Jun 11 2009Star Trek Communicator App For iPhone
Want a realistic Star Trek communicator app for your iPhone? You're in luck, dog.
This classic Star Trek communicator app for iPhone slipped past us when it was first released into the App Store at the end of May. The spot on graphics and familiar chirping sound triggered when performing the epic cover-flip to access the communicator's controls is pure goodness.
This app is dangerously authentic and it's actually useful too. Unfortunately the developers had to name it "Star Radio Communicator" ($.99) in order to keep Paramount from sniffing out their brilliant effort.
*BEEP BOOP chirpity chirp chirp* Geekologie Writer, come in -- this is your captain speaking. What do you say you and I go investigate planet Dinosauria and score some sweet tail? "Captain, I've already been beamed."
UPDATE: App was purchased by several Geekologie Readers who attest the thing is a monster piece of shit and doesn't sound right at all. Save your buck.
Star Trek Communicator for iPhone Is Spot On [iphonesavior]
Thanks to Michael, who boob beep chirpity chirps all the ladies. And to Dan, Aaron and konstance for each pissing away $1 to find out it sucks the balls.
Reader Comments
1. naas - June 11, 2009 12:33 PM
neato - but do not want
2. McCracken - June 11, 2009 12:37 PM
lol that sounds fun to bad I don't have a iPhone
3. /Eyeroll - June 11, 2009 12:38 PM
I can't believe people actually pay money for the junk they put on the iPhone... A ridiculously small amount of those apps are even amusing or usefull. Couldn't make myself buy that phone unless it was the only one available.
4. GINORMAGANTUAN - June 11, 2009 12:38 PM
WOOOOOOOOWWWW.... MAD GHEY
5. Timbo - June 11, 2009 12:57 PM
iPhones are good for watching the videos on Geekologie that i can't watch at work...
6. Pat - June 11, 2009 1:00 PM
You'd think with the release of the film, Paramount would have jumped on supporting something like that.
7. Captain - June 11, 2009 1:01 PM
Must See!!!
http://captain-hash.mybrute.com
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8. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - June 11, 2009 1:03 PM
Star Trek (the first one) sucked.
9. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - June 11, 2009 1:11 PM
Boopity beept suck. As in the iPhone requiring a contract with AT&T. Yeah, i know I can get an unlocked one - but w/no warranty? psh.
chirpchirp - beam me up some open source.
10. Aaron Rabinowitz - June 11, 2009 1:48 PM
This app sucks. I'm highly dissapointed in the GW.
The sounds are nothing like the real thing.
Poor poor GW.
Epic Fail.
11. Pew³ - June 11, 2009 2:46 PM
I'm telling! I'm calling Paramount right now.
12. konstance - June 11, 2009 3:01 PM
Aaron Rabinowitz is right... I downloaded the app and they dont even have the original sounds...
13. nar - June 11, 2009 3:16 PM
eh, boring.
http://the-nar.mybrute.com
14. Phoenix Woman - June 11, 2009 3:58 PM
If Paramount has any brains at all, they sell the guy a license fee or just hire him and put him to work designing iPhone apps as movie tie-ins. That way he can do a lot of things he's probably legally constrained from doing, such as using the original sounds.
15. GLADIATOR - June 11, 2009 4:07 PM
Beam me up Scotty! AND HURRY UP GONE DAMN