Adam Savage in Awe of This Star Trek Tricorder!

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  • After many years in development, the Star Trek Original Series Tricorder prop replica from The Wand Company is finally becoming a reality. Adam Savage goes hands-on with the latest pre-production sample of this replica and tours its numerous features. There's so much functionality built into this prop that we didn't expect that every reveal leaves us speechless!
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  • @tested
    @tested  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +139

    Find out more about this Star Trek Tricorder replica at www.thewandcompany.com/star-trek-tricorder/ and www.thewandcompany.com/blog/page/2/
    NOTE: This is not a sponsored video. No money or product was exchanged. We just thought it was cool!

    • @hippopotamus86
      @hippopotamus86 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Is Tested being paid by The Wand Company for these videos?

    • @Lethgar_Smith
      @Lethgar_Smith 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Im shocked the website looks like it hasn't been updated in more than a year.

    • @IloveElsaofArendelle
      @IloveElsaofArendelle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm a little bit jealous right now, since I am raised on TNG, I got the TR-590 IX from efx and I had to imagine what it can do. You here, got the full monty with all bells and whistles... I am tempted to get one, even though I never found the original series tricorder that interesting until now....

    • @Kitbash.Carnage
      @Kitbash.Carnage 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Love the work tested team ❤🔥

    • @SpaceWizardCosplay
      @SpaceWizardCosplay 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@hippopotamus86 - No, never.

  • @bhbailie
    @bhbailie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

    I worked at NASA-Langley, an R&D facility for nearly 10 years, and one of the great joys during my time there was when they would do a press conference about a new invention or patent, and the press would ask, “How did you come up with the idea for this?”, and 9 times out of 10, the answer would be, “Well, when I was a kid, I was watching Star Trek…”
    I will never stop smiling about this. Trust me, whatever you’re wanting to see, they’re working on it.

    • @laurenvanwinkle9529
      @laurenvanwinkle9529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Attended a San Diego Comic Con panel yesterday, the Science of Science Fiction. 5 of the 7 panelist stated Star Trek was their inspiration to getting into science. The remaining two were one was X-Files and the other stated they had little exposure to TV so it was the great authors of Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein. Star Trek continues to inspire me, 50 years later!

  • @DougPalumbo
    @DougPalumbo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +347

    I’m not a collector of replicas but $300 for something of this detail and quality is well worth it for Trek fans!

    • @Games_and_Music
      @Games_and_Music 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yeah, same here, i like Star Trek, mostly the Borg era (because it is my name and i like cyborg stuff, plus Picard is my favorite captain), but this is a beauty, and i would definitely buy it if the stock is plenty for me stumble upon one.
      But i see others talking about it probably costing more than that (500+) when it eventually goes into production, which will probably be true.

    • @ZesPak
      @ZesPak 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      No way, this is only 300 USD? That's a friggin' steal.

    • @DougPalumbo
      @DougPalumbo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ZesPak From The Wand Company website: “We’re aiming for a recommended retail price of $300 to $350 USD”.

    • @donbeary6394
      @donbeary6394 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@ZesPak it was mentioned early in the development that was their target ... but I seriously think that it will have to cost a good deal more .. and rightly so

    • @Three_Random_Words
      @Three_Random_Words 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Probably $400-450. Right around a no for me.
      $350, sure if I can buy direct, and not some jacked up price on ebay.

  • @jaxnean2663
    @jaxnean2663 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +281

    Best ever prop replica I have ever seen hands down. Only 300$? Wow they outdone themselves

    • @jaywhy3178
      @jaywhy3178 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      "Aiming" for MSRP of $300. I love trying to guess prices on stuff like this, and my guess was $500. So even if their $300 ends up being a little more, I'm still impressed.

    • @Games_and_Music
      @Games_and_Music 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Wow, i just joked about having to sell a kidney, but even i can pony up $300.
      $500 is too much for a casual purchase though, but if they don't sell out right away, i might have some time to mull it over.

    • @chrisobrien2375
      @chrisobrien2375 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      The new Fallout PipBoy they just announced is only selling for $199. The Tricorder seems like it has far more components and functionality so I think a price point around $300 is perfectly reasonable.

    • @dh2032
      @dh2032 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      it almost not prop, am almost sure is only every terminal to the ship main computers, own functions where very limited, the very episode (with Joan Collins), the end of every after, or thing? Mr Spock, try make missing parts get it going, as spoke of "working with only Knives and bears skins" get going cloud of smoke and bang later" this prop is self contained, no out side, works needed? 🙂

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      TAKE MY MONEY!!!!

