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Inside Google's quest to build the Star Trek computer

By Russell Brandom on April 12, 2013 12:38 pm + 26 comments

A lot of companies are invoking Star Trek these days, from Makerbot's Replicator to the Tricorder Continue reading…
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NASA trailer reaches crowdfunding goal, will be shown before 'Star Trek: Into Darkness'

By Amar Toor on March 30, 2013 09:42 am + 68 comments

"We are the Explorers," an Indiegogo campaign that aims to create a 30-second trailer about the US Continue reading…
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Can famous actors and classic monsters sell 'Star Trek: The Video Game'?

By Andrew Webster on March 26, 2013 04:55 pm + 47 comments

Is three years long enough to make a Star Trek movie game that's actually good? That's what Continue reading…
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Drones form giant, glowing 'Star Trek' logo over London

By Jeff Blagdon on March 25, 2013 01:20 am + 74 comments

Over the weekend, the studio behind Star Trek Into Darkness took the film’s title literally, Continue reading…
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Watch this: the IRS spoofs 'Star Trek' for five unbearable minutes

By Sean Hollister on March 22, 2013 11:30 pm + 72 comments

The US Internal Revenue Service spent some $60,000 of taxpayer money to produce two videos for an Continue reading…
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Every live-action 'Star Trek' series available for free on Hulu through end of March

By Nathan Ingraham on March 22, 2013 05:30 pm + 47 comments

To celebrate the birthday of one William Shatner, Hulu is running a pretty good promotion — every Continue reading…
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Latest 'Star Trek Into Darkness' trailer shows Cumberbatch as a cold killer

By Jeff Blagdon on March 21, 2013 03:10 am + 118 comments

We still have almost two months to go until JJ Abrams's Star Trek Into Darkness premieres in Continue reading…
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Latest 'Star Trek Into Darkness' trailer puts the focus on Captain Kirk

By Andrew Webster on March 9, 2013 02:47 pm + 82 comments

The steady stream of trailers for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness continues. While the most Continue reading…
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Obama's hokey Jedi religion makes more sense than you think

By Amar Toor on March 3, 2013 11:37 am + 123 comments

President Obama drew a lot of criticism from sci-fi fans last week, when he conflated Star Trek and S Continue reading…
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Obama strikes back with a tweet after illogical 'Jedi mind meld' comment

By Adi Robertson on March 1, 2013 06:01 pm + 140 comments

How do you get people to care about the latest abstract budgetary crisis? You rile up two of the Continue reading…