Topic: Star Trek

Could Real-Life Tricorder Inventions Combat the Next Pandemic?

Swine flu still rumbles on in the background, and it is still dangerous--but could two new inventions revealed this week give us Star Trek-like medical technology to help us combat future pandemics? Claims that scientists have ...READ»

Star Trek: Enterprise, the Mission Ends

The First crew of the starship Enterprise shall fly no more. Paramount has announced they are canceling the most recent iteration of the Star Trek franchise and will not bring the show back for a fifth season. This version featured ...READ»

2009: The Year Gadgets Stop Being Life Add-Ons?

I was reading about Vuzix's new VR projection glasses--actually looking pretty snazzy, versus a prop from Star Trek--when a thought struck me. It seems that the gadget as a nice-to-have bolt-on to modern life is dead. Instead, the ...READ»

Watch: Harry Potter 6

Accio ticket sales! The Hogwarts crew returns with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 15. So far, the films' grosses have been stunningly consistent. Here's how other major franchises compare.READ»

• Now July/August 2009
• Drill: The U.S. Oil Industry Turns 150
• Numerology: Hawaii Five-O

The Interfaces Aboard the New Starship Enterprise

OOOii designed the (fictional) interfaces in Star Trek and Minority Report. Here's a 360-degree tour of their latest workREAD»

CPR Can Fix Android Phones like Science Fiction

Androids like Data, a Star Trek character, have recently been recycled into devices less humanoid but more functional – like Motorola’s new Android phone.READ»

Rebel Alliance

How a small band of sci-fi geeks is leading Hollywood into a new era.READ»

• Why You'll Be Watching More and More TV On Your Computer
• The Wide, Wide World of Heroes

Now: May 2009

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• Numerology: The Business of Barbecue
• Create: The "Design for a Living World" Exhibition
• Gather: Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

'Kingon' Invasion: Burger King and Paramount Ink Blockbuster Marketing Deal

After going three-for-three in drawing public criticism for its Whopper Virgins, Texican and Square Butts campaigns, Crispin Porter + Bogusky has scored another trifecta: a three-picture Burger King marketing tie-in with Viacom's Paramount Pictures, starting with Friday's release of Star Trek.READ»

Researchers Invent Eye-Tracking Eyeglass Display, Star Trek-Style

It may not be quite up to the spec of Geordi La Forge's visor on Star Trek TNG, but researchers in Germany have come up with an eyeglass-mounted display that's so freakily high-tech you may need only to move your eyes to control a PC.READ»

Navy's Future Command Center Looks Just Like the Star Trek Enterprise

A research lab inside the U.S. Navy tasked with dreaming up the future of the armed force has been busy working on a new command center design. It's suitably high tech--and is undeniably influenced by Star Trek.READ»

A Creepy Memento for Your Mantle

3-D printing is still crazy expensive. But as it gets cheaper, it's spawning a wave of bizarre tsotchkes. Here's an early candidate for Garden Gnome of the 21st Century: A model of your unborn child. For about $1,700, a clinic in ...READ»

Magnetic Blood Cleaning Procedure Could Save Lives, Star-Trek Style

Here's a medical innovation that's pretty amazing: It's a blood filter that could actually reduce deaths from sepsis in hospitals. The system works by removing dangerous bacteria not by using fine porous filtration, but instead the ...READ»

Four Cellphone Experiments That We Wish Existed Here, and One That We Don't

The cellphone is already a constant companion for most of us. But a few developments around the world are utilizing cellphones in new ways that, if popularized, will make it hard to get by in life with a cellphone in your pocket ...READ»

Science Fiction Books

Science fiction is one of the 20th century's most characteristic and dominant literary forms. Despite serious criticism and misunderstanding, it has millions of readers worldwide and has established itself at the heart of popular ...READ»

VP of Hacker Relations

Job Titles of the Future: Ned LillyREAD»

My Favorite Bookmarks - Jonathan Peizer

Picks from the CIO, Open Society Institute -- New York.READ»

The Art of Computing, Naturally

From the beginning, computing has been an unnatural act. But now technology is emerging that makes your machine more human.READ»

Seven Entertaining Things Online This Week

While kids in Harlem free their minds, kids in Britain are getting prosecuted for politically incorrect jokes. If that makes you lose all hope for the world, well, there's always the prospect of a long, isolated trip to the moon. On second thought, just go surfing, dream of 3G MacBooks, and kick back to some of the Internet's finest viral cat videos.READ»

Does Architecture Have a Foot Fetish?

You don't have to try very hard to spot the architecture students on a college campus. They're the ones with the carefully considered shoes (and artful eyewear). It's easy to see why architects are so selective about their footwear: ...READ»

How to Stream Your Music From Mac to Anywhere

Apple's new Mac Mini now ships with server software, but Apple's suggested uses are vanilla. With 1TB of storage and plenty of power, let's put it to good use and stream some music and movies over the Intertubes. Snow Leopard ...READ»

12 Leadership Lessons From the Bridge of the Starship Enterprise

Between liaisons with Pantone hued alien females, conflicts with empire-building cyborg killing machines, and encounters on new planets that always results in the death of a red shirted security officer, koans of management ...READ»

Information Is Everything

...And everywhere. It's a simple idea: If you want people to solve problems in real time, give them real-time information. Here's a look at how US West, Chevron, and Micron Electronics are using information to empower their people.READ»

Inside the IED Battle Drill: How Hollywood Is Prepping Soldiers for Roadside Attacks

An immersive experience uses state-of-the-art Hollywood visual effects and theme park technology to help soldiers learn what to expect in an IED ambush--and it may save lives.READ»

Hey, iPhone, 1964 Just (Video) Called ...

Fringland's Fring app aims to make video calls the norm for smartphone users. Now if the iPhone would only move the camera to the front...READ»