Animated musical Starship Enterprise Lamp

Posted in Sci-Fi by Conner Flynn on November 15th, 2009

Animated musical Starship Enterprise LampThis musical Star Trek Enterprise lamp is superior to this one in almost every way. It says Star Trek, is actually from Star Trek and the Enterprise looks just like it should.

This one has a button at the base that will automatically turn the Star Trek theme song on. Don’t everybody all nerdgasm at once, but there’s more. That music is accompanied by a spoken prologue as the Enterprise on the base spins.

Star Trek Online to ship February 2

Posted in MMORPG by Shane McGlaun on November 10th, 2009

startrekonline-sbIf you are a big fan of Star Trek and have been counting the days until the new flick hit DVD, you will like the news of the new MMORPG as well. The new game is called Star Trek Online and it has been given an official launch date.

The game will debut on February 2, 2010 for Trekkies the world over to play. The game promises space and ground-based play and lets users fully customize not only their characters and uniforms, but starships as well.

“Star Ship” Chandelier

Posted in Lamps by Conner Flynn on November 9th, 2009

"Star Ship" ChandelierCheck out this “Star Ship” Chandelier that boldly goes where no lighting has gone before…while skirting copyright and licensing issues by offering up a generic chrome finished and terrible re-imagining of the Enterprise.

The back looks like it came from the original Klingon ships, while the front is very much like the Enterprise’s saucer section reinforced with Erector set parts. It’s still pretty cool though and would fit into any geek home nicely.

Make a Bluetooth Star Trek Communicator

Posted in DIY by Conner Flynn on November 7th, 2009

Make a Bluetooth Star Trek CommunicatorIt’s the perfect weekend to build your very own Bluetooth Star Trek communicator, so you can stay in touch with the folks on the Enterprise. You don’t want to get stranded on a foreign planet do you? This project will take a little skill, so just be aware that you’ll have to cut a circuit-board, drill some holes, add a serial port, a Bluetooth module, and a microcontroller.

However, when it’s done you’ll be placing and answering calls the same way James Tiberius Kirk does. If you want to give it a go hit the link to get full step-by-step instructions.

This Starfleet Shuttle Simulator can be yours

Posted in Sci-Fi by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2009

This Starfleet Shuttle Simulator can be yoursIf you’ve always wanted your own USS Galileo, your dreams can now come true. A Utah school is selling its Star Trek USS Galileo Shuttle simulator. The question is, where would you put it? The garage or the backyard?

This space ship simulator is all decked out inside with stations, networking, speakers, and a main viewscreen. The $1000 reserve hasn’t been met, so you can still take this baby home. How you explain it to the wife is your problem.

Xbox 360 bundle comes with Star Trek and Transformers 2 movies

Posted in Xbox 360 Elite by Conner Flynn on November 2nd, 2009

Xbox 360 bundle comes with Star Trek and Transformers 2 moviesWhile we wait and see whether the Xbox 360 is getting a Blu-ray drive or not, there’s something else to look forward to. Thanks to a new marketing strategy, you will soon be able to buy the console with the Star Trek or Transformers 2 movie.

Right now it has been confirmed exclusively for the UK. The bundle includes an Xbox Elite, an extra controller and the movie on USB.

Vulcan Live Long and Prosper 2GB flash drive

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on October 17th, 2009

Vulcan Live Long and Prosper 2GB flash driveSeems like we have more data than a Borg ship these days, so one Star Trek flash drive is not nearly enough. So you need this Vulcan Live Long and Prosper 2GB flash drive as well.

You do want your files to Live Long and Prosper don’t you? The IMM Vulcan USB 2GB Flash Drive retails for $35.99. You must have one. Because the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one…And a bunch of other crap that Spock said.

New Trek movie loaded on 4GB Star Trek Flash Drive

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on October 12th, 2009

New Trek movie loaded on 4GB Star Trek Flash DriveStar Trek merchandising is only surpassed by Star Wars merchandising. Well, here’s the latest Merchandising Trek. The new film is being released on individually numbered 4GB Starfleet insignia USB drives. Yes, I too just heard ten million geeks sigh.

