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4 Star Trek technologies that are almost here (and 3 that are really far off)

Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 9:22am

Want a piece of those incredible technologies from Star Trek? You've already got it. Those automatically opening doors existed when the first Star Trek episode aired 43 years ago. Cellphones (think Motorola StarTAC), and smartphones blow away the capabilities of...

Star Trek spork may not be in the movie

Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 5:02am

If you're unabashedly a geek and not ashamed of that fact, have I got an eating utensil for you. Get this: not only is it a sport, but it's a Star Trek spork. Oh lordy. Yes, it provides all of...

Star Trek webcam keeps you in visual contact with Starfleet Command

Monday, April 13, 2009 - 12:06pm

We're hooked on Star Trek gear, so this webcam patterned after the Enterprise draws us in at warp speed. Perched atop a bendable gooseneck, this 720p USB webcam even has lighted nacelles that lets you know when you're in touch...

Star Trek TOS wall mural turns your mom's basement into the bridge of the Enterprise

Monday, April 6, 2009 - 10:28am

Now your digs can look exactly like the bridge of the Starship Enterprise from the original series (TOS) with this realistic wall mural, available for pre-order and shipping next month. Trying to be helpful, we even found the best deal...

What do Star Trek and Rock Band have in common?

Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 11:56am

When you think Star Trek, do you also think Rock Band? Me either, but that doesn't matter one whit to the folks at Electronic Arts and Paramount, who are reaching out to us videogame and sci-fi dorks wherever they can...

10 cool Star Trek collectibles from New York Toy Fair

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 1:08pm

Among all the cool stuff at New York's Toy Fair were no fewer than 10 Star Trek toys, which our friends at SCI FI Wire dutifully found. Our favorite: this remote-control Enterprise. Trek fans have been able to build models...

Roger Borg creates cubed lighting — Coincidence? We think not

Kevin Hall

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 12:19pm

Your average cubed-shaped anything isn't normally all that special — that is, until you find out that the name behind it is Borg. Roger Borg, in this case, who isn't a robotic construct at all. Rather, he's an awesome designer...

Doctors demo Star Trek healing laser that's better than stitches

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 1:39pm

"It's science fiction made real," a doctor from Tel Aviv University told Reuters, as he demonstrated how a new laser the university has developed is better than stitching up a patient. The laser allows a wound to be welded shut...

Star Trek communicator actually communicates

Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 11:07am

There's no shortage of Star Trek communicator replicas, but this one's different: Instead of playing a repertoire of goofy sound effects, it's actually a communicator. If you use a VoIP phone system such as Skype (which has been recently improved...

Trio of Star Trek fragrances to boldly go where no man has gone before

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 11:10am

What does Star Trek smell like? You'll find out this spring when three new fragrances waft across the marketing-soaked world. Take your pick of "Tiberius," "Pon Farr" or "Red Shirt," and boldly go into strange new worlds of olfactory peculiarity....

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star trek stories

4 Star Trek technologies that are almost here (and 3 that are really far off)

Star Trek spork may not be in the movie

Star Trek webcam keeps you in visual contact with Starfleet Command

Star Trek TOS wall mural turns your mom's basement into the bridge of the Enterprise

What do Star Trek and Rock Band have in common?

10 cool Star Trek collectibles from New York Toy Fair

Roger Borg creates cubed lighting — Coincidence? We think not

Doctors demo Star Trek healing laser that's better than stitches

Star Trek communicator actually communicates

Trio of Star Trek fragrances to boldly go where no man has gone before

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