  • @Tarpo
    @Tarpo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +339

    I really enjoyed this because he was literally doing a product demo. Explaining some parts were still samples and not final. But you can also tell there is a genuine love for the device. The brief frustration in his voice when he had the tricorder on the stand and the strap didn’t really have anywhere to go. Just a beautiful piece of craftsmanship and presentation.

    • @carpediem4619
      @carpediem4619 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Agreed, although I wish he was a little less of a compliment sponge. Adam kept expressing his appreciation but was not acknowledged. Felt like a one sided sales pitch with the salesman tolerating interruptions to his pitch.

    • @Tensen01
      @Tensen01 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@carpediem4619 Not everyone has the same reaction. He may not be saying much, but he's British. Watch his face, though, whenever Adam gushes about something, he gets a huge smile.

    • @gillie-monger3394
      @gillie-monger3394 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@carpediem4619 God, I bet you're un at parties...

    • @OmegaPrime-xt5rg
      @OmegaPrime-xt5rg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​​@@carpediem4619Yeah, I got the same feeling watching this. He's a very good british salesman, but his robot responses to Adam's excitement didn't work. He may not have known who Adam was and how important he is when it comes to prop making.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @carpediem4619 THAT is a really dumb criticism. Every human being is different & acts differently to compliments. Be more tolerant
      .

  • @marchills4131
    @marchills4131 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    "Cosplay was the process of pouring your body into a narrative that meant something to you." "It's a ludicrous object. And its existence feels like a spectacular nod to the stories that build us." Adam, this is why what you do; who you are, is so validating. You channel and give currency to the relationship sci-fi fans have to these treasured imaginary worlds that we grew up with. Your passion for this material validates what many of us have felt our whole lives - that these books, these shows, these comics were/are/will aways be more than mere stories. They liberate our imaginations to go places and experience things that are beyond our everyday experience. I am so glad you do what you do. For me, I was cosplaying Star Trek as a child of the 1970's long before "cosplay" was part of the vernacular. To us, a 9v battery was a Type 1 phaser. A metal Surcrets box was a communicator. And those metal flip top Band-Aid boxes were our tricorders. But this beautiful, shockingly functional replica prop touches on the same joy we exerienced with those crude stand-ins of my childhood.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Cosplay is an inherited word from Japan (Kosu-pure). Entered english in the 90s first with Anime fans… then spread wider
      .

  • @Doomchild2XL
    @Doomchild2XL 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

    The Captain's logs function blew my mind. That's amazing.

    • @jakerazmataz852
      @jakerazmataz852 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      A lot of work went into that.

  • @sclassicallyme
    @sclassicallyme 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    Nerding out over gadgets Adam is my favorite Adam.

  • @voyagesfanfilm
    @voyagesfanfilm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    Love that Wand Company have incorporated real-life functionality into the Tricorder, and the retro leather holster is such a nice touch! :D

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I didn’t see any real life functionality. Maybe the audio recording, but that’s about it

    • @voyagesfanfilm
      @voyagesfanfilm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@electrictroy2010 The radiation sensor for EM fields in electrical cables, the atmosphere sensor (temperature, humidity and pressure) and the compass.

  • @jonlava173
    @jonlava173 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Adam should’ve worn his Star Fleet uniform. The craftsmanship, the VFX, the sound fx, so cool. 10/10

  • @mikepetersen2927
    @mikepetersen2927 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    My favorite bit of kit from TOS. Aside from being one of the best episodes, "City On The Edge of Forever" actually showed close-ups of the bloody thing. (It wasn't until I got my Starfleet Technical Manual that I could imagine how it might work.) Seeing this exist is fantastic!
    "It will be mine. Oh, yes -- it will be mine."

  • @Anduril1974
    @Anduril1974 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    I've been waiting YEARS for this to finish development having already bought the phaser and communicator. This is a MUST-HAVE for me. It's an incredible piece of kit. LOVE IT!

    • @donjones4719
      @donjones4719 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just think - in a year or so you'll be able to make Starfleet calls through the Starlink satellite constellation. New capabilities coming online allow communications with any standard smartphone.
      How well does the phone work with voice dialing with an iPhone?

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@donjones4719works exactly the same as asking Siri or Google to call somebody thru headphones

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @donjones4719 NO a standard cellphone cannot send signals miles into space. Broadcast range with 3G thru 5G is only 1/2 mile approximately.
      You need to upgrade your phone to one that’s satellite capable
      .

