For sci-fi lovers, it’s on. A fan-devised project to restore the Enterprise-D bridge from Star Trek: The Experience is now actively raising cash on Indiegogo with a newly estimated $240,000 target needed to make the dream real. Continue Reading
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Captain Kirk’s Enterprise Bridge Chair
Certain to turn any home into a shrine of abstinence. The Captain Kirk chair boldly goes where it never should have in the first place. Your front room. This thing isn’t a good conversation starter. Continue Reading
AUTOS: Sir Patrick Stewart Drives McLaren 650S
Sir Patrick Stewart has been known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek, Professor Xavier from X-Men or one of a dozen various other characters from the theaters. While he might be seen captaining a space ship on the movie screen, in real life he was recently seen driving a brand-new McLaren 650S, a pseudo-spaceship for the land. Continue Reading
10 ‘Star Trek’ Technologies That Actually Exist
We remember while growing up seeing our first re-run of Star Trek TOS, and thought wow that is so amazing. The future was going to be a cool place where we could travel through space and meet lots of interesting lifeforms, yes including She-Hulk green women! But the most fun and amazing part was all of the tech. Fast forward to the 80′s where Star Trek TNG popped up on the scene with all kinds of new tech.
I remember saying how cool it will be to have those kinds of things and oddly enough I was told that we would never have them. Well double dumbass on that person!
Whether it’s deep space or the deepest depths of the ocean, truly brilliant machines can operate in all sorts of extreme conditions. While the U.S.S. Enterprise doesn’t exist (yet!), there are other technologies out there that seem to be taking cues from Star Trek’s amazing portrayal of the future.
For the latest chapter in GE’s Brilliant Machines story, let’s consider 10 examples of tech that got their start in the scripts, but are now as real as the Higgs boson and its attendant field.
We set our course with the help of Joe Latrell, a “recovering” rocket scientist — yes, he’s actually put payloads into space — and a longtime Trekkie. Continue Reading
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Final Trailer – VIDEO
Warping into theaters today (Stardate: 0517.13) is Paramount’s twelfth installment in the Star Trek movie universe. Star Trek: Into Darkness. The reviews are in boys and girls, and they are mixed to say the least. But here at Fastlane Magazine we have two words for you. Alice Eve. Well ok it was a name rather than words but you get the point!
In case you’ve been living under a rock these past several months let us give you the rundown on STID – Continue Reading
VIDEO:Star Trek Into Darkness – Earth Hour – News Wrap
As the UK prepared to go ‘into darkness’ for WWF’s Earth Hour held in the UK this evening, Paramount Pictures is pleased to announce its support with a special ‘Star Trek’ themed light display. This amazing light show by Paramount, in conjunction with Ars Electonica Futurelab & Ascending Technologies, saw quadrocopters fly into the night sky, forming the Star Trek federation logo beside Tower Bridge on a scale never seen before. Continue Reading
The Star Trek & Sci-Fi Summit XVIII Beams into Burbank, February 15-17, 2013
Sci-fi fans around the world will converge at Creation Entertainment’s Grand Slam Convention: The Star Trek and Sci-Fi Summit from Friday through Sunday, February 15-17, at the Burbank Marriott Airport Marriott, 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91515. This three-day event will feature a vast assortment of celebrities new and vintage sci-fi an genre TV and films from Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, Fringe, Grimm, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries, Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farscape and more. Show hours are Friday, 1:00 –7:00 PM and Saturday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Sunday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
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