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Star Trek iPhone Is the Definitive iPhone (If You Are Picard or Jason Chen)

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:59:59 EDT

Reader Andrew Aitken saw the article on the iPhone prototype's user interface and sent us this: A video detailing a complete—and absolutely cool—Star Trek: The Next Generation makeover for Apple's cellphone.

I saw your call for a total ST:TNG makeover of the iPhone, and wanted to show you (and the world) mine! It is not completely designed by me, others started the work and I just continued it, or combined several existing models.

I then ported it to winterboard and added my own mods here and there, like the LCARS calculator and SBSettings, as well as sounds and an animated background to make the whole thing look cooler! I even ported the Enterprise's computer font—Swiss911, used for the Library Computer Access/Retrieval System's interface—to the iPhone.

It's not finished yet, my imagination and photoshop skills have really been put to the test, if this gets out to a wider audience, maybe some ideas would come in... here it is, so far.

[Thanks Andrew]

Bar Trek: The Next Inebriation

Mark Wilson — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

It's an unfortunate turn of events when Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Sulu don't get along in real life. But we'd like to believe that through the magic of t-shirts and a night out drinking with the buddies that we can solve most any of the world's problems. Bar Trekkin’ celebrates the original Star Trek cast by capturing a moment in time—probably imagined—when the bridge of the Enterprise could unite in the seconds before a drunken street brawl.

Bar Trekkin’ runs $18 and is available in all sizes for men and women. [Go Ape Shirts via Defamer]

Star Trek Nutcrackers Are Logical Additions to the Holiday Season

Jack Loftus — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:30:30 EDT

Rat-fighting red coat nutcrackers? Look me up when you get to the 24th century, pal. That's where I'll be, cracking nuts and taking names with my $35 Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock versions of this timeless classic. They go nicely with my Star Trek synthehol bottle opener, and are handy in a pinch (groan, huh?) when I need something quick to fight off those son-murdering Klingons. Keep the eight ladies dancing away from the Kirk one, though. We hear it has a tendency to end up sweaty and shirtless at least once a holiday. [What on Earth]

Star Trek Communicator Replica Coming Soon, Sadly Doesn't Communicate

Kit Eaton — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:36:46 EST

This "life-size" Star Trek Communicator is a dream for every budding Kirk out there, sounding like the real thing when you flip it open, and with nine different voice phrases from the TV series built in. So okay, you can't actually contact anyone with it, but who needs that when you can pretend with "Spock here, Captain" or speak to the Enterprise with "Bridge, this is the captain?" Just don't be wearing a red suit. Available in March for $29.99 [Geek Alerts]

Star Trek XI: Portrait of the Officers as Young Men

Charlie White — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:00:00 EST

There's another Star Trek movie on the way, and this one's a prequel that will fill in backstory on Kirk and Spock as younger men. The latest addition to the $1 billion+ franchise will be Star Trek XI, and will be helmed by ace director J.J. Abrams of Mission Impossible III fame.

The screenplay will be written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, neither of whom have written a Star Trek screenplay before. The burning question: Who will play Kirk and Spock? Expect to see the movie in theaters by November, 2008.

Question for Trekkie experts: How will the tech in this new movie be different from the original Star Trek series? Somewhere between Enterprise and Star Trek? Discuss. – Charlie White

Star Trek XI [IMDb, via I4U]