Best Star Trek gifts for space nerds

Best Star Trek gifts
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Stardate 75288. We've been sucked into a trans-dimensional warp tunnel and taken to a universe where there is a multitude of Star Trek gifts. The crew has been authorized to seek out these strange and new gift ideas so that we can show them to Starfleet command upon our return and note them in the Captain's log for future enjoyment.

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STTNG-Bluetooth-commbadge

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Star Trek Next Generation Bluetooth Communicator Badge

Riker to bridge

Jump into the next generation of Star Trek communication with this fully functional Bluetooth badge from the TNG era of the show. There is something magical about answering a phone call by tapping the badge and hearing that famous chirp, just like in the series. Using Bluetooth technology you can stream your playlist through the communicator, too. It comes with a USB charger and will keep powered up through 2 hours of continual use.


Bluetooth speaker

U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D replica

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Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D Replica

Go where no one has gone before

You're in the captain's chair with all the controls at your fingertips with this replica of the Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D starship. It is a Bluetooth speaker that connects to your smartphone to play your favorite tunes, or use the pre-recorded sounds to lull you to sleep. Lights around the boosters shine just enough to give you comfort in the dark, plus it includes a docking station where you power up your mobile devices through a USB connection.

Ceramic mug

Star Trek transporter heat changing mug

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Star Trek Transporter Heat Changing Mug

Beam me up Scotty

For the Trekky with everything else check out this heat changing mug. When its cool the picture shows Uhura, Spoke, Kirk and McCoy standing on the transporter pad. As the mug fill with your favorite hot drink, the sean changes as the four member away team is stransported to the surface of a strang new planet. This mug is microwave safe, but should only be handwashed.

Novelty socks

Mr. Spokc crew socks with ears

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Star Trek Spock with Ears Crew Socks

Live long and stay warm

Fascinating! This pair of fun knitted crew socks features a close-up of science officer Spock complete with Vulcan ears protruding on either side of his face and the federation symbol on the foot. These reinforced toe and heel socks are size 10-13, which translates into standard shoe size 6-12. Most men and women won't have a problem fitting into them. They are safe to wash in your washing machine with the rest of your uniforms.

Kitchen gadget

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Mahannah's Sci-Fi Universe Star Trek Cutting Board

Chop, chop

Everyone needs a chopping board so why not add Star Trek to one to make it 1000x cooler. This particular board has a timeline of all of the ships that bear the name Enterprise from the 1775 sloop that was a presence during the American Revolution, to the Enterprise-E that was featured in fan-favorite movies including Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Nemesis. It's a lovely gift for someone who loves to cook and adores Star Trek.

Technical specifications

Star Trek Shipyards

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Star Trek Shipyards

From first warp

These collections of books are perfect for the Star Trek fan who loves the ships. This particular book starts at the first warp-capable ship and ends with the newly commissioned and ill-fated, Enterprise-B. That ship, you may remember is where we lost Captain James Kirk. Sort of. Well, not really, but you know what I mean. The book is really good anyway.

Captains log: Supplemental

We have finally figured out the issue that caused our dimension jump. Now all our power has been re-routed through the tertiary systems and the interlock matrix has reversed the polarity on the temporal warp bubble.

While stuck in an alternate timeline we found many wonderful things, like a detailed replica of a Federation communicator badge that the primitive humans can use in sync with their communication devices to take incoming calls and listen to music. Or, this book, Star Trek Shipyards, that details the design and technical specifications of every ship in the universe including those used by more advanced alien races. My favorite, of course, are the knit socks detailing every feature of Mr. Spock including his pointed Vulcan ears.

It just goes to show you that humanity is amazing, in any dimension, and that we can create works of art. 

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