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5:51 PM | by Steve Johnson |
Trekkies take note! The answer to your question on "Why haven't they developed a "Star Trek Cell Phone" has just been answered.
Today, Sona Mobile and Viacom Consumer Products announced they've been developing the first officially licensed Star Trek-based cell phone, dubbed "Star Trek Communicator Phone".
According to the announcement...
Themed after Star Trek communicator devices popularized by characters on the science fiction television and movie series, the special edition Star Trek Communicator Phone offers Trekkers and fans of cool mobile technology the ability to play a multi-player, online Star Trek game, stream real-time video, and surf the Internet as well as access Star Trek ring tones, wallpapers, news, information, and other fan activities.The new phone is expected to start selling on September 30, 2005.
The Star Trek Communicator Phone is powered by Sona Mobile's Sona Wireless Platform™ (SWP), which offers multi-threading capability for running several applications concurrently. The SWP makes it possible for end-users to stream video clips while simultaneously text messaging a friend or accessing information on the Internet, without negatively impacting device performance.
Sorry, can't find an image.
4 comments:
check it out at:
http://www.sonamobile.com/themephones/main.asp
it's kind of a weird combo of Next Gen. and original series, doesn't look too much like the original though. What's next a pin that you clip on? Oh well, I guess you take what you can get...
Found some more info about it on this star trek communicator page. Pretty much the same as the Sona page tho - picture is a little clearer
is this phone available yet?
As of January 2007 Sona has discontinued the production of the Star Trek Cell Phone. Claiming cost over runs and looking for investors. The dark picture of the comminicator from their web site
had little detail or clairity.
Recently Ebay had an 1998 version for auction. This model was an analog model phone with the display and keypad on the back of the unit. If this was the ideal they had we are better off with out it. I'm sure there is an industrious electronic savy Trekker
fitting a second had cell phone in a communicator shell.
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