The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

[asalaw]

So, next update is about the moire. But what's to tell? It's controlled by a stepper motor, and it rotates. I think it's gonna be a short update. Hopefully it'll have some good pictures of a newer prototype, though. One can hope...

 

[NakedMoleRat]

”Rails, where we’re going we don’t need rails.”

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I had no interest in buying this but now I might and I need to re-watch all of every Star Trek ever made. I‘m probably just remembering things with rose colored glasses. Might need to repaint mine all rose colored.

Rose was not in the TOS color pallet.

 

[JiminSTLouis]

So, next update is about the moire. But what's to tell? It's controlled by a stepper motor, and it rotates. I think it's gonna be a short update. Hopefully it'll have some good pictures of a newer prototype, though. One can hope...

It sounds like it may be more than a spinning disk with a moiré pattern on it.

Coming next time:
Moiré – The fringes of science

 

[blspro]

So, next update is about the moire. But what's to tell? It's controlled by a stepper motor, and it rotates. I think it's gonna be a short update. Hopefully it'll have some good pictures of a newer prototype, though. One can hope...

Given the way they frame it "The fringes of science" I suspect we're going to get a bit of a history lesson on the 'science' of the moire and how it is created, etc - along with how they made theirs, and which of them they chose, since there are multiple variations. We'll likely even get a history of the different moire's on the show itself too.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

You are correct. She was the actress that played that one bit-part character.

That’s right! How could I have forgotten that?

I don’t deserve to be called a fan.

 

[Montagar]

...just when I try and relax a bit...

Anyway, as a reminder, if you have a problem with a post just go ahead and report it and then move on. There is no need to contribute to derailing the thread by engaging in meaningless off-topic bickering. Thank you.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

It will be interesting to see if they intend to do more with the moire than just a spinning disk.

 

[asalaw]

It will be interesting to see if they intend to do more with the moire than just a spinning disk.

I can't imagine what that would be, but we'll see.

 

[AnubisGuard]

Swappable moiré patterns, maybe?

 

[blspro]

Swappable moiré patterns, maybe?

If they build-in that capability, then they really should have gone with the data discs being moires rather than colors. Just swap the discs to swap the moires.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

I didn’t imagine more than an aluminum rod with 7 grooves cut into it for the data storage disks either....

 

[JW Foust]

We haven't seen the reverse of the data disks yet?

 

[NakedMoleRat]

I imagine that they would be the same on both sides.

 

[blspro]

We haven't seen the reverse of the data disks yet?

Presumably they are identical to the side we have seen. In fact, the one we've seen laying down could be the other side.

 

[asalaw]

I'm hoping for moires on the flip side. I think that would be immensely cool.

 

[asalaw]

Well, I don't get my wish, but it's still pretty cool. The outer ring is aluminum.

 

[Trooper_trent]

magnet core? interesting. I'm guessing that's just to help it stay in place? I would have assumed a solid aluminum puck with painted faces.

-Fascinating

 

[asalaw]

magnet core? interesting. I'm guessing that's just to help it stay in place? I would have assumed a solid aluminum puck with painted faces.

-Fascinating

According to Chris, it's a steel washer for weight.

 

[Trooper_trent]

Nice. That's a really nice touch. I'm glad to hear they're taking things like how it feels to hold it into account.

 

[asalaw]

Nice. That's a really nice touch. I'm glad to hear they're taking things like how it feels to hold it into account.

Yeah, between the disks and the battery, this tricorder is going to feel very hefty. I love that.