TOS Product ideas

JBElliott · January 19 2012, 04:23 AM

ThinkGeek recently put out a great TOS door chime (link) which I ordered two of before the first run sold out.

That got me thinking of a few other products that would be pretty nifty:

a TOS communicator with bluetooth (petition)
an iPhone case based on the TOS communicator, with a flip grill (petition)
an iPad case based on the TOS pad that Kirk "signed" (petition)

If you'd be interested in any of them (or even if you wouldn't be) "sign" the petitions to let ThinkGeek know they'd have a market.

I've seen some TOS bluetooth communicators on eBay, but they're going for over $300 which is too rich for me and I've seen some "how to" videos, but that's too much time for me, I'd rather a company make it and I buy it for $50 or so.

Ziz · January 19 2012, 04:46 AM

Why limit them to TOS? TNG is really the inspiration/precursor/logical extension of iProducts. The TNG padd, both small and large (as seen in DS9) would work better as cases for iphones and ipads.

Klaus · January 19 2012, 06:45 AM

We've had 2 contests along this line... and Ptrope has graciously archived them!

"Trek Ads" - April 2005 [the thumbs are broken but the links work]

"Personal Trek Tech" - July 2007

JBElliott · January 19 2012, 06:21 PM

Well, I'm a lot more of fan of TOS than of TNG, so I wouldn't buy TNG stuff, but I'm sure a lot of people would.

The Padd from TNG would work a lot better with the iPad and there's sort of an app for that (which I did buy but didn't think much of) and a bluetooth comm badge from TNG would be pretty cool, but TOS communicator iPhone case would be ideal.

NickInABox · January 20 2012, 08:37 PM

I'd be ok with a TOS communicator iPhone case.

22 Stars · January 20 2012, 09:29 PM

The door chime is brilliant. Every time i walk into my bathroom now, it goes SWOOSH!

Redfern · January 20 2012, 09:52 PM

I actually have a "pocket" door leading to my bedroom. Didn't have it installed; it just came with the house. One of those "intercom" chimes would certainly add to the motif.

Sincerely,

Bill

JBElliott · January 21 2012, 01:41 AM

22 Stars wrote:

The door chime is brilliant. Every time i walk into my bathroom now, it goes SWOOSH!

Wahh! I'm jealous! I won't get mine until next week. Glad to hear they're great though!

JBElliott · January 21 2012, 01:42 AM

NickInABox wrote:

I'd be ok with a TOS communicator iPhone case.

The sign the petition!

They won't get made if it only gets one signature.

publiusr · January 21 2012, 08:09 PM

The TOS communicator is actually rather fat, so there is an option for a double flip phone.

You have the mesh flip-grid and the moire pattern on the front side, but on the opposite side you could have a hidden hinge that allows the communicators back to slide open for something like a blackberry.

I seem to recall a raised structure that surrounds the shell of the communicator from top to bottom--so that is the join for a back that opens.

JBElliott · January 26 2012, 07:53 PM

22 Stars wrote:

The door chime is brilliant. Every time i walk into my bathroom now, it goes SWOOSH!

Mine showed up yesterday. I've got two of them, one at the top of the stairs and one at the bottom. They're great! The only thing that would make them better would be a walkie-talkie function for a "real" intercom.

DakotaSmith · January 27 2012, 02:46 AM

I'm certain it wouldn't be what you're looking for, but I ran across this a while back, when looking for a TOS communicator cell phone case:

Dakota Smith

JBElliott · February 4 2012, 01:53 AM

Wow that's pretty cool. Reminds of this wallet:

I ordered a few of these from my LCS.

Klaus · February 4 2012, 06:11 AM

^^I have the Enterprise blueprint wallet...

JBElliott · February 25 2012, 12:41 AM

I got a tweet from Rod Roddenberry that some people were thinking about making the TOS communicator iPhone case.

