOC announced a new global reseller agreement with Jive Software. With this agreement, HEDLOC and Jive will bring the research of social networking to the enterprise.