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    DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Almost Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/06/09

    In reply to DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Almost Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish

    I thought about making a BT communicator but I didn't want to have something else to carry around in my pocket.

    Besides, I'd rather have one of these...
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 11/06/09 7:25 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of secretmanofagent secretmanofagent
    11/06/09

    In reply to DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Almost Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish
    I don't think that a Star Trek Communicator would distract people from the gap in her teeth. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    dingus promoted this comment secretmanofagent was starred secretmanofagent was unstarred
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    11/06/09

    @secretmanofagent: Watch it, or GESD's gonna sporkblade ya in a dark alley. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @secretmanofagent: Geez. The girl guided people through a neat little project, why not give some props rather than insulting her? #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/06/09

    @Rosa Golijan: you've got the banhammer and the disemvowler, don't you? If you're not prepared to use them, I suggest that you think twice before posting anything that has any woman (particularly an asian one) that is doing anything except standing next to a fast car or cradling some new gadget in her hand-model perfect mitts.

    BTW for those who might not know, Diana Eng appeared on Project Runway, and is known for her wearable tech designs. And she rocks. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @weatherman: That was the one warning that @secretmanofagent: will get. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of MadMacs MadMacs
    11/06/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Besides, she is very cute. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment MadMacs was starred MadMacs was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @MadMacs: I agree. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of PlaneParts PlaneParts
    11/07/09

    @Rosa Golijan: One is too many for such inanity. I personally can't find one thing about Diana that isn't smart or attractive. Can't say that about @secretmanofrectums. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment PlaneParts was starred PlaneParts was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/07/09

    @PlaneParts: Be nice now... #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of PlaneParts PlaneParts
    11/10/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Ok, My bad, as it were...I should have stopped while I was ahead. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of CheeseGamer CheeseGamer
    11/06/09

    In reply to DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Almost Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish
    *gasps* Did you make Star Trek one word in the title?

    :p

    This article makes me both upset, thrilled, and confused. My inner Trekkie shows! #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment CheeseGamer was starred CheeseGamer was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/06/09

    @CheeseGamer: Ah! The Missing Space O' Doom! Fixed.

    Thank you. #diybluetoothstartrekcommunicator...
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    Image of I see the light. It burns! I see the light. It burns!
    11/03/09

    In reply to Own Your Own Starfleet Shuttle Simulator
    Who wants to join me in robbing several banks so we can afford to buy this thing? #startrek
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment I see the light. It burns! was starred I see the light. It burns! was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/03/09

    @I see the light. It burns!: I say you're better off consolidating your shenanigans into one lump sum. #startrek
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/03/09

    @I see the light. It burns!: Hey, call me after you do that. Also be sure to let me know which banks you robbed, what time & day you were there, what you were wearing at the time and how much money you stole from each location. #startrek
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    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    11/02/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Bundle With Star Trek and Transformers 2 Movies
    How I loathe Star Trek temporarily after my Star Fleet Academy costume came in the wrong size a day before H-ween. Rather, how I hate you - ToysRUs.com #xbox360bundles
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/02/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Bundle With Star Trek and Transformers 2 Movies
    With Star Trek packaged in that awesome communicator shaped USB drive why the hell would you want to download it and pass up on that? #xbox360bundles
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    Image of uchendunwachukwu uchendunwachukwu
    11/02/09

    @Odin: Will that communicator-shaped USB drive even fit in the recessed front USB ports on the 360? Or will one have to remove the faceplate to get it to fit?
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    Odin promoted this comment Edited by uchendunwachukwu at 11/02/09 8:33 AM uchendunwachukwu was starred uchendunwachukwu was unstarred
    Image of Odin Odin
    11/02/09

    @uchendunwachukwu: Who knows, most awkward USB drives can be remedied with an extension cable. #xbox360bundles
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    Image of Hackintosh Hackintosh
    11/02/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Bundle With Star Trek and Transformers 2 Movies
    How will you fit that big USB into the Xbox? #xbox360bundles
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    Image of KingKash KingKash
    11/02/09

    @Hackintosh: erm length contraction and simultaneity

    pfft.. #xbox360bundles
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    11/02/09


    @KingKash: sorry couldn't resist this image.. like seriously #xbox360bundles
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    FredicvsMaximvs promoted this comment KingKash was starred KingKash was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    10/12/09

    In reply to 4GB Star Trek Flash Drive Comes Loaded With The New Film
    If you order the two-disc DVD edition (not the BluRay) you get a digital copy of the movie as well. Not on a nifty flash drive though.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/12/09

    In reply to 4GB Star Trek Flash Drive Comes Loaded With The New Film
    The insignia needs to be in pin or tie tack format so I can walk around clicking it and telling Scotty to beam me up.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/12/09

    In reply to 4GB Star Trek Flash Drive Comes Loaded With The New Film
    Any idea what the series number is?
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    10/12/09

    In reply to 4GB Star Trek Flash Drive Comes Loaded With The New Film
    Why exactly would they want the DVD stored off a 4gb flash drive? The compression would murder the quality.
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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    10/12/09

    @bagellord:
    DVDs store 4.8gb...and a lot of it is used up by menus and other crap. I guess there are dual layer DVDs but most of the time that is not used to give you better picture quality.

