Tag: star trek
NASA makes Star Trek joke after finding ‘dune footprint’ on Mars
NASA scientists tweeted a Star Trek joke after a photo was captured of a “dune footprint” on the surface of Mars that looks similar to the Starfleet insignia from the […]
First flight of completely silent electric aircraft, inspired by Star Trek
A revolutionary electronic aircraft propulsion system inspired by Star Trek has been tested on a working model for the first time. The five metre (16ft) wingspan glider-like plane has no […]
The Digest: Russia wants to ban Apple CEO Tim Cook… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Russian politician says Apple CEO Tim Cook should be ‘banned’ from country after coming out as gay | The Independent “Hours after Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly addressed […]
William Shatner is not a fan of Facebook Mentions
It’s Facebook, Jim, but not quite as you like it. Canadian actor William Shatner — variously famous as eccentric lawyer Denny Crane on Boston Legal, beat cop TJ Hooker, womanising […]
Now you can buy a Star Trek Phaser Universal Remote Control
Online retailer Firebox has just put on sale a Star Trek: The Original Series Phaser, that can be used not for shooting aliens, but for changing the channel. Unfortunately the […]
How Star Trek predicted the future
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a visionary man. He foresaw a future in which humanity had learned to live together in peace and harmony. A future in which the people of Earth had joined forces with alien races to…
Star Trek replicator 'close to reality'
They were much-loved scenes in Star Trek: The Next Generation – Enterprise captain Jean-Luc Picard walking up to the replicator and ordering, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot". The replicator on board the Starship Enterprise (and also seen in the spinoff shows…
New LoveFilm deal adds classic Star Trek, Dexter, Californication for streaming
Amazon have just inked a deal to bring fresh TV shows from CBS Studios International to the LoveFilm Instant UK streaming line-up. Among the new shows set to land on LoveFilm Instant are The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Californication and…
Acer Aspire R7 Star Trek Into Darkness Edition up for charity auction – one of only 25 in the world!
Acer's Aspire R7 Star Trek Into Darkness limited edition convertible ultrabook is to boldly go where none of its 24 brethren have gone before: into an eBay charity auction! One of only 25 in the world, the auction package includes…
Trekkie plans crowd-sourced 20 year USS Enterprise building project
We've seen many a fan project come and go in our time as netizens, but nothing quite as ambitious, nor as bonkers, as one man's plan to have a full size working Star Trek USS Enterprise spaceship built. A fan…
