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Starship Enterprise Coffee Table: Bean Me Up, Scotty!

Technabob — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:34 +0000

Trekkies, have I got something for you. If you’re thinking about redecorating your living room in a Star Trek motif, you’re going to want to seriously think about incorporating this bit of furniture into your game plan.

This bit of geeky awesomeness is the Starship Enterprise coffee table. It’s a one-of-a-kind handcrafted hardwood model of old NCC-1701-C, carefully placed under glass to protect it from phaser attacks (and spills.) It was made by wood artist Barry Shields, who couldn’t have a more appropriate name, unless it was Joe Nacelles, Steve Photon Torpedo, or Harry Warp Core.

Barry says it took him over a month to build it just the way he wanted, and it shows. I love how he even made the glass on top match the lines of the Enterprise. The base lifts the ship off the ground, making it look as if it’s hovering above the thick-pile planetary surface (rug) below.

It’s made from cherry, ash and poplar wood, along with steel supports and the aforementioned glass top. Barry doesn’t list the exact dimensions of the Enterprise itself, but the glass is 34″ x 54″, and the table is about 17″ tall, so it’d definitely a full-size coffee table. If you want it, beam yourself on over to Etsy, and get your credit card out – since it’s going to cost you a cool $3,100 (USD) if you want this in your home. Frankly, I think that’s a small price to pay to own the coolest coffee table in the neighborhood.

[via SUATMM]

Star Trek Mailbox: to Boldly Go Where No Junk Mail Has Gone Before

Conner Flynn — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:00:39 +0000

This may be the coolest mailbox ever. Too bad it can’t just phaser your junk mail before it enters the shuttlecraft docking bay. Also too bad it can’t use a tractor beam to get the mail from the box to your door. Why didn’t I think of this? This DIY Star Trek mailbox is solar-powered and lights up, which must look amazing at night.

Its five-year mission: To explore new credit card offers, to seek out new deals in circulars, to boldly go nowhere, since it is stuck on its post.

If I can make a request, now I want to see you DIY-ers make a Millenium Falcon mailbox, and a Death Star mailbox. Then I would like you to sell them to me cheap. We need geekier mailboxes, people. Get on it.

[via TDW Geeks via Geekologie]

Millenium Enterprise: The Ship That Made The Kessel Run at Warp 10

Technabob — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:17:12 +0000

The title pretty much says it all. What’s not to like about this Millennium Falcon slash Starship Enterprise mashup tee by Flowbee666? Absolutely nothing, I say.

Are you ready to replace your redshirt with one of these, you scruffy looking nerf herder? Then vote for it over at Threadless, and you’ll be warping through hyperspace a long, long time ago on a five-year mission soon.

Little LEGO Borg Cube: Resistance is Futile

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:48 +0000

A dude going by the name Legoloverman has crafted these sweet LEGO Star Trek TNG spaceships that show one of the coolest battles that the Enterprise had with the Borg. The Borg Cube and the Enterprise were both made entirely out of LEGO bricks.

The Borg Cube is particularly interesting with its square shape and appears to be made from a bunch of LEGO Technic parts. The builder doesn’t offer much in the way of details on the creation, and only offers up one picture, but it still looks really cool, especially because both ships appear to only use a handful of parts.

I wish he had given some sort of idea how the constructed the Borg Cube so we could try and replicate it. The photo doesn’t show a lot of detail on the components either; but apparently he used a bunch of Minifig Sextants – assimilated, of course, from other LEGO sets.

[via Brothers-Brick]

The Millenterprise Falcon Makes the Kessel Run Faster Than Any Man Has Gone Before

Lambert Varias — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:13:31 +0000

I bet the Star Wars movies would have been much shorter if this was Han Solo’s ship:

But in terms of appearance, I think the whole is less than the sum of its parts. You can get the Millenterprise Falcon t-shirt at Redbubble for $24 (USD). I wonder what a cross between Spock and Chewie – Woolcan? Vookie? – would look like.

[via Shirtoid]

Nano Trek: 1 Billionth Scale Model of Starship Enterprise

Lambert Varias — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:26:13 +0000

Measuring only 8.8 µm, this replica of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D was “fabricated in one-billionth scale by 30 kV Ga+ focused-ion- beam CVD using phenanthrene gas.” Oh I see. My guess was a bit off. I though they used 76 gV dispersed quark blastorz CBGB with napthalene and farthrene.

