It’s been nearly four years since The Wand Company announced their plans for a licensed replica of the iconic Star Trek: The Original Series tricorder, following their successful work recreating the series’ phaser and communicator.
Following the 2020 public announcement, the company shared a few technical updates from their development during 2021 — and after almost two years of silence, the tricorder moved into pre-production status in the summer of 2023, explaining that their team continued to face significant supply chain issues which required a longer timeline to production.
Since then, The Wand Company has also shared that the tricorder will include all of Captain Kirk’s recorded captain’s logs, and that the integrated display screen will feature animated 23rd century-style graphics in several different configurations.
Now, the replica inches closer and closer to the fanbase eagerly awaiting the chance to buy a tricorder of their own, in an update shared by the company last week:
Your patience continues to be appreciated as we complete the tricorder development. Right now we are putting the finishing touches to the software and getting all the regulatory approvals and type testing completed so that we can move into full production.
By now, of course, we have a handful of finished tricorders that we are using, playing with, and generally testing, pushing their functions to see if we can expose any software kinks that need smoothing out, or if there are any last minute improvements we think we can make to the tricorder and the way it feels.
And the TWC team aren’t the only ones playing with those first finish units — former Mythbuster and Tested host Adam Savage has now gotten his knowledgeable hands on the replica for a brand new Tested video released today, where he’s joined by TWC’s Chris Barnardo.
In addition to the Tested feature, the tricorder was also showcased on YouTube channel Your Geek Fix this morning, which also illustrates many of the frankly incredible functions of the replica:
Preorders for The Wand Company’s Star Trek: The Original Series tricorder replica are projected to begin later this summer and is expected to retail for between $300-$350. Fans are encouraged to sign up for The Wand Company’s tricorder mailing list ahead of this summer’s preorder window.
As soon as we have more information about when you can order your own Star Trek tricorder, we’ll be sure to let you all know!
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