    I wouldn't be surprised if it was Full MPEG-2 "quality."

    It'd be nice if they gave us the HD version on a larger drive...I don't understand why in this day and age I can't get HD movies sans Blu-Ray...the HD content on iTunes isn't actually HD.
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    MosesMonster promoted this comment TheCrudMan was starred TheCrudMan was unstarred
    Image of bagellord bagellord
    10/12/09

    @TheCrudMan: When I back up dvd's with DVDShrink I back them up with no compression and end up with nearly 8gb video ts rips.
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    Image of trickflip1 trickflip1
    10/12/09

    @bagellord: That's because you're backing up the whole Image of the DVD, not just ripped videos.

    Use Handbrake and rip a DVD's main Title (the movie alone) and check out the size difference. Rip it at full DVD resolution even.

    Of course if you don't have a multi-core processor, it may take quite a long while to do it.
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    bagellord promoted this comment trickflip1 was starred trickflip1 was unstarred
    Image of Xagest Xagest
    10/12/09

    @bagellord: Fine point, most DVDs these days are dual layered.
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    10/12/09

    @trickflip1: Except it's not an image of the dvd like an ISO. It's the video_ts folder. I also like having the menu structure so that if my disk is messed up I can easily create a new one.

    PS - not sure where the processor thing came from but I have a 3.0GHz Core 2 Duo in my iMac. The bottleneck for me copying a movie is the crappily slow DVD drive.
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    Image of trickflip1 trickflip1
    10/13/09

    @bagellord: Oh, I was just simply saying if you had the time to test it, that it might take longer if you don't have a multi-core processor.

    I, for example, am still using a Prescott P4 in my laptop as well as my current desktop setup. So it naturally takes me a long, long time to rip a DVD.

    My mentioning of the file size was merely to state that it is possible for them to have a full DVD-quality video on the flash drive, given that the file size would be no larger than 2.2GB.

    All I was saying is that I'm sure the flash drive does not contain the DVD iso. That I was sure it just contains a DVD quality "rip" of the movie itself, maybe a few special features as separate videos.

    However, after someone saying they read the video will only take up 1.0 GB, it sounds like it will be less than DVD quality, or a "digital" copy like so many movies come with now.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/02/09

    In reply to Fabric Antenna-Based Personal Communicator Makes Most of My Star Trek Fantasies Reality
    Rosa,

    We have ST:TNG tech already. Tap a little button and you can communicate with it.

    It's called a Bluetooth headset.

    That's right. The entire crew of the Enterprise NCC-1701D was made of douchebags with Bluetooth. Suck on that, Geordi and Crusher!
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    Image of hardcache hardcache
    10/02/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: We should all be nicer to Wil Wheaton!
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    Image of PlanEx PlanEx
    10/02/09

    @hardcache: I think he meant Gates McFadden when he said "crusher". But I could be wrong. Horrible thing to say, I hear Gates is a kickass cook.
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment PlanEx was starred PlanEx was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    10/02/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I think you just killed my number one fantasy by associating the subjects of it with Bluetooth headset wearers. Damn it.
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    Edited by Rosa Golijan at 11/06/09 2:13 PM Rosa Golijan was starred Rosa Golijan was unstarred
    Image of tylerstyle tylerstyle
    10/02/09

    In reply to Fabric Antenna-Based Personal Communicator Makes Most of My Star Trek Fantasies Reality
    My puny Star Trek fantasy?
    Our world becoming one people, finally working together with no boundaries, no Poverty, no Money, no starving and laying the founding stone for the Federation of Planets!
     Reply
    reddingofish promoted this comment tylerstyle was starred tylerstyle was unstarred
    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    10/02/09

    @tylerstyle: It'll never work.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/02/09

    In reply to Fabric Antenna-Based Personal Communicator Makes Most of My Star Trek Fantasies Reality
    Hailing frequencies open...
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    Image of CraigJ CraigJ
    10/02/09

    In reply to Fabric Antenna-Based Personal Communicator Makes Most of My Star Trek Fantasies Reality
    I just want to be able to tell my microwave, tea, Earl Grey, hot.
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    GitEmSteveDave_@Gmail.comNeedsAWaveInvite promoted this comment CraigJ was starred CraigJ was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/02/09

    @CraigJ: You can tell it that all you want right now. Doesn't mean it will do anything.
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