{"id":53497,"date":"2017-03-20T10:58:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T17:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/?p=53497"},"modified":"2017-03-23T09:22:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T16:22:39","slug":"star-trek-bluetooth-communications-badge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/star-trek-bluetooth-communications-badge\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Your Hailing Frequencies with the Star Trek: The Next Generation Bluetooth Communications Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You know that feeling you get when you tap your chest above your heart and intone, imitating Sir Patrick Stewart\u2019s voice as closely as you can, \u201cReport, Number One\u201d?<\/p>\n

No? Just me?<\/p>\n

Oh\u2026.<\/p>\n

In any event, the FameTek gadget geniuses are making one of Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> fans\u2019 fondest dreams a reality with this multifunctional, Bluetooth-powered replica of the Starfleet combadge<\/a>!<\/p>\n

A Combadge For The (Future) Ages<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the original ST:TNG<\/em> creative design team wanted a communicator for the 24th century, they ditched the classic (and prescient) \u201cflip phone\u201d device Kirk and Spock had used in favor of a smaller, touch-activated unit that doubled as uniform insignia. (Initially, they considered bringing back Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/em>\u2019s wrist communicators, missing their chance to presage smart watches by three decades.)<\/p>\n

As Larry Nemecek points out in The<\/em> Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion<\/em>, the new combadge also incorporated a \u201cpersonal monitor tied in to the ship\u2019s computer, not unlike the perscan biomonitor buckles of the first film\u201d\u2014so its loss or removal led to plenty of drama regarding various characters\u2019 whereabouts or well-being over the series\u2019 seven seasons.<\/p>\n

And since it was shaped like the \u201cStarfleet delta,\u201d the combadge carried plenty of symbolic weight. Worf alone took it off more than once to signify his (temporary) rejection of Starfleet authority and values.<\/p>\n

The combadge<\/a> was used in all of the \u201cNext Gen\u201d cast\u2019s feature films, as well as throughout the runs of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine <\/em>(1993-99) and Star Trek: Voyager <\/em>(1995-2001). It gives the classic Star Trek<\/em> communicator a run for its quatloos as the franchise\u2019s most recognizable piece of talk tech.<\/p>\n

Making the Combadge So<\/strong><\/p>\n

While FameTek\u2019s Bluetooth Communications Badge won\u2019t patch you in to the bridge of a Galaxy-class starship, it will <\/em>give you hands- and ear-free, voice-activated operation of your smart phone, tablet or computer via Bluetooth\u00ae 4.2.<\/p>\n

Make and receive calls, listen to emails and text messages, play and pause your Trek<\/em>-themed playlist (or more earthbound music, if you insist) – even talk to Siri, Google Now, or Cortana and pretend you\u2019re querying the U.S.S. Enterprise<\/em>\u2019s computer – with ultimate ease.<\/p>\n

Your combadge is compatible with third-party apps, so you can use maps to chart your course and translation (not yet \u201cuniversal,\u201d but who knows?) to make contact with any strange new life you encounter along the way.<\/p>\n

And, of course, you can wear it on your chest around the office (its USB-rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides two hours\u2019 constant usage) or at the next con (it runs 48 hours in cosplay mode), producing that signature electronic \u201cchirp\u201d whenever you feel the need to signal for an emergency beam-out!<\/p>\n

Order your combadge today!<\/a> Don\u2019t let the The Next Generation<\/em>\u2019s 30th anniversary year pass you by without adding FameTek\u2019s Bluetooth Communications Badge to your Star Trek <\/em>accessories.<\/p>\n

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(And don\u2019t stop talking like Captain Picard. We\u2019ll<\/em> never tell!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know that feeling you get when you tap your chest above your heart and intone, imitating Sir Patrick Stewart\u2019s voice as closely as you can, \u201cReport, Number One\u201d? No? Just me? Oh\u2026. In any event, the FameTek gadget geniuses are making one of Star Trek: The Next Generation fans\u2019 fondest dreams a reality with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":53498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[158,1042],"tags":[5073,3876,5072,717,439,3519],"yst_prominent_words":[38994,38992,34682,38996,38995,30568,38997,38993,38991,38990,13836,11210,5780,8630,11207,10314,18701,8702,13832,11208],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53497"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53497"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53545,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53497\/revisions\/53545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53497"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=53497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}