January 19 2012, 04:23 AM	#1
JBElliott Commander	TOS Product ideas ThinkGeek recently put out a great TOS door chime (link) which I ordered two of before the first run sold out. That got me thinking of a few other products that would be pretty nifty: a TOS communicator with bluetooth (petition) an iPhone case based on the TOS communicator, with a flip grill (petition) an iPad case based on the TOS pad that Kirk "signed" (petition) If you'd be interested in any of them (or even if you wouldn't be) "sign" the petitions to let ThinkGeek know they'd have a market. I've seen some TOS bluetooth communicators on eBay, but they're going for over $300 which is too rich for me and I've seen some "how to" videos, but that's too much time for me, I'd rather a company make it and I buy it for $50 or so. __________________ iPhone 2 iComm

January 19 2012, 04:46 AM	#2
Ziz Commodore Location: NY	Re: TOS Product ideas Why limit them to TOS? TNG is really the inspiration/precursor/logical extension of iProducts. The TNG padd, both small and large (as seen in DS9) would work better as cases for iphones and ipads. __________________ Reality is just a crutch for those who can't handle science fiction.

January 19 2012, 06:45 AM	#3
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: TOS Product ideas We've had 2 contests along this line... and Ptrope has graciously archived them! "Trek Ads" - April 2005 [the thumbs are broken but the links work] "Personal Trek Tech" - July 2007 __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

January 19 2012, 06:21 PM	#4
JBElliott Commander	Re: TOS Product ideas Well, I'm a lot more of fan of TOS than of TNG, so I wouldn't buy TNG stuff, but I'm sure a lot of people would. The Padd from TNG would work a lot better with the iPad and there's sort of an app for that (which I did buy but didn't think much of) and a bluetooth comm badge from TNG would be pretty cool, but TOS communicator iPhone case would be ideal. __________________ iPhone 2 iComm

January 20 2012, 08:37 PM	#5
NickInABox Captain Location: The not-so-Great-anymore White North	Re: TOS Product ideas I'd be ok with a TOS communicator iPhone case. __________________ Goodbye, goodbye I'm going to leave you now, and here's the reason why: I sleep with the window open, you like to keep it closed So goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

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January 20 2012, 09:29 PM	#6
22 Stars Commodore	Re: TOS Product ideas The door chime is brilliant. Every time i walk into my bathroom now, it goes SWOOSH!

January 20 2012, 09:52 PM	#7
Redfern Fleet Captain Location: Georgia, USA	Re: TOS Product ideas I actually have a "pocket" door leading to my bedroom. Didn't have it installed; it just came with the house. One of those "intercom" chimes would certainly add to the motif. Sincerely, Bill __________________ Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"! Freighter Tails: the Misadventures of Mzzkiti

January 21 2012, 08:09 PM	#10
publiusr Fleet Captain	Re: TOS Product ideas The TOS communicator is actually rather fat, so there is an option for a double flip phone. You have the mesh flip-grid and the moire pattern on the front side, but on the opposite side you could have a hidden hinge that allows the communicators back to slide open for something like a blackberry. I seem to recall a raised structure that surrounds the shell of the communicator from top to bottom--so that is the join for a back that opens.

January 27 2012, 02:46 AM	#12
DakotaSmith Fleet Captain Location: Redfield, Iowa, USA	Re: TOS Product ideas I'm certain it wouldn't be what you're looking for, but I ran across this a while back, when looking for a TOS communicator cell phone case: Dakota Smith __________________ "No human being has the right — under any circumstances — to initiate force against another human being, nor to threaten or delegate its initiation." - The Zero Aggression Principle

February 4 2012, 01:53 AM	#13
JBElliott Commander	Re: TOS Product ideas Wow that's pretty cool. Reminds of this wallet: I ordered a few of these from my LCS. __________________ iPhone 2 iComm

February 4 2012, 06:11 AM	#14
Klaus Rear Admiral Location: Klaus - Beach condo, Bay of Eldamar	Re: TOS Product ideas ^^I have the Enterprise blueprint wallet... __________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain http://tlbklaus.deviantart.com

February 25 2012, 12:41 AM	#15
JBElliott Commander	Re: TOS Product ideas I got a tweet from Rod Roddenberry that some people were thinking about making the TOS communicator iPhone case. __________________ iPhone 2 iComm