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NERF LMTD Star Trek Starfleet Type-II And Type-III Phaser Blasters

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Designed to resemble the Type-II and Type-III phasers used in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Hasbro has just announced preorders for a NERF LMTD set of the weapons. The $120 set includes both a Type-II one-handed phaser pistol and a Type-III phaser rifle. Obviously, I will be everyday-carrying both for protection against the Borgs.

According to Hasbro, “The Type 3 motorized dart blaster has light-up effects that simulate the look of being assimilated by the Borg in homage to the film, Star Trek: First Contact, light-up phaser effects, phaser sounds, authentic First Contact movie sounds, an internal 5-dart clip, and fires one dart at a time. The Starfleet Type 2 Phaser fires one dart and has a pull-back priming handle.” Borgs, beware, and I won’t have them set to stun, either.

One can never have too many NERF guns modeled after sci-fi weapons, that’s what I say. That’s also what I’m trying to convince my wife. It’s…not going well. “You don’t even play with that NERF Mandalorian rifle you bought,” she’ll argue before I have to explain for the hundredth time I’m keeping it mint in packaging as a collector’s item. It’s an uphill battle.

[via TrekMovie]

Star Trek TNG Character Cosplay Cups: Tea, Earl Grey, Hot

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Created in the likeness of the iconic characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Numskull is releasing this set of Star Trek CosCups, drinking cups cosplaying as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Worf, Deanna Troi, and Geordi La Forge. I can already close my eyes and imagine myself sipping a morning protein shake out of Picard’s head while he wishes I wasn’t.

CosCups hold 14-ounces of your favorite beverage and are available for $22 apiece from JustGeek. They’re constructed of high-quality ceramic with a molded silicone grip (the lower body portion) to ensure your beverage stays hot or cold, but your hand stays at a regular temperature. That’s a nice feature.

Will they also be releasing Data and Commander Riker CosCups in the future? One can only hope. Or start one of those change.org petitions. That’s what I did when I wanted a set of fine Star Trek tableware, and look how that turned out. You know, maybe one person really can make a difference.

Star Trek TNG ‘Trek The Halls’ Ugly Christmas Sweaters: Make It Snow

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Inspired by the command division’s red uniforms from Star Trek: The Next Generation, Numbskull Designs has created these officially licensed ‘Trek The Halls’ ugly Christmas sweaters. Available from Just Geek for $42, the 100% knitted (not printed!) sweaters are available in sizes 3XS – 4XL for a size that will fit anybody. I can already see myself becoming indignant when this isn’t enough to clinch victory in the ugly Christmas sweater contest at work.

Upon closer review, I do have a hard time considering this an ugly Christmas sweater. I mean, it might actually be the most fashionable sweater I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of sweaters because I used to work sorting donations at a Goodwill. I’ve… smelled a lot of smells.

Imagine us all standing around a holiday fire in our Trek The Halls sweaters, sipping Saurian Brandy, and regaling our guests with our latest adventures aboard the Enterprise. Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? That’s because it is a dream. I mean, unless we’re role-playing, in which case I call Data!

[via GeeksAreSexy]

Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats Windshield Sunshade

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Are you a Trekkie AND a cat person? Well then look no further than this Star Trek: The Next Generation cat sunshade created by Surreal Entertainment and available on Amazon (affiliate link). The sun blocker features the cast of the show in cat form, ready to navigate the USS Enterprise to where no man – or feline – has gone before.

The visor measures 64″ x 32″ and is a universal fit to accommodate the windshields of most cars, trucks, and vans. However it will probably not fit the windshields of most spaceships, so keep that in mind before buying one for your Klingon Bird-of-Prey or Borg Cube and then complaining it doesn’t fit snuggly.

I mean it’s hard not to purchase one, right? Because I actually bought one of these not too long ago and use it all the time. Sure it makes it hard to see while I’m driving, but hey – at least my seat and steering wheel aren’t blistering hot.

[via GeeksAreSexy]

Star Trek TNG Shuttlecraft House Slippers: The Final Frontier for Feet

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Do you know what my feet have been missing? A pedicure. My wife won’t even let me sleep without socks on because she’s worried I might make accidental contact. They’ve also been missing these Star Trek: The Next Generation house slippers, perfect for boldly going downstairs for breakfast on a Saturday morning.

