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The issue with converting TNG to high def is that while all of the actors were filmed at a quality that’s just dandy for HD, all of the editing and post-production work, which includes every single special effect, was done on standard definition video. This means that there is no higher definition source for much of the TNG material, and the only way to create an HD version of the series is to go back and completely re-do every single freakin’ special effect by hand.

And that’s what Paramount is going to do.

yay! my only worry is that they’ll turn out like the TOS one did with some fairly obvious CGI where the awesome model shots used to be. Even in standard def, you can tell that the ships are highly superior looking models, with the one major draw back being that they didn’t actually DO anything in the series with the models.
via DVICE.

You know the voyages of the U.S.S. Enterprise – all of them. But how many of us have wanted (dreamt, desired, yearned for) the chance to actually walk the halls of these ships of legend? Yeah, we know: all of us. Well, we aren’t selling hallways, but we are selling a great look into every starship that bore the name Enterprise. This Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise Haynes Manual is just the book your Star Trek heart was always looking for.

It was my understanding that the Haynes Manuals were for vehicles that you wanted to repair. I’ve never owned one myself, but I am the owner of 5 or 6 different Star Trek technical manuals…
via ThinkGeek :: Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise Haynes Manual.

3,000 star trek nerds all yelling Khaaaaan, under the tutelage of William Shanter

“You know what would rock? A SPOCK Toque! Like, it would be black, and cut right across your forehead (like his bangs) and his skintone ears would be the part that covers YOUR ears!”

And from that simple request was born “Live Long and Keep Warm”– a hat to transform you (or a friend!) into a perfectly logical being. One size fits most adults, the hat is fairly stretchy and designed to hug the head like a wig.

As sold, the hat is knit with black acrylic yarn, and the ears are made with a finer acrylic yarn. Wool yarn is available for an upcharge. I knit them as I get the orders in, so expect about 2 weeks before delivery.

**Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Paramount or Star Trek in any way (though that would rock). These hats are just for fun and warmth

via Fascinating: the Spock Toque.

The Official Star TrekTM PADD (Personal Access Display Device) immerses fans in a rich interactive database of Star TrekTM information and images with an authentic reproduction of the LCARS style interface introduced in the Star Trek: The Next GenerationTM series.

The PADD provides access to the official Star TrekTM database from StarTrek.com of aliens, ships, places, technologies, and episode guide. The app includes a true reproduction of LCARS, the computer interface commonly used in Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets during the 24th century, and includes familiar computer sound effects and voice, making it enjoyable to everyone.

It’s a shame that the first page of reviews are all negative, seems like they could have really done something nice here.

via Star Trek PADD for iPad on the iTunes App Store.

The most talented Starfleet engineers of two generations unite to solve a two-hundred-year-old technological mystery that turns out to be only the beginning of a wider quest.

With the support of Guinan and Nog, as well as the crew of the U.S.S. Challenger, Geordi La Forge and Montgomery Scott soon find themselves drawn into a larger, deadlier, and far more personal adventure. Helped by old friends and hindered by old enemies, their investigation will come to threaten everything they hold dear. Seeking out the new, and going where no one has gonebefore, Geordi, Scotty, and Guinan find that their pasts are very much of the present, and must determine whether any sufficiently advanced technology is really indistinguishable from magic.

via Amazon.com

“I certainly do feel honored,” Koenig told us. “It means that my modest body of work has some meaning and has been acknowledged. That’s always a very nice feeling.”Countless Star Trek fans pushed hard to make today’s news a reality, and Koenig had a special message for them: “They’ve been incredible and I’m deeply grateful for their support,” he said. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

Apparently, he’s the last of the original crew to get a star.  I doubt we’ll see many of the new TOS crew get stars for the Star Trek work.

via nerdbastards.com.

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