The picture is entitled “Nano Trek”, and it won Best Ion MicroGraph in the Bizarre/Beautiful Micrograph Contest, held during The 47th International Conference on Electron,Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, quite possibly the nerdiest international conference held in 2003. Or in forever.

[via Geekologie]

Star Trek Enterprise Webcam Warps Onto Desktops

Range — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:59:52 +0000

This is the perfect webcam for any Trekkie out there. It’s made to look like the original Starship Enterprise.

It’s also great for doing video chats or sharing video with your fellow Trekkers around the galaxy. I’m sure that Trekkers all over the place will be rushing to buy one of these.

The warp nacelles even light up to give you that special starship effect. The webcam offers an appropriately 1960s retro-futuristic resolution of just 0.3 megapixels, and is capable of capturing 30 frames per second. It’s also got a handy bendable “gooseneck” mount so you can float the enterprise above your desktop or monitor.

You can get your Star Trek USB Enterprise Webcam from Brando for $30 (USD). Kirk out.

[via Geekalerts]

To Boldly Go Where No Lighting has Gone Before

Alisha K. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:41:46 +0000

It seems like just the other day that we were talking about some seriously cool lighting, and already we’ve got a reason to dig the rare subject up again: the Star Ship chandelier. Yes, Star Ship. The name is important, see.

Gee, that design looks somehow familiar… and undeniably slick as a hanging light fixture. Definitely a lot cooler than a boring old ceiling fan (uh, except not literally).

Not that I’m insinuating anything here, but this sure looks like something that would have fit right into that summer movie with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. iTrek, was it? Star Gleam? I forget. But if you’re painting everything in your home white and adding a few touches of chrome, you might want to drop $189 on this space travel-approved chandelier.

[via SlipperyBrick via Gearfuse]

Make Your Own Tiny Starship Enterprise From Spare Parts

Technabob — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:04:32 +0000

I just got back from watching the glorious new Star Trek movie, so I must have the Enterprise on the brain. And while this tiny Starship Enterprise isn’t quite as dramatic as the mammoth star vessel from the film, it’s just as cool in my book. Maybe even more so.

Built by a guy going by the name “Wolf” (no, not Worf), this mini light-up Starship Enterprise “sparebot” is crafted from three LEDs, a couple of resistors, some wire, a magnetic reed switch and a 3-volt button battery. And it’s sure to defeat those pesky Romulans – assuming they had a tiny little ship too.

Wolf has been kind enough to post the schematic for his teensy Enterprise over on his website. Captain Kirk would approve – then he’d fly it into the middle of a black hole.

[via Hack a Day]

Captain Kirk’S Chair: for the Ultimate Trekkie Decorator

Technabob — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:20:47 +0000

With all of the buzz surrounding the release of the new Star Trek movie, here’s a little something to remind you of the kinder, gentler days of the original series (or ST: TOS for those in the know).

This life-size replica is a dead-ringer for Captain Kirk’s original swivel-throne from the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Not only does the chair look like the original Cap’ns seat from a distance, it’s even got all of the original controls in the arms.

Measuring in at 41″(h) x 42″(w) x 39″(d), the 215- pound chair is a perfect reproduction of the seat that Shat sat on for all 3 years of his 5 year mission. Made from wood, leather and various plastic bits, this substantial throne is the perfect place for you to bark out orders to your own crew. (Or to issue a Red Alert to Comcast customer service when your cable cuts out.)

Captain Kirk’s chair is available in a limited edition of only 1701 pieces (get it?) over at Entertainment Earth for a whopping $2200 (USD). I wonder how much that is in Federation Credits? And if you really can’t get enough Trek, you could always cut a hole in the seat and put one in your bathroom over the toilet seat.

[via Inventor Spot]

Trekkie Porn: Customized Starship Enterprise Replicas

Lambert Varias — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:30:52 +0000

30 versions of the USS Enterprise are being distributed to cinemas across the United States to promote the upcoming Star Trek movie. Each 34-in replica was cast from the same 3D model made for the movie by Industrial Light & Magic. The replicas were made by various artists, including Gizmodo‘s Senior Editor Jesus Diaz. Here’s his take on the iconic vessel:

It’s nice, but personally I don’t like how it looks too much like a toy. That’s just me though. The sculptor and illustrator Rafael Burgos opted for a scarier replica:

Wouldn’t want to be on that ship. The collective design team H5 chose a yummy approach for their Enterprise replica:

Cookie Monster will instantly become a Trekkie once he sees that. You can view the other Enterprise replicas along with some info on their creators on the movie’s official website.

[via Gizmodo]