The drive is loaded with DRM, but you can run it on 5 registered devices and burn it to DVD, so that’s not too bad. It will cost you $29. Not sure what that amounts to in Starfleet credits, but it seems like an okay deal.

eFX to offer Star Trek collectibles

Posted in Accessories by Shane McGlaun on September 22nd, 2009

dataLike your typical geek, I am a big fan of science fiction flicks. As you expect right up there at the top of my favorite franchises are Star Wars and Star Trek. I’m not such a hard-core fan that I wear costumes and buy fancy collectibles that cost hundreds of dollars, but I like the films well enough.

If you are the hard-core geek that has to own the most realistic collectibles from the two Star franchises, eFX has you covered. The company has offered its line of Star Wars collectibles for a long time and it announced today that it would be offering up a line of licensed Star Trek collectibles as well.

Homemade Enterprise Galileo 2 in the backyard

Posted in Sci-Fi by Conner Flynn on September 22nd, 2009

Homemade Enterprise Galileo 2 in the backyardA Star Trek fan with a lot of particleboard built himself a USS Enterprise Galileo 2 shuttle in his backyard. A backyard that could actually pass for some of the original Trek’s “alien worlds”. It’s not just the outside that looks authentic, the inside is awesomely detailed as well.

Some of us didn’t even have a stinkin’ treehouse as a kid. If I knew what back yard this was in I would go there at night dressed as Captain Kirk and play until the wee hours of the morning.

Brick Pic: Starfleet on a budget

Posted in Brick Pic by Conner Flynn on September 9th, 2009

Brick Pic: Starfleet on a budgetThis is what happens when the economy tanks. Nerds who can no longer afford models of the U.S.S. Enterprise are forced to make them out of cardboard and bud light cans and dress up their dog in it.

Coming this Halloween to a town near you: A rotund tin-foil Borg ship with legs and a head towing the Enterprise behind. An Enterprise that lifts it’s leg to phaser trees and drops photon torpedoes on your lawn.

Star Wars and Star Trek USB flash drives

Posted in USB Flash Drives by Conner Flynn on September 7th, 2009

Star Wars and Star Trek USB flash drivesTwo new huge Sci-Fi vehicles have now been scaled down to flash drive size for your amusement. The Jawa Sandcrawler from Star Wars and the Borg ship from Star Trek. There’s no room inside for droids or Borg, but this pair will hold your data.

These drives feature 2GB of storage, and are compatible with PC and Mac. They were created by Etsy seller Jasons Creations for $25.00 each. If you think that resistance is futile, then head on over and buy one now.

Star Trek Tricorder / media player

Posted in Sci-Fi by Conner Flynn on August 20th, 2009

Star Trek Tricorder / media playerAmeralis Grafx‘ Tricorder PMP-09 is not only a replica of the famous Star Trek tricorder, it also functions as a portable media player. The geek in me just wet his pants a little. This baby is equipped with a 2.8″ TFT colored screen, 8 GB of memory, and a battery that can play 4 hours of video or 12 hours of music before recharge.

The device is compatible with AVI, MP4, MP3, WAV, JPG and BMP files. Sadly no browser, so it won’t detect lifeforms or Google. The media player comes in 6 versions, each with their own version of the LCARS interface, from Star Trek. The Starfleet model is shown in the picture above. There’s also Medical, Borg and Marine models. Forget the fact that the Borg didn’t use tricorders.

Star Trek Enterprise Record Player

Posted in Sci-Fi by Conner Flynn on August 16th, 2009

Star Trek Enterprise Record PlayerThis Star Trek Enterprise record player was designed from the NCC-1701 version from the new Star Trek movie and uses the saucer section as the turntable, sending your music where no man has gone before. Sadly it’s not real and was just designed to make us all drool, along with 24 other funky looking Enterprises.

There’s an Enterprise on roller skates, a creepy insect Enterprise and more. You’ll never look at the ship in the same way again. Look, I’m a dork and I really want this Enterprise record player. So somebody create it already.

Star Trek metal business card holder

Posted in Sci-Fi by Conner Flynn on August 16th, 2009

Star Trek metal business card holderThis Star Trek Metal business card holder doesn’t beat around the bush. It tells your business contacts that you are a nerd and can qoute lines from any episode. It also tells them that they will be swiftly corrected should they get an episode title wrong or a planet name.

You are also telling them to Live Long and Prosper or you will give them a Vulcan nerve pinch. Thanks to the recent Trek reboot movie’s popularity, you may not even get laughed at. So now is the right time. The Star Trek Metal Business Card Holder is just $12.99.





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