StarTrek Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple introduces vanity URLs for App Store apps

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 4th, 2013)

Apple didn't air a Super Bowl commercial, but it still managed to generate some buzz thanks to Paramount Pictures. According to a CNET report, the movie maker aired a commercial for its upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness film and flashed a custom URL (AppStore.com/StarTrekApp) for the movie's iOS ...

iPhone video lands actor on Star Trek

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 3rd, 2012)

cinemafestival / Shutterstock.com The iPhone is sometimes compared to a Star Trek communicator, so it's pretty cool that an actor from Sherlock himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, used it to get a part on the upcoming J.J. Abrams Trek sequel. When Cumberbatch couldn't make it to the audition, ...

Daily Mac App: Saturn

by Mel Martin (Jan 31st, 2012)

I've just spent a pleasant hour exploring Saturn, which is free for a short time in the Mac App Store. The GUI is based on LCARS (Library Computer Access/Retrieval System) featured on some of the Star Trek shows and films. The app has a massive amount of data, and it's more than 1 GB to download. ...

TUAW's Daily Mac App: Time

by Samuel Gibbs (Jul 18th, 2011)

Do you ever watch Star Trek and think, I wish my computer just had a little bit of the LCARS theme to it? You need Time. OK, it's not going to turn your Mac into a futuristic Star Trek-style computer, but Time authentically replicates the visual style and feel of the LCARS interface ...

Star Trek PADD official app creates iPad fact from science fiction

by Mike Schramm (Jul 12th, 2011)

As soon as the iPad came out, Star Trek: The Next Generation fans were comparing it to PADD, the touchscreen device used in the famous sci-fi television series. But now those comparisons have come to life: an official version of the Star Trek PADD is now available in the App Store as a full ...

CBS forces developer to pull DiagnosticPADD app

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 15th, 2011)

CBS is using trademark and copyright violations to force the removal of a Star Trek-themed diagnostic application from the App Store. DiagnosticPADD uses an interface similar to the fictional computer operating system showcased in select Star Trek series to display details such as IP address, ...

iPad app previews aplenty all across the Web

by Mike Schramm (Apr 1st, 2010)

We're seeing tons and tons of news about iPad apps dropping now, and we're still a few days away from launch. In addition to our own coverage, here's a bunch of the other previews we've seen popping up around the community: This iVerse Comics app looks excellent, and it's one of the first ...

Found Footage: Apple vs. Predator

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 26th, 2010)

Molly Wood of "Buzz Out Loud" issued a call earlier this week to make an Apple vs. Predator video and YouTube user Kelvington stepped up to the challenge. The video shows that the Predators invented the "slide to unlock" feature circa 1987 and are pissed that Steve Jobs stole their idea. However, ...

Found Footage: Sir Patrick Stewart adores his iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Feb 2nd, 2010)

Don't even bother questioning why there is video of Jean-Luc Picard bashing Twitter and talking about his love for the iPhone, just watch and enjoy. Okay, okay, it's from a PBS interview designed to promote some of their Shakespeare programming, but that doesn't matter, really. All that matters ...

Hands on With RunPee for iPhone

by Erica Sadun (Jul 9th, 2009)

One movie. One iPhone. One app. One blogger. That was the scenario last night when I put RunPee for iPhone to the test. Available from Rock Software (iTunes Link) for $0.99, RunPee lets you know which points in a given movie that are safe to miss. When word of this app first hit TUAW, it inspired a ...

TV.com gives Trekkers a streaming treat for iPhone: full episodes on demand

by Michael Rose (Feb 26th, 2009)

Just as Hulu has more-or-less reluctantly barred boxee from streaming NBC video content to anything other than a browser, here comes the new TV.com iPhone app. It offers full episodes of such classics as Dream On, Night Gallery and Star Trek, and clips from current shows on multiple networks. ...

iPhone as Tricorder

by Dave Caolo (May 1st, 2008)

Set phasers to Huge Frakking Nerd. I'll be honest and admit to trying this as soon as I saw it. Point Mobile Safari to http://38i.biz/tricorder and view an iPhone-optimized web page that resembles a Star Trek Tricorder. So, what does it do, you ask? Why, it scans a given area, interprets and ...

Widget Watch: Warp Speed Calculator

by Scott McNulty (Aug 8th, 2007)

The Warp Speed Calculator widget isn't useful at all, unless you happen to be a captain of a Starfleet vessel, but I'm OK with that. As you might expect this simple widget calculates how fast, in km/s, a particular Warp Factor is (from Star Trek: The Next Generation). I can also calculate how long ...

Star Trek Voyager back in iTunes

by Dave Caolo (Jun 4th, 2007)

What is it with Star Trek and iTunes? Last week, Voyager was unceremoniously beamed out of the US store. Today, it's back with a revised price of $28.99US for the 15-episodes of Season one [iTunes link]. This isn't the first time we've seen Trek disappear from the ITS, only to reappear a short time ...

Voyager: Now you see it, now you don't

by Scott McNulty (May 22nd, 2007)

What is it with the iTunes Store and Star Trek? I blogged a few days ago that the first season of Star Trek Voyager was available for purchase via the iTunes Store. We then got a report that the episodes were 'abridged,' though I can't verify that for myself. Now, Voyager is no where to be seen on ...