The $30 slippers are available in three-sizes-fit-most and include nonslip gripping dots on the soles so you don’t start your morning with an accidental slip-and-fall. A broken hip because you were wearing cheap house slippers – that’s a day ruiner.

I imagine a lot of peoples’ shuttlecrafts will be making repeat voyages between the coffee pot and bathroom on any given stardate. ‘They practically fly themselves!’ I imagine telling myself while I shuffle into the downstairs bathroom half awake. But are the soles LEGO proof? I’m not sure, but I have the sneaking suspicion I’m going to find out whether I want to or not.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

‘Picard’ finally shows us how Star Trek’s technology evolves

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This article contains spoilers for the first season of 'Star Trek: Picard' up to episode nine. Star Trek: Picard is the show I've been looking forward to for 17 years. Not because I was particularly interested in finding out what happened to Picard,...

Star Trek: The Next Generation Vodka: Party in Ten-Forward!

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Ten-Forward is the place where the crew of the USS Enterprise-D on Star Trek: The Next Generation would go to have a drink and unwind. So if you are going to release a Next Generation vodka, it naturally has to share the name. The official vodka of The Next Generation is Ten-Forward.

Or as Chekov would say, “Wodka.” The drink was announced at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and is the second Star Trek drink from Silver Screen Bottling Company. Previously they announced James T. Kirk Bourbon.

Celebrating the bold spirit of exploration embodied by the Enterprise and its crew, Ten-Forward Vodka is made from choice American Grain, carefully distilled 6 times, and delivered via terrestrial and interstellar transport for the enjoyment of discerning adventurers on planet Earth, aboard the Starship Enterprise-D, and across the galaxy.

The bottle is designed to match the overall aesthetic of TNG’s LCARS displays and it looks pretty sharp. Honestly, you won’t even care after a few drinks. Your hailing frequencies will be wide open if you know what I mean. Drink enough and you too can be an explorer, going where no man has gone before. That’s the Star Trek Spirit. Get it? Spirit?

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Star Trek TNG Picard Action Figure: Lets Hope It Can Facepalm

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Star Trek TNG’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard is known for many things. He makes it so, drinks tea, earl grey, hot, and facepalms with the best of them. Quantum Mechanix created this awesome 1/6-scale Picard articulated figure that wears the red command uniform.

The action figure really looks like Patrick Stewart, and with 30 points of articulation, you might even get a facepalm out of it. It comes with a cloth uniform, simulated leather boots, a phaser, tricorder, PADD, and a cup of tea.

Interchangeable hands for holding tea, phaser, tricorder, and the make it so point are all included. The action figure sells for $179.99(USD) over at ThinkGeek.

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Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. Mug

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Whenever Captain Jean-Luc Picard is stressed out by Q’s antics, or just keeping up with the Cardassians, he needs something to help him keep a clear head. His beverage of choice? Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. Now, you can enjoy the same delightfully soothing beverage as our favorite Starfleet captain does with this mug.

I particularly dig the LCARS graphics and the Next Generation font they used. While you could certainly put coffee or another tea in this ceramic mug, I highly recommend sticking with the original Earl Grey. Of course, you could always claim that the replicator was malfunctioning if you put something else in there.

You can grab this fun Star Trek mug over at GetDigital for €9.95 (~$11 USD).

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Star Trek The Next Generation Wood Toy: Woodship Enterprise

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Watching my kids grow up, I often wondered when they were very young exactly what their internal monologue was, if anything. Everything they found went into their mouth from dirt to bugs. I assume the they were thinking “ooooh pretty….eat it.” This little wooden toy wouldn’t be good for the tiniest of Star Trek fans, it looks like the crew members are just the right shape and size to slip down baby’s throat.

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For an older kid of toddler age who knows you can’t eat everything, this I just the ticket to introduce them to Picard and crew. Most of the main characters are there. One is missing though with a hole and no crewmember to fill it. Perhaps that is where “Q” sits with his murderously omnipresent self.

I’m not sure if you can actually buy this toy, but it should be built and sold.

[via Linda Mooney via tor]