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@electrictroy2010 for a couple of years there have been direct satellite linkups, such as Apple’s new SOS feature. It’s not voice but it is sent by satellite.

    • @donjones4719
      @donjones4719 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@electrictroy2010 The WAS true. But SpaceX has put up the first few prototypes of the latest model of Starlink satellite. It's designed for use with an unmodified cell phone. SpaceX has demonstrated making telephones calls like this. It'll be a while before it's generally available but SpaceX has an excellent track record with Starlink. Several hundred satellites will have to go up but SpaceX is launching over 200 satellites per month now.
      However, this isn't meant for use in well-populated areas, it's meant to be able to keep in touch when in remote areas. I mentioned it because simply being able to do this at all from a Star Trek communicator (via a cell phone) will be so totally cool.

  • @TheInfidel_SlavaUA
    @TheInfidel_SlavaUA 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Not a Trek Nerd but this piece of kit is impressive in design, build quality, functionality and value proposition.

  • @Vault57
    @Vault57 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    26:18 I remember asking my dad back when the show was in prime time, if he thought they would ever make self opening doors like they had on the Enterprise. He didn't know. But about 10 years later, they were being installed in buildings everywhere.

    • @tomhorsley6566
      @tomhorsley6566 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      But they still don't work as fast as the ones in Star Trek which were operated by hand with people behind the scenes yanking them open :-).

    • @tomlewis4205
      @tomlewis4205 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I'm old enough to remember when supermarkets got those rubber mat operated doors. 🤣 I think every kid of that era did the thing of lifting yourself off the mat by the railings & repeatedly activating the door.

    • @MrEsphoenix
      @MrEsphoenix 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ​@@tomhorsley6566To be fair, I think that's more to do with safety than technology. They don't want to squash your nan as she's trying to do her weekly shopping.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @MrEsphoenix IN bloopers you see a lot of Star Trek doors closing on people. In our world elevators sometimes do that, but they have sensors to stop the door
      .

    • @MrEsphoenix
      @MrEsphoenix 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@electrictroy2010 but if they're traveling faster they're more dangerous, and that extra speed just isn't necessary for day to day use. Are you doubting we have the technology to make them faster?

  • @rickgregory9616
    @rickgregory9616 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    FINALLY, It's here! This is a lifelong dream come true. I love the Wand Company. I have the Phaser and Communicator. Now I'll be able to add the Tricorder to my Star Trek display!! Next up: the Medical Tricorder!

  • @JoshandErik
    @JoshandErik 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Beyond his deep understanding and love of his products, Chris proves himself in these videos to be such a master at storytelling and conversation. Could listen to him for hours.

  • @nelsonc6173
    @nelsonc6173 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My god this is MAGNIFICENT. I think I am going to have to buy two...first time for anything...I'm getting two! I wish Gene were alive to see this!!! Thanks to the Wand Company for an engineering marvel and for thanks to Adam for showcasing this fantastic creation brought to real life!!!

  • @PuReWiReZ
    @PuReWiReZ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    At 7:12 the dude is talkign about the reds changing in video and then it cuts to another angle of the chips and the red one looks different.

    • @jacobwhite6247
      @jacobwhite6247 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Team Savage editors are brilliant.

    • @marshallcarter6106
      @marshallcarter6106 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      At first it's #CE7860, then changes to #D25140. Very neat.

    • @stevenfranzen2161
      @stevenfranzen2161 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was going to say exactly that, I'm only just watching this now and that transition was bizarre. Nice touch!

    • @hraefn1821
      @hraefn1821 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      huh...being color blind sucks XD

  • @Amra415
    @Amra415 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I can’t remember the last time I felt like a little kid. This did it. I’m still smiling ear to ear .😊

  • @PENFOLD5
    @PENFOLD5 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Going boldly where no prop has gone before!

  • @1RED1
    @1RED1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Every time I come to this channel, I get reminded that people are awesome

  • @peterrenn6341
    @peterrenn6341 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    As Adam says, this is a ludicrous object, but it's a nod to the stories that inspired us. So many people working in science today acknowledge Star Trek as a major influence when young.

  • @LordEradicus
    @LordEradicus 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Tricorders are my favorite Star Trek props from every series and movie. Man, this one is a beauty!

  • @JNathanSimmons
    @JNathanSimmons 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I remember talking to Bill about what he thought about the flip phone it when it first came out and how it resembled the communicator. This is whole new amazing level :) Thanks for making and sharing this !

