The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

[asalaw]

For now, to continue to feel….. completely at-peace with the wait…..consider using one of these until February 2025 …it’s just 6+ months away..



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Did they announce February 2025 as a shipping date? I missed that.

 

[FANATICO]

Did they announce February 2025 as a shipping date? I missed that.

Listen to the audio….carefully…I hear February twice…with a little bit of …”hopefully ….fingers crossed”

 

[asalaw]

Listen to the audio….carefully…I hear February twice…with a little bit of …”hopefully fingers crossed”


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OK. I heard it. So they're saying production at the end of the year, and hopefully February to start shipping. Fingers crossed...

 

[FANATICO]

OK. I heard it. So they're saying production at the end of the year, and hopefully February to start shipping. Fingers crossed...

Start shipping “Pre-Orders”…..that’s key for our purposes

 

[asalaw]

Start shipping “Pre-Orders”…..that’s key for our purposes

Ah. February for shipping pre-orders. Got it. So sometime next spring probably for general shipping via retail outlets I'd guess. Interesting.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Hmm, that's fine by me. I should have petty cash on hand for two of them by then.

 

[Ronldheld]

No updates on ordering?

 

[asalaw]

No updates on ordering?

They've always said ordering would wait till they're actually in production, so that would mean hopefully end of the year.

 

[FANATICO]

I suppose while one waits for 6+ months to roll by…….one can take up some of that time playing Star Trek RPG’s (Role Playing Games)

Oh look! A game with a strapped Tricorder box to store the game in…..made by

Modiphius Entertainment​

 

[asalaw]

I suppose while one waits for 6+ months to roll by…….one can take up some of that time playing Star Trek RPG’s (Role Playing Games)

Oh look! A game with a Tricorder box to store the game in…..made by

Modiphius Entertainment​

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Cute!

 

[MattMunson]

I ran into the Wand Company dudes at a pub in San Diego during comicon, and they had the tricorder with them! Got to play with and poke at it for a few minutes. First impressions where this:

1. VERY clean and nice looking.
2. The display screen is CRAZY crisp and the image is incredibly sharp. I had no idea a monitor that small could have that high resolution. Screen was also really bright. We were outdoors during the day and I had no problem seeing the display.
3. The speaker grill looked right to my eyes, as did the wheel hubs knobby jobbies.
4. Overall, it just felt "right" to me.
5. The curve to the monitor/screen looked right to me.

I've owned a few different makers tricorders over the years, though I wouldn't say I'm a super expert on the piece. Glad I ran into those dudes as they also seemed super chill.

 

[Leinads]

got’s to have dem knobby jobbies check out

 

[FANATICO]

Welp…fellow Trekkies…concerning the Wand Tricorder continued wait….I’m going into Stasis for now….

Peace

 

[JiminSTLouis]

I ran into the Wand Company dudes at a pub in San Diego during comicon, and they had the tricorder with them! Got to play with and poke at it for a few minutes. First impressions where this:

1. VERY clean and nice looking.
2. The display screen is CRAZY crisp and the image is incredibly sharp. I had no idea a monitor that small could have that high resolution. Screen was also really bright. We were outdoors during the day and I had no problem seeing the display.
3. The speaker grill looked right to my eyes, as did the wheel hubs knobby jobbies.
4. Overall, it just felt "right" to me.
5. The curve to the monitor/screen looked right to me.

I've owned a few different makers tricorders over the years, though I wouldn't say I'm a super expert on the piece. Glad I ran into those dudes as they also seemed super chill.

MattMunson, how did it feel in your hands? Did it have some weight to it? How was the Kydex pattern? From pictures and videos to date it looks barely visible. Was the moire motor quiet? It may have been too loud where you were when you handled it to tell.

Thanks for the report?

 

[NakedMoleRat]

MattMunson, how did it feel in your hands? Did it have some weight to it? How was the Kydex pattern? From pictures and videos to date it looks barely visible. Was the moire motor quiet? It may have been too loud where you were when you handled it to tell.

Thanks for the report?

And did you swab it for DNA? Whose fingerprints were on it?

 

[MattMunson]

Now that you mention it I do recall the kydex pattern being subtle. I cannot depend on my memory of it though because I was not paying attention to that, as I was captivated by the high quality of the display screen. Definitely felt good in the hand, though that's not a value add to me. I remember thinking "yup this is what I expect a tricorder to feel like" but that's a magical metric and will be different for everyone else.

OH i also opened up the lower compartment and remember thinking the pivot mechanism was very smooth and felt substantial. Did not feel flimsy.

Re the kydex patter, this was for sure a pre-production model so who knows maybe they will deepen that in the production release. I think time has shown again and again that The Wand Company gets it figured out at the end of the day, and I have faith in them and their team.

 

[JiminSTLouis]

Now that you mention it I do recall the kydex pattern being subtle. I cannot depend on my memory of it though because I was not paying attention to that, as I was captivated by the high quality of the display screen. Definitely felt good in the hand, though that's not a value add to me. I remember thinking "yup this is what I expect a tricorder to feel like" but that's a magical metric and will be different for everyone else.

OH i also opened up the lower compartment and remember thinking the pivot mechanism was very smooth and felt substantial. Did not feel flimsy.

Re the kydex patter, this was for sure a pre-production model so who knows maybe they will deepen that in the production release. I think time has shown again and again that The Wand Company gets it figured out at the end of the day, and I have faith in them and their team.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Very cool that you got to handle one of their Tricorders.

 

[asalaw]

Now that you mention it I do recall the kydex pattern being subtle. I cannot depend on my memory of it though because I was not paying attention to that, as I was captivated by the high quality of the display screen. Definitely felt good in the hand, though that's not a value add to me. I remember thinking "yup this is what I expect a tricorder to feel like" but that's a magical metric and will be different for everyone else.

OH i also opened up the lower compartment and remember thinking the pivot mechanism was very smooth and felt substantial. Did not feel flimsy.

Re the kydex patter, this was for sure a pre-production model so who knows maybe they will deepen that in the production release. I think time has shown again and again that The Wand Company gets it figured out at the end of the day, and I have faith in them and their team.

TWC went to considerable effort to get the kydex texture correct this time around. Here's their explanation in Update #9.

 

[FANATICO]

TWC went to considerable effort to get the kydex texture correct this time around. Here's their explanation in Update #9.

Oooops….before going into my Stasis….I forgot this closeup of the demo Tricorder from Comic-Con

You can zoom in to see the texture, strap, speaker grill, display..etc….

Now back to my Stasis Zzzzzz’s

Live Long and Prosper

Peace

 

[MattMunson]

Fanatico, I believe that's the exact tricorder I got to play with. The two green circular decals are the giveaways. Looks like the kydex pattern is looking pretty good now that I see your photo!