Tag: star trek
Google brings Trekkie fantasies to life with 'universal translator' mobile app
It's a Star Trek fan's dream: the 'universal translator' is here. Courtesy of Google's new translation app for iOS devices, you can now speak into your mobile phone and it will translate for you. The app, free from the…
Real-life Star Trek teleporter in the works!
Those crazy kids over at Imperial College are at it again. Famed for their pioneering research into invisible sheds, they say they have applied the undetectable garden sanctum theory of metamaterials to produce a type of "space-time cloak." Which…
LOVEFiLM launches on the PS3
It's been a long time coming, but PS3 owners can now enjoy the delights of LOVEFiLM's massive movie catalogue as the streaming service hits Sony's console today. Over 2,000 films are already available with the service, including blockbusters such as…
Digital Comics service hits the PSP
The PSP's long-awaited Digital Comics service has gone live, allowing PSP owners to read, browse and buy comic books and graphic novels on Sony's handheld. A key feature of the comic viewer is its Autoflow setting, which scans each…
PlayStation Network delivery service goes live
1080p high-def movies are also available to rent or buy, for a small bump-up in price.
Limited edition Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen USB sticks headed to Play.com
Summer blockbusters Star Trek and Transformers Revenge of The Fallen are headed to Play.com in the shape of two limited edition USB sticks.
Remastered Star Trek as CBS comes to Freesat
See Mr Spock and Captain Kirk as they were meant to be seen warts and all as the digitally remastered version of the original Star Trek comes to Freesat. Three new CBS channels are due to launch on Freesat, November 16 – CBS Drama, CBS Reality and CBS Action – replacing Zone Romantica, Zone Reality and Zone Thriller.
Other classic shows on the three channels include Dynasty, Moonlighting and Models Inc. Freesat, the subscription-free satellite TV service offers over 140 channels and free high-definition (HD) programmes from the BBC and ITV. CBS Drama, CBS Reality and CBS Action will be on channels 135, 136 and 137 respectively.
www.freesat.co.uk
Star Trek record player
Alas it is just a concept which is based on the NCC-1701 from the latest Star Trek movie.
Nokia 5800 Star Trek edition beams down
It’s a handset, Jim, but not as we know it. Nokia are releasing a limited edition version of the 5800 ‘Tube’ with Star Trek branding all over it, to coincide with the release of J.J. Abrahms’ Star Trek movie.
Available exclusively from Phones 4U stores, the handset will include four special animated screensavers, three wallpapers, eight ringtones, including ‘red alert’ and ‘phazer shot’, and there’s also a special ‘Phazer’ application.
It’ll come in blue, red and black/silver, and will be free on £25/month contracts from May 1st. No word on how much they’ll be charging for Data, or whether it’ll have N-Gage functionality. Beam me up, Nokkie.
Humans and Klingons brought together via the medium of the Cherry Klingon Language Wired Keyboard
Turns out we have a lot more in common with our Klingon friends than we first thought.
Klingons like a nice big Enter key on the right to make typing easier, just like us. They also enjoy a big Space bar, plus it looks like they have evolved a similar aesthetic of placing the ‘Esc’ key at the top-left and sticking a range of Function keys that go from about F1 to F12 along the top for easy access to features.
Klingons also like to use a separate numeric keypad…
