Frequently-asked questions
When will the Tricorder be available?
The Tricorder Replica has been manufactured and is currently not in production. We have sent out invitation to purchase letters to people who previously registered. If you have not been able to purchase one, then we’re sorry that you missed out but suggest that as well as registering your interest here, you head over to the Tricorder listing on the Star Trek Shop website and click the black NOTIFY ME WHEN AVAILABLE button. Doing this will help us plan out next manufacturing run.
How much does it cost?
The Tricorder was on sale at retail for $415 in the US. It was sold was sold at different prices in different territories dependent on the import duties payable in each territory.
Where can I buy it?
The Tricorder is available, while stocks last on Amazon. The Tricorder was also available on the Star Trek Shop and the IGN Store. Depending on the level of interest we receive we may consider doing another manufacturing run. If that is the case, it is likely to be on sale via the Star Trek Shop and potentially on Amazon as well.
Is it an accurate replica?
Yes. The Tricorder Replica has been developed after years of extensive research, and meticulously designed using 3D scans of the last-remaining screen-used hero prop. Carefully chosen materials and manufacturing processes, accurately matching the prop and its original design intent, ensure that it will be the perfect companion to our highly accurate Star Trek Phaser and Bluetooth® Communicator prop replicas, at last completing the Landing Party set.
If you haven’t already, check out our blog if you want to know more about how we have developed the tricorder, get some idea of the detailed design that has gone into it, and learn about some of its exciting features.
How does it work?
Our Tricorder is designed to work just like the fantasy version imagineered by The Original Series scriptwriters in the 1960s, with more than a little help from some 21st-century technology. A full-colour 240x320px TFT LCD displays information stored in the Tricorder along with dynamic data gathered by its sensors and audio recording function. More details of the functionality have been revealed in our blog, and in the online manual.
What can I do with it?
Measure the environment, record audio, listen to the original audio of every one of the Captain’s Logs, scan for EM radiation, use the compass to plot your course, impress your friends, enjoy seeing your dearest Star Trek wish come true and love the fact that you own perhaps the most sophisticated prop replica ever designed and manufactured.
Will you be releasing more inventory of the Communicator or Phaser?
We currently have no plans to make more Star Trek Phasers or Communicators at the moment. However, we may make more in the future if the market conditions warrant it, and we get enough demand from retailers to make the minimum order quantities we need to reach in order to trigger manufacture. Bear in mind that turning on production is not as simple as just placing an order with the factory. The Phaser will require some re-engineering to replace obsolete electronic parts and we might even want to engineer it to enable its battery to be replaceable. All these factors would come in to play in our decision as to whether we could justify making a new production run a reality.
I have a different question
If you’d like to know anything else, please register your interest via the form above and you’ll be the first to hear any new information about the Tricorder as it comes into stock.