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more about #startrek more comments → Joe Stoner: This is actually the "easy" half of the two-weapon system they're working on. The "hard" half is inventing the gun that turns people into worms. more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: Set phasers to stun...and eventual kill. more » Segador: Pft. I developed a stick that could stun worms back in '86. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: This is good news for Ron Popeil. Now he can produce a new, high-tech Pocket Fisherman. Being able to stun the worms will makes it easier to bait yo... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "Although some of the worms died, most of them lived through the process." Don't phaser me bro! more » Kaiser-Machead: I have here the only working phaser ever built, and it was fired once, to keep William Shatner from writing another album! more » Hello Mister Walrus: So, it's just a UV flashlight? more » Curves: That will teach those radical worms, we will not have them creating havoc and rioting. Take that you slimey night crawler. We are going to round up ... more » redman042: As a relatively new parent, I have to say that even if I was nerdy enough to be into speaking Klingon, and I mean REALLY into it, I would not take the... more » Red_Flag: Rosa, the lack of research into the original story is both amazing and deeply disappointing. You posted the original, replete with criticism, judgment... more » -
#science
Scientists Develop Phaser That Can Stun (Worms)
The good news: scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser that can be set to stun. The bad news: it only works on worms so far. More » -
#startrek
Man Spoke Only Klingon to His Son for Three Years (And Wrote Us a Letter)
d'Armond Speers isn't really a huge Star Trek fan. The reason he spoke only in Klingon during his son's first three years of life was to learn about language acquisition processs. Yeah, sure. What a petaQ. Updated: Speers wrote in. More » -
#startrek
Confirmed: R2-D2 Finally Discovered In Star Trek
At last, here's the droid we were all looking for. In this frame you can clearly see R2-D2's cameo in JJ Abrams' Star Trek. This time there's absolutely no doubt about it: It's been confirmed by ILM. More » -
#diy
DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Almost Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish
This DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator instantly reminded me of a comment a dear reader left when I shared a Star Trek fantasy. He was right: Bluetooth is the ruin of Star Trek. But this is a fun quick-n-dirty project. More » -
#spaceships
Own Your Own Starfleet Shuttle Simulator
A Utah school is selling off its Star Trek-inspired USS Galileo, which means this is your chance to own your very own spaceship simulator. It's perfectly practical! [Auction via io9] More »
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#xbox360
Xbox 360 Bundle With Star Trek and Transformers 2 Movies
The Xbox 360 may or may not be getting that Blu-ray drive, but a new marketing strategy bundles the console with Star Trek or Transformers 2. More » -
#usb
4GB Star Trek Flash Drive Comes Loaded With The New Film
Star Trek, merchandising and obsessive fans go hand in hand, so it is not surprising that the new film is being released on an individually numbered 4GB Starfleet insignia USB drive. More » -
#personalcommunicator
Fabric Antenna-Based Personal Communicator Makes Most of My Star Trek Fantasies Reality
My second biggest Star Trek fantasy? Being able to tap a badge to communicate. Silly, but not to a Finnish company who is improving on Star Trek design and my fantasies with flexible, fabric communicators toting built-in GPS to boot. More » -
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#military
Navy's Future Command Center Makes Star Trek a Reality
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR) is the Navy's new command center designed to create an "unfair advantage" over enemy forces. And I'll be damned if they didn't set it up to look like the USS Enterprise. More » -
#culture
Warning: Don't Die Around Geeks or This Might Happen
We're sure it was meant as a loving gesture, but when a man puts his brother's cremated remains into a SPARCstation case, even we begin to question our geek sensibilities. More » -
#startrek
Gene Roddenberry's 1984 Original Macintosh for Sale
Would you like to write a saga about a spaceship with a womanizing captain, an awkward scientist/philosopher, a maniacal doctor, a drunk engineer, a voluptuous communications officer, a communist pilot, and a gay helmsman? Well, this Macintosh 128 won't help. More » -
#movies
Star Trek Returns to IMAX this Friday
The latest Star Trek was a great movie (indisputable fact), but it only had a two-week run at most IMAX theaters because of the summer blockbuster schedule. So it's returning for two more weeks to these 85 IMAX theaters, Friday: More » -
#pets
Boldly Going and Digging Up Gardens Where No Dog Has Dug Before
Well, this is pretty incredible. Yes, it's a dog in a USS Enterprise costume made out of cardboard and Bud Light cans. His prime directive is to ruin this costume when he takes a leak. [SciFi Wire via Geekologie] -
#movies
I'm Enrolling in Starf Leet Clown College
Here are altered clips from four of the year's biggest movies, made infinitely better by the insane geniuses at Fatal Farm. Oh how I wish all of these movies were all like this. More » -
#startrek
Real Star Trek Tricorder Media Player Goes Where No PMP Has Gone Before
We've seen plenty of Tricorder-styled gizmos, but the PMP-09 is the best I've seen, and a functional gadget in its own-right. The flip-up PMP has a 2.8-inch display, 8GB storage, and provides 12 hours of music/4 hours of video playback. More » -
#rockets
Build Your Own Battlestar Galactica Viper Rocket!
Estes may have discontinued its wicked Battlestar and Star Trek replica rockets almost 20 years ago, but some clever hobbyists have info on how you can still build one today. More » -
#startrek
Smell Like No Man Has Smelled Before with Star Trek Cologne
When we originally heard about Star Trek cologne, we were a bit skeptical that the musk would actually come to fruition. Now, it's with the greatest joy that we report "Red Shirt" Star Trek Cologne cologne is available for purchase. More » -
#startrek
The 1979 Klingon Happy Meal
You may think the weird Happy Meal bundling came during the '80s, but McDonalds was already busy making sure kids got their fix of movie-promotion McNuggets by 1979. Today is a good day to supersize. More » -
#review
Star Trek Review
Star Trek: The Motion Picture isn't just a film that should be important to original series fans, but it's a film that's influenced media (Star Trek or otherwise) for the next 30 years. Here's our review. More » -
#weed
USS Enterprise Bong Follows My Prime Directive Precisely
Some intrepid Trekkie/stoner decided to combine his two favorite things, creating this awesome USS Enterprise bong. The movie didn't need any help being entertaining, but this certainly won't hurt. [What-a-Bong Via io9] -
#movies
Yes! Star Trek Is Cool Because a Pie Chart Says So!
Sci Fi Wire makes a convincing argument, in both authoritarian pie chart form and debatable exposition, as to why Star Trek is cool (again). But what's missing from the chart? Two words: Lens flare. More » -
#iphoneapps
Star Radio Communicator iPhone App is NOT AT ALL Like Anything from Star Trek
Sure the Star Radio Communicator iPhone app looks kinda like that other communicator—you know, retro-futuristic design, flip door, 3 button layout—but last time I checked, Captain K's communicator absolutely did not make calls on Earth's phone system. More » -
#startrek
Mystery Solved: This is Where R2-D2 Is in Star Trek
The mystery is over. After all, R2-D2 wasn't the astromech calculating the warp trajectories for the Enterprise. Here you have the exact timing of his stellar cameo—andthe frame capture to prove itUpdated More » -
#startrek
Exclusive Star Trek Blu-ray Movie Collection Clip
In this exclusive clip we have the man inside the Rock Man suit in the Star Trek films talking about how they made him look so damn rocky. Flame thrower from the mouth! But it was cut. [Amazon] -
#nanotechnology
The Atom Pinhole Camera Is The First Step Towards a Real Star Trek Replicator
Researchers at the Russian Academy of Sciences are developing a technology that could lead to a real-life Star Trek replicator. They have demonstrated that it is possible to manufacture an array of identical atomic nanostructures in controlled shapes and sizes. More » -
#software
Triangle Keys May Be Ideal for LCD Keyboards But Look Vaguely Klingon
A Brit named David Baker wants you to believe that his Crocodile Keyboard concept—for which he's submitted a patent application—is the best way for big fat fingers to type on LCDs, because there's more dead space to absorb accidental taps. Good idea, secret Trek shoutout or both? [Register] -
#imagecache
Spaceship Wrecks Are So Much Worse Than Car Crashes
I've survived a 100mph car crash—the floating shrapnel confetti that used to be Federation's armada shows no one survives space wrecks. You can see more stunning concept art James Clyne did for Star Trek, The Fountain and Minority Report and more at his site: [James Clyne via io9] -
#startrek
Is R2-D2 Driving the Enterprise?
We know JJ Abrams is a Star Wars fan. He now says he included R2-D2 in Star Trek, and Paramount is running a contest for astromech spotters. We think we got him in two places: More » -
#startrek
Gyrating Star Trek Tribble For Sale
Either there's a legitimate Star Trek Tribble for sale at eBay today, or someone is about to make $5,000 off a large multi-colored cotton ball. More » -
#space
Astronauts Watching New Star Trek In Space
According to NASA, the three astronauts in the International Space Station have been chilling out watching J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. Watching the Enterprise in the ISS, people. It doesn't get any better than this: More » -
#questionoftheday
Do You Like The New Star Trek Movie Better Than The Old Ones?
I'm planning on seeing the Trek movie this weekend, so it's been on the brain today. Reviews have been positive, but I have to ask: do you like the new film better than old ones? -
#tgif
10 Examples of Summer Movie Merchandising Run Amok
The summer movie season is getting heated up, and the recent release of Star Trek has me thinking about all of the absurd merchandise that has come out over the years.
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#startrek
Classic Star Trek Remastered According to JJ Abrams' Vision
I'm happy to report that no amount of flares will fix the lovely campiness and amazing performances of William Shatner and Ricardo Montalbán in Star Trek. And thank the gods for that. [Thanks Genevieve] -
#getmeoffthisrock
Space Week Roundup: The Right Stuff
Well, last week's space theme was exciting for readers and staff alike, not least of all because we had a real actual NASA astronaut baring his soul daily. Here are the highlights:
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#movies
Is the New Star Trek Film Scientifically Sound?
Discover has an excellent piece that dissects the new Star Trek movie by its major scenes and examines the scientific validity behind the admitted pseudoscience. There are SPOILERS, but passages like this make it great: More » -
#startrek
Face Adventure Sitting Down in Kirk's Captain Chair Replica
We told you about this last fall, but now the details are official and the release is imminent. Yes, now you can sit in your living room on Kirk's chair, boldly watching TV and eating chips. More » -
#startrek
Nostalgic Trekkies Can Cling to the Original Series With This Retro Tricorder Replica
J.J Abrams' Star Trek took the original characters in a new, wonderful direction, but that doesn't mean people still can't enjoy the boxy look of the original series with this sharp-looking tricorder replica. More » -
#google
Google Calendar Nerds Up For Star Trek
If you add "stardate:" to your "Other Calendars" field in your Google cal, you can make all your plans just like Kirk and Picard would. [NYT] -
#startrek
Augmented Reality App Puts a 3D Starship Enterprise In The Palm Of Your Hand
To promote the release of Star Trek, Paramount has launched Experience the Enterprise, an augmented reality web application that allows you to explore the 3D ship in the palm of your hand. More »
