The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

[Eric Ardros]

I turned mine off as I preferred to keep the look of it as per the original prop.

 

[dbuck]

This is a simple 3d printed scanner for under $20 I picked up. Not bad. It fits in the tricorder. The wife rolled her eyes.

It

 

[Trooper_trent]

Looks like most folks like the lighted moire'

I honestly just left it on by default. I turned it off for a bit when testing everything and you can't really see it. So I can see why they made the choice they did. I also wish it was less of a warm tone to the light but then again, mid-century, maybe a warm bulb fits better.
I don't mind it. Knowing it can be turned off is good enough for me.

 

[AnubisGuard]

The wife rolled her eyes.

They always do.

 

[finalfrontier]

I didn't think I'd like it, but the moiré is so damn dark without it, I always leave it on. My only quibble is I wish they'd included the option to switch that LED to daylight color temperature, but that's not a huge deal.

Can you upload a short video unlimited?

Us non tricorder owners would like to see

 

[finalfrontier]

Not lighted

Stupid spell checker.

 

[asalaw]

Not lighted

Stupid spell checker.

I know. I hate ducking autocorrect.

I'll take a shot later and upload it. Kinda rushed now.

 

[Trooper_trent]

Can you upload a short video unlimited?

Us non tricorder owners would like to see

If you tilt it back so the light hits it, it's more visible, but standing vertically, it's in the shadow. Even harder to see in real life than it is in the video, when standing up. just looks like a dark gray circle.

 

[finalfrontier]

Thanks, I see what you mean. You almost have to have it lighted to see it. That's OK though it still gives you the option for no light.

 

[Trooper_trent]

Thanks, I see what you mean. You almost have to have it lighted to see it. That's OK though it still gives you the option for no light.

yeah, outside or under studio lights I'm sure it would show up fine. but under normal indoor lighting conditions while standing vertically on a desk or the display stand, it's pretty hard to see in real life.

 

[JiminSTLouis]

Thanks, I see what you mean. You almost have to have it lighted to see it. That's OK though it still gives you the option for no light.

I like the light and keep it on. One of the prototypes had a cool white light behind the moire and it looked too blue. I’m glad they switched to the warm white.

 

[asalaw]

This is interesting--I don't think it qualifies as an Easter egg, but if you let the power go down far enough (presumably below 10%), the indicator starts flashing. Pretty cool.

 

[edge10]

This is interesting--I don't think it qualifies as an Easter egg, but if you let the power go down far enough (presumably below 10%), the indicator starts flashing. Pretty cool.

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I don't think it counts as an Easter egg either.

Next you'll say: shutting off, when it runs out of power, is an Easter egg.

 

[asalaw]

I don't think it counts as an Easter egg either.

Next you'll say: shutting off, when it runs out of power, is an Easter egg.

 

[Number 6]

Anybody else constantly checking their email hoping to get an invitation to order from Wand and checking Amazon every couple of hours to see if the Tricorder has shown up to order?

 

[Ronldheld]

Email occasionally. Not expecting Amazon US to come through for weeks. I would expect to find out here, first.

 

[asalaw]

Yay! I broke the Enterprise again! My second time!

And if you leave the malfunction screen up till the issue clears, you get a different message:

 

[Ant1988]

They always do.

Well to be fair $400 for something that doesn't really do anything practical and is in essence just a toy doesn't sit well with wives and never will. Lol

 

[asalaw]

Interesting--just had my first real tricorder glitch. It froze completely. The buttons became unresponsive, closing the hood wouldn't shut it off, nothing. I was going to do a factory reset, but I figured I try something less drastic first. So I pulled the battery and put it back in. Voilà, fixed.

 

[asalaw]

Oh, crap!! Hull breach!! How am I supposed to blow up my whoopee cushion now?!