Came across this website where for the Star Trek movie Nokia was going to make a Star Trek phone for a tie-in for the movie. They only went as far as a few prototypes and then nixed the idea for some reason.
Here's the link for those who want more info.
http://trekmovie.com/2010/09/15/chec...one-video-pix/
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09-20-2010, 08:19 PM #1Senior Member
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Want to see a Star Trek prototype phone?
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09-20-2010, 11:52 PM #2Nyah!
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I'm only surprised it took them this long. We've had flip-phones for (relatively) ages.
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09-20-2010, 11:57 PM #3Cat smells like fish
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Probably because it's Nokia. Not sure novelty cell phones is really a smart market to get into, in any event. Or investment, anyway. Last thing I want to do is get stuck in a two year contract because I thought something looked cool at the time.
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09-20-2010, 11:59 PM #4Bargain bin addict.
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I wanted that Matrix phone when I saw the movie. I even put a cheesy spring loaded switchblade cover on my Nokia 8290.
That communicator phone looks kinda lame though.The Copper Age is my Golden Age
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09-21-2010, 12:02 AM #5Cat smells like fish
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Well yeah, it's based on a prop from a 1960s TV show.
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My Droid has a tricorder. It even properly functions as one, so under the terms of Roddenberry's contract with Paramount, they can legally call it that. It measures motion, acoustics, magnetic fields, and some other crap I'm forgetting.The Punisher: I’m going to cauterize your rectum, sealing it shut, so when you turn those delicious Pink Pants™ Fruit Pies into waste products the bilirubin in your feces will leach into your bloodstream and you’ll die screaming! And I’ll watch while having sex with this grateful prostitute!
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09-21-2010, 12:04 AM #6Bargain bin addict.
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Is it that Droid X? My grandpa just got that. It's an awesome phone. My contract is up soon but I just got a brand new phone in a trade online so I don't know if I'll update to something cool or just go month to month for a while.
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09-21-2010, 12:07 AM #7Cat smells like fish
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Nope, original Droid. So I don't get to upgrade for another year or so. Unless I end up getting that job with the cell phone company, but they deal in Tmobile and Sprint, so no Droid. Still, I like the Android platform. It's ever so slightly less douchey than iOS. If I want a porn app on my phone, I can download one off the store. Originally Posted by dupont2005
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09-21-2010, 04:18 AM #8Thbbbbbt!
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You can always get a good Android phone like the EVO or EPIC. Originally Posted by StoneGold
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09-21-2010, 07:00 AM #9Marquis de
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Pfft. Normal cell phones looks a whole lot more science-fictioney than those Trek-phones.
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I've heard the Samsung one isn't bad, either. At least on Sprint. Apparently it kind of sucks on Verizon, actually. But let's not put the cart before the horse. Apparently, they want to hire me, but now they don't know if they are allowed to have the position. Stupid shit. Originally Posted by Typo Lad
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09-21-2010, 12:24 PM #12Thbbbbbt!
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Samsung is the Epic. The Sprint one is considered the best of the lot. Verizon crippled the GPS on it. Originally Posted by StoneGold
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