  • @Valandor_Celestial_Warlock
    @Valandor_Celestial_Warlock 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    As a life-long Trekkie, I can emphatically say that this is the collector's item I've been dreaming of since I was that little boy sitting on that gaudy shag carpet in front of my black-and-white TV just awestruck by what I was watching. This is truly impressive, especially for the price. Now, if only they can build a phaser that can actually stun people. 🤣

    • @JohnDlugosz
      @JohnDlugosz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Better than a phasor that can actually stun people, have a glove Taser that lets you perform the Vulcan neck pinch.

  • @Q3ark
    @Q3ark 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I have been waiting for this ever since they first announced it years ago, cannot wait! It looks amazing

  • @pepe6666
    @pepe6666 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i can't believe what i just saw. the ships logs???!?!? that alone is absolutely staggering. i think i'm gonna cry

  • @vernhoke7730
    @vernhoke7730 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I gotta say this was thoroughly enjoyable. As a 10 year old kid who faithfully watched Star Trek as it aired each week in the seventies, this is so cool.

  • @Skippy2k81
    @Skippy2k81 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Have been waiting on this for years!!! Glad we are finally getting there! Will be great along side my WC phaser and comm! Always loved these classic trek prop and can't wait to complete the set!

  • @mujone
    @mujone 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Ordered the Pip boy and now signed up and registered for this one! I'm in! Met Shatner at a con a few years back and had him sign my model Enterprise ship replica. Now i gotta get him to sign this too.

  • @9The0Unknown7
    @9The0Unknown7 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Not into Star Trek. But that’s a lot packed into that. And it’s fun watching Adam geek out.

  • @MassiveDMG
    @MassiveDMG 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Awesome episode! Love to see the two geek out over this Tricorder. Real fun wach!

  • @the20thDoctor
    @the20thDoctor 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    I had (still have?) a TNG era tricorder toy from the 90's. Got it on eBay and carried it daily to school; dress code was either a red or blue polo and nothing else. That tricorder (and a pin) let me cosplay everyday that I wasn't stuck in a religious fundamentalist school... I was a marooned Starfleet Officer attempting to integrate with a strange, blood obsessed culture. (Always with the blood! Washed in blood, drinking blood, eating flesh. What's up with that? It really is a very gory bloody religion!)
    Anyway, my tricorder was like a lifeline. A totem. A symbol of science. It was my little defiance and one of a select few comforts in life.
    TL;DR I love Trek and I'll be buying one immediately.

    • @anandmorris
      @anandmorris 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I had the same tri-corder i bet! You can turn the backlight on in the battery compartment?
      I would love to see this company make one of them, as TNG is what i grew up on, as much as love the OS too.
      Btw, amazing story. I loved it.

    • @Rob-z7k
      @Rob-z7k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I hope you were Klingon tuff to walk around school like that!

    • @Deploracle
      @Deploracle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How much blood did you actually drink though? How much flesh?
      The number is sub-atomically close to zero.
      It's good you had the Tricorder. It was instrumental in distracting you from your studies.
      You might have understood about the unleavened bread and wine had you been without it.

  • @xani666
    @xani666 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is a damn masterpiece of prop building.

  • @johnfrewin7717
    @johnfrewin7717 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    My mate Adam is a science teacher, from time to time when his questions to class are not receiving the hoped response, he will quietly get his model tricorder out & walk round with it , waiting to be asked what he’s up to he responds “ ...just scanning for life forms” god bless great teachers👍😀

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      “There is no intelligent life here.”

    • @ezpoppy55
      @ezpoppy55 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As a retired teacher (30+ years, elementary thru university), this just made me crack up. Your mate and I are kindred souls! Teaching will either drive one crazy, or make one find one’s true self. Please say hi to your mate for me ❤.

  • @sixmileswest
    @sixmileswest 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The addition of the captains logs is genius!!

  • @metashrew
    @metashrew 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    ive never even watched star trek, but this thing is just amazing.
    It gives me the same excitement as a really cool tech product would do. Because it feels like a real thing.
    Im hoping to see more replica's with this attention to detail, because seeing something with so much depth is delightful.

    • @starbasecarolina3876
      @starbasecarolina3876 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Whenever someone says "I've never watched Star Trek" my mind says " what did you do all your life?!?!?" 🤣🤣🤣

    • @dh2032
      @dh2032 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes, its just missing mark being real? not prop, and is disappointing, it so close, to not actually being prop, but device, not even connected stat trek at all, its more functual than prop in show or even the films, as Adam, is always doing weather props, that only this looks to new, (no a fan averthing battered) looks like new the ships stores, not the Mr Spock or Dr McCune used?

  • @tuddrussell
    @tuddrussell 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Watching Adam in the first three minutes of this trying to keep his hands from opening the box is magical. Signed up for this and it will be $300 well spent. I have spent more on less.

  • @AndrewSternkern
    @AndrewSternkern หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is what You get when people produce something out of pure love and care. It is an amazing prop, congrats.

  • @The-Story-Assassin
    @The-Story-Assassin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I was on board when it was announced. So glad that you took the time to make it as awesome as possible.

  • @RobertSpitzer
    @RobertSpitzer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    OMG!!! I have been waiting for this for sooo long!

  • @MaxHeadroomGPT
    @MaxHeadroomGPT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is one of the coolest geek toys I have ever seen. Back in the day, the TOS Tricorder actually seemed centuries ahead of our time, and I never imagined we see a replica of it that was so advanced and functional as this one here. It shall be mine. Oh yes.

    • @JohnDlugosz
      @JohnDlugosz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In the 70's there was a cassette tape recorder styled as a tricorder.

    • @MaxHeadroomGPT
      @MaxHeadroomGPT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I remember that!! I couldn't afford one as a kid though. Looked it up.. now they're even more pricey on eBay 😆

    • @JohnDlugosz
      @JohnDlugosz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MaxHeadroomGPT That would be great to have if I happened to need a working cassette player. I think they pre-date the universal lousy mechanism so lamented by TechMoan (The British one with the muppets). That would be so cool next to an 8-bit computer! Hay, how about modifying it to include a solid-state recorder as well, that can record from cassette. The screen can show waveform and diagnostic.

    • @MaxHeadroomGPT
      @MaxHeadroomGPT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@JohnDlugosz I wonder if someone has ever published 3D printer specs for it; you could make one for a Raspberry Pi PC, complete with working screen. I bet the buttons could be connected to the GPIO connector. Add a mini-Bluetooth card for wireless keyboard & mouse to run stuff & load apps designed to that would use the buttons & dials. The thing could have a massive SSD that could contain the entire TV show. Just a totally senseless uber-geek toy.

    • @JohnDlugosz
      @JohnDlugosz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MaxHeadroomGPT Pi zero-W includes the Bluetooth and Wifi.
      It's amazing how bad the tricorder design really is; now bearing in mind that nobody had any real experience with anything remotely like it, Mark and his department did a fair job primarily dealing with on-screen appearance. The mini-screen used the curved glass familiar from a TV, because that is what communicated "screen" to people at the time. The three buttons ought to line up under the screen or down the side, not in a row of their own, to easily label them on the screen.
      The bulk of the device isn't for computing, but the scanning. Probably a huge power source and very special (and bulky) components for (e.g.) anti-proton source, lasers (see the martian ChemCam), and huge flat antenna array.

  • @kelvington4182
    @kelvington4182 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I've been on the list to get info about this for years! Can't wait for it to come out! Looks amazing!

    • @deaconb
      @deaconb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same... I actually panicked when I saw the title of this video, I was sure they'd started preorders and I'd missed my notification! 😱

  • @eveningblues8132
    @eveningblues8132 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I imagine it would be hard for people who are not Star Trek fans to be unimpressed with this.

    • @Andisend
      @Andisend 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had to re-read this, and agree .. an amazing story between 2 people on an amazing ‘thing’

  • @lordcrayzar
    @lordcrayzar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’ve never been super big on Star Trek but this thing is incredibly cool.

  • @DorifutoRabbit
    @DorifutoRabbit 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love how it's like a dvd feature inside a replica prop

  • @robertdavis5976
    @robertdavis5976 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love Adam's reactions and the joy in the creator's voice as he is telling the story!

  • @gamera1962
    @gamera1962 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I remember having the Revell model kit of the landing party set. communicator, phaser, tricorder. So much fun pretending.

    • @dstarling61
      @dstarling61 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      When I got that set, it was the best day of my 12 year old life!🖖

    • @CaptApril123
      @CaptApril123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I built a number of them as a kid for our 9 year old 'away' missions. They were much smaller than the original props but okay for our little hands.

    • @dankamikubo7002
      @dankamikubo7002 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The model kit was originally made by AMT, which also produced the starship models.

    • @SeansModelBuilds
      @SeansModelBuilds 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I got that kit a couple weeks ago. Now I have to build it.

    • @gamera1962
      @gamera1962 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dankamikubo7002 My mistake. It has been fifty years.

  • @HLR4th
    @HLR4th 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A perfect start to the week- wonder, enthusiasm, optimism, appreciation, and perspective!

  • @PaintpalSue
    @PaintpalSue 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is gorgeous, and Adam asked every question that I wanted answered…❤❤❤

  • @peopletimepodcast1790
    @peopletimepodcast1790 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love that they just went above and beyond for making this. They could have not done half of this stuff and it would have been good, but adding in all those details and extra things really shows the care and love that went into making it.

  • @SWATStrachan
    @SWATStrachan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +142

    An SD card slot and video player would be a huge benefit to this, imagine storing all of the TOS episodes on it and being able to watch them on the tricorder itself!

    • @hoperules8874
      @hoperules8874 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      ❤and with the medical wand--actually taking temperature, heart rate and respirations!😂 Can you imagine the child in all of us having a nurse come do your vitals like you're in sick bay? Imagine the cooperation you'd get from the grumpiest old dude who was a childhood fan!🎉Props for THIS PROP!!!

    • @darylmullins4369
      @darylmullins4369 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      How about one step farther? Add a discreet, strategically placed camera to record video and audio to the SD Cards? (Might as well also say-the camera could be normal/infrared, and night vision!)

    • @Games_and_Music
      @Games_and_Music 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@darylmullins4369 And a hidden 80s/90s game emulator in it, haha, i'd love to be playing (and recording) Streets of Rage II on the Tricorder!

    • @peterbriggs6857
      @peterbriggs6857 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      The build logs for the tricorder indicate that the Wand Company did put (or at least, had) an SD Card slot in the hood. It remains to be seen if that functionality can be built upon. (In fact, you can SEE the SD card slot on the side of the Hood at 15:00.)

    • @rogerrabt
      @rogerrabt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes!!! Display photos and play sounds. Video would be a huge!

  • @XMANZONE64
    @XMANZONE64 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is a dream come true. I am so overwhelmed. Kudos to the Wand company.

  • @Marvel-Rogue
    @Marvel-Rogue 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I don't know about you guys, but it feels darn good just seeing and Just hearing Adam fix and do science-based projects even in schools would be really cool 😎

  • @digitalportraitist
    @digitalportraitist 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    TO hear Adam exclaim a joyfull OMG is rare! Its going to be epic!

  • @zqzj
    @zqzj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Registered immediately! This will pair well with my Communicator and Phaser from The Wand Company 😁❤️

  • @ShinGallon
    @ShinGallon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Adam's glee at this item is infectious, I was grinning the whole time simply from his reactions.

  • @azteclady
    @azteclady 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a magnificent object! CHILLS running down my spine, CHILLS.

  • @grumpynerd
    @grumpynerd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Many years ago I was a developer on an early mobile application -- this was years before the iPhone, on Palm Pilots and later Windows CE, so it was pretty sci-fi to the users, and many of them were skeptical. I did many a demo at trade shows to people who'd never held a handheld computer before, and I learned an important lesson from that experience: let the customer play with the toy.
    I can tell Adam is itching to touch this thing, but Chris does the unboxing for him, and spends most of the demo with the device in his own hands while Adam is watching and occasionally reaching over just to touch the thing. You should pay attention to that impulse to touch and respond to it. It's natural to want to be in the driver's seat when you're showing a product because after all you know all about your product and the punter knows nothing. I get it: it's *time efficient* to do the demo that way, or it would be if the goal of the demo is to perform a brain dump from you to the punter. But the real goal of the demo is to engage the customer with the product emotionally, and that's much more powerful if you let the customer run the demo while you try to guide him. For example Adam is delighted when he notices the disk insertion/release mechanism as Chris is using it. Imagine how much more powerful that delight would be if he discovered it himself.

    • @kaitlyn__L
      @kaitlyn__L 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hear hear. I kept expecting it to switch into a hands-on segment, and it never really did. I presume they did that off camera to get the B-roll, but it would’ve been nice to see those reactions.

  • @TrondOleJensen
    @TrondOleJensen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Yesterday I started watching Star Trek: Enterprise again, then today Adam is unboxing some beautiful Star trek memorabilia 😎

  • @pasqualguigano6315
    @pasqualguigano6315 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That thing is incredible!!! I want one!!!

  • @turner3d1
    @turner3d1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Outstanding! I must have one. I honestly expected it to be more than $300. I do hope it does the warbling whistle scan sound it's so famous for - I didn't hear that during the demo

    • @ilovesignedcomics6945
      @ilovesignedcomics6945 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought the same thing… imagine walking around a con pretending to be a landing party… sweet

  • @tubebobwil
    @tubebobwil 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When the captain's log plays in this video, it gave me chills.

  • @durangodave
    @durangodave 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    wow so freaken cool!

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What he said about the future as envisioned in the 60s reminded me of the best definition I've ever heard of steampunk -- "yesterday's tomorrow." In the end, everything becomes steampunk as we arrive at the future and discover that it's not how we thought it would be.
    The most charming thing about this to me is how the little screen is shaped like a tiny CRT, and how the tricorders of today -- tablets, etc. -- don't even have much memory but would just network to the nearest computer. As a lifelong nerd, the warmth and affection I feel about these things surprises even me.

  • @robertphillips6296
    @robertphillips6296 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "He's dead Jim, you get his wallet and I'll get his Tricorder."

  • @gbclb
    @gbclb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So much thought, work, effort, and love of the show went into the creation of this prop reproduction. I've been watching the development occurring over the years now and looks like it is about to become a reality. WOW!

  • @c1ph3rpunk
    @c1ph3rpunk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’m waiting for the day some cosplayer from RPF wants an in-universe accurate matter replicator so much they just design and build one that really works.

  • @dfmayes
    @dfmayes หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have spent so many hours playing but only have found about half of this stuff. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bazillite
    @bazillite 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    There was a ds9 x original series crossover and it reminds me of Dax who's symbiote reminded her of how nice the old tricortors

  • @hawk68686
    @hawk68686 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I need to get one of these for my Dad hopefully before he passes way. He has always been a huge fan of Star Trek!!! I hope it comes out soon..

  • @atcPhoenix
    @atcPhoenix 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This looks awesome!

  • @pandminoz
    @pandminoz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the greatest replica prop I've ever seen 🙌

  • @aserta
    @aserta 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I hope Mangy_Dog gets his mitts on one of these and does his... magic to fill it up with proper technology like he did with his Voyager tricorder, which is probably one of the most amazing piece of fan made prop i have ever seen.

  • @laurenvanwinkle9529
    @laurenvanwinkle9529 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yesterday I used and held one of these at the Energizer Bar at San Diego Comic Con. I was absolutely speechless. It was amazing, delivering everything envisioned and more.

  • @lordofthestings
    @lordofthestings 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This thing was a labor of love. The best collector toy ive ever seen. These are going to go way up in price when they are gone.

  • @BROON71
    @BROON71 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hello, Adam!! 🙋‍♂️

  • @theoriginalOSOK
    @theoriginalOSOK 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Being a kid born in 1961, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Now I am tempted to get this and the other props... I am sure this is not inexpensive... the detail and quality are superb. Well done to the manufacturer. They obviously understand the target market.

    • @Rob-z7k
      @Rob-z7k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This has the captains logs audio..thats insane!

  • @Niteskate1
    @Niteskate1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For anyone like myself that grew up watching TOS when it first came out (how many kids tried to give the Vulcan nerve pinch, this Tricorder is like the pot of gold, the level of detail and the functions just blow ones mind.

  • @user-tb5ns7hc5i
    @user-tb5ns7hc5i 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Adam is jonesing to pick it up and hold it the entire time. Lol. How long can he hold out?

  • @PsychoStreak
    @PsychoStreak หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ordinarily, I'm not a big collector of props. But the Star Trek items The Wand Company has put out, The phaser, communicator and yes the mood rock, have all been amazing. The tricorder somehow manages to top all of those and I can't wait to get one. These are usable touchstones to something that's been a part of my entire life.
    Also love that Adam, who's spent more time around famous props than maybe anyone still geeks out at how cool this is. I hope it never stops being cool for him or for any of us. 🖖🏾

  • @cornbreadcuban5456
    @cornbreadcuban5456 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The level of detail put into this is everything I dream about when I think about doing a project but never get to.

  • @MainFrameGamerz
    @MainFrameGamerz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wants one 😎

  • @sadboidex6106
    @sadboidex6106 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i always love seeing your excitement its so pure and wholesome

  • @tomhorsley6566
    @tomhorsley6566 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    But do you have the video Spock slowed down with stone knives and bearskins from City on the Edge of Forever? [And seconds after I asked, he showed us the video :-]

  • @MDelorean
    @MDelorean 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This goes up and beyond. Absolute insanity. What a time for props. Incredible.

  • @xtraflo
    @xtraflo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I would have preferred the TNG Tricorder - but this is neat..!

    • @jesseslack2089
      @jesseslack2089 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      While it's fat and espcially the screens....TNG Tricorder needs to be a thing.

  • @Knight3rrant
    @Knight3rrant หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope they can demo this in exactly this way - on camera - to every one of the living original series actors. That would be wonderful to watch.

  • @bazzarr
    @bazzarr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Adam: "So, when can we expect to get our hands on this wonderful tricorder!?"
    Wand: "We were thinking only 3 to 7 more years to finish up the fine points and make it perfect. Then we'll post a release date on our website that is a year away from the date that we promise"
    I've been waiting for Wand to finish this up for so long that I fear I may die of old age before I actually get to buy one.

    • @deaconb
      @deaconb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Definitely some bitterness here as well. It was great to see the Fallout Pip-Boy reveal, which I've already preordered, but come on, the show just aired on Amazon and you already have preorders up? While the Tricorder languishes for years? I get that $$$ talks, but that really feels like a bit of a kick to the yarbles.

  • @remip3604
    @remip3604 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've never even watched a full episode of star trek and they've got me wanting one of these. The detail is insane!

  • @MLB9000
    @MLB9000 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I cannot say enough good things about the Wand Company. I bought the Communicator and regularly used it as my Bluetooth accessory for my phone, but had a problem with one of the buttons after a couple of years of usage (taking it everywhere and using it at work etc). As it was over 2 years old I tried to fix it myself but got in a terrible mess and reached out to TWC to see if I could buy the parts. They asked me to send in the disassembled communicator and they would replace it for free! Unfortunately the one they sent got lost in the post, so they sent a second one! Amazing customer service and even had a personal e-mail from Chris himself. Will definitely be buying the tricorder when it comes out. Such a well thought out and designed product.

  • @2000jago
    @2000jago 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Put your reading glasses on bro... no shame in it!

  • @pipersall6761
    @pipersall6761 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really well done. Wow. Freakin amazing all the detail and functions they have put into it, case, packaging, everything. Man.

  • @rumbleinthebumble8180
    @rumbleinthebumble8180 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I think this is very cool, but for $350.00+ S&H+ tax, i think I'll buy some groceries and pay my electric bill...

    • @wombatau
      @wombatau 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You can buy groceries and pay your electric bill for less than $350?

    • @rumbleinthebumble8180
      @rumbleinthebumble8180 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@wombatau - it's actually more than that

    • @dennisveazey4469
      @dennisveazey4469 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@wombatau 🖐 I can. ☺️

    • @wombatau
      @wombatau 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dennisveazey4469 that’s amazing well done 👍

    • @BorderlineEnlightenment
      @BorderlineEnlightenment หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I’ll go hungry in the dark

  • @hoosierdaddy8002
    @hoosierdaddy8002 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great segment . Relived my childhood long ago. Thanks

  • @philipc2025
    @philipc2025 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So wonderful. I have never heard of this company before. Now that I am retired I know what I will be collecting. An excellent accompaniment to my starships. I hope they ship to England.

  • @rainwolfj
    @rainwolfj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Interesting long form advertisement... wish these were labeled.

    • @korrectmethod
      @korrectmethod 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah I'm disappointed in the direction this channel has gone. I get needing to make money but that's what ad revenue and sponsors are for. Now the majority of these uploads are just thinly veiled long form ads. 6 out of the past 10 uploads are just ads.

    • @KazyEXE
      @KazyEXE 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      This channel has always been about nerd shit, and this is the kind of content they've been doing for ages. I'm here for it.

    • @Trrip000
      @Trrip000 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      What are you even talking about?? One of Adams primary passions in life is prop making/replicating, as well as supporting other creators! You're just a hater

    • @tested
      @tested  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      This is not a sponsored video, though. We received no money or product. We just think it’s cool.

    • @tested
      @tested  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      No money or product exchanged for this video - it’s just cool.

  • @0ii076
    @0ii076 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This makes me feel like a kid again. I'm blown away by the quality and care that was put into making this!🤩👏🏾Hats off to Chris + The Wand Company and many thanks to Adam for always posting the most awesome content (one of my fav channels). I just got cued for the pre-order and I'm stoked! LLAP🖖🏾🌌

  • @Turk380
    @Turk380 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    goosebumps! I have been waiting for this for so long! And for YEARS I have been obsessed with trying to build a *practical* version of a tricorder.. something with like, an air quality meter, magnetometer, IR imaging, range finding, etc...

  • @lorddeez1385
    @lorddeez1385 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ok the sounds settled it. I need one