Bye Bye Robot celebrates TNG 25th Anniversary
Bye Bye Robot has created a stunning 18” x 24” lithograph to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Next Generation. Washington, D.C.-based artist Tracie Ching is the person behind this great piece of art. Entitled “TNG 25,” The lithograph shows the Enterprise NCC-1701-D bridge crew and has been rendered in black and white, as well as in stark, inventively utilized red, gold and blue, representing the branches of Starfleet. “We’re...
The SF Ball celebrate the 20th anniversary of DS9
The SF Ball is the biggest and best fan-run con in the UK. The event will take place on the 8th – 10th February 2013 at The Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth. All the things you can expect over the 3 days: Special guest talks Autographs 3 late night parties Photo opportunities The Ball – A unique 3 course costume banquet with professional after-dinner cabaret. This event is run by the fans, for the fans. The SF Ball is a...
Seven of Nine Statue from Diamond Select
Femme Fatales 7 of 9 PVC Statue from Diamond Select Toys. Available this summer, the 9-inch-tall 7 of 9 statue depicts the Star Trek Voyager character sporting her form-fitting silver cat suit. The product comes packaged in a window box and will sell for the retail price of $45.00 Original Source Star Trek.com
Star Trek Into Darkness preview to be screened before the Hobbit in IMAX 3D
The first nine minutes of Star Trek Into Darkness, will be shown before The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at select IMAX 3D theatres worldwide. December 13th in UK and 14th in the US, will be the first opportunities to get a glimpse of the new Star Trek Into Darkness film directed by JJ Abrams. Press statement from Paramount Pictures: Paramount Pictures will release the first 9 minutes from J.J. Abrams’ eagerly-awaited “STAR TREK INTO...
Exciting new Star Trek products on the way
New and exciting Star Trek products are on the way from new licensees. “Excitement for all things Star Trek is reaching incredible heights this year,” Liz Kalodner, EVP and general manager of CBS Consumer Products, said. “Reflecting this fan fervour, we’re thrilled to work with this new slate of licensees to bring unique twists to many everyday products.” Here are some of the licensees and the new products that they will be offering:...
Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years
Publisher’s description – Assembled as a Special Exhibit on Memory Alpha, Star Trek Federation: The First 150 Years celebrates the 150th anniversary of the founding of the United Federation of Planets. This unprecedented illustrated volume chronicles the pivotal era leading up to Humankind’s First Contact with Vulcan in 2063, the Romulan War in 2156, the creation of the Federation in 2161, and the first 150 years of...
Help Choose The Enterprise Blu-ray Cover Art
Next year will see the Blu-ray release of Star Trek Enterprise. The team who are creating the box art want your help selecting the cover art for the Season One and Season Two. To vote click the link The Enterprise Blu-ray Project Option #1 features images of the show’s cast and of the Enterprise. Option #2 boasts sleek shots of the Enterprise in motion Option #3 includes a...
Microsoft closer to Star Trek’s Universal Translator
Microsoft seem to be close to a real life Star Trek Universal Translator. Before science fiction made famous by the crew of the Enterprise and now becoming one step closer to being a reality. At a demonstration by Microsoft chief research officer Rick Rashid at Microsoft Research Asia’s 21st Century Computing event in October 2012. They show Rashid giving a real time translation of English (voice) to Chinese (voice, via text), with...
Star Trek fan proposes in front of Next Generation cast
A Star Trek fan surprised his girlfriend when he popped the question during a cast photo op at the Austin Wizard World Convention. Wil Wheaton who sitting next the women in question, posted the surprised couple’s proposal picture on Reddit. Wil Wheaton gave a detailed account of the unexpected propose. Wil wrote “About 30 minutes or so into this particular session, these two people came in. The girl went to stand between...