Man has long marveled at the bright and shiny. He obsesses over soft metals, like gold, because of their luster. And diamonds, while hardened for industry, are more just as often if not more reserved for rings representing sacred vows.

So hats off to the writers, actors, set designers and special effects team. But JJ Abrams' simple mantra of "aim those four-story mirrors at the camera, dammit!" deserves, at minimum, a bar graph constructed of Borg ships. [Sci Fi Wire via Geekologie]

The issue itself was formed, I'd guess, from the time Chris Anderson, Wired editor, saw JJ Abrams speak at TED about his mystery box. I was happy to have been able to contribute a small idea used in the TEST section, executed by Chris Hardwick, on snake oil gadgets. I got this idea from my mom and some of lisa's relatives who use plenty of these new age devices, supposedly able to heal miraculously and transform the "vibrational energy" of water, and clean bad EM out of the air without stopping your Wi-fi or cellphone from working. I thought that this is the kind of technology the Dharma institute would have been testing in Lost, and so it became very clear to me that this is exactly the kind of thing that would fit in the magazine.

I also love the theme because mystery is another aspect of Gizmodo that separates us from traditional tech journalism. We don't bury our ledes, but its very clear that Rumors—stories before facts— are indeed one of the most tantalizing and popular pieces of writing that we do. Because knowing is often not as powerful as longing or wishing for the unknown and unconfirmed.

Again, as with the other trailers today, watch this puppy in HD if you're a true fan, normal fan, or new to this strange, space sci-fi thing.

Here's the G.I. Joe trailer from earlier, and the intense Transformers trailer too. All three will be shown again on your TV later this evening during the game. [YouTube]

How will they play in the update? Kind of like easter eggs, says Abrams, who stressed that the movie will be targeted toward people who have no idea of the history, yet have appearances by old die-hard devices like Uhura's Bluetooth headset that series fans can pick out. This means we should all get our wallets ready for the torrent of replica gadgets coming in 2009. [MTV Movies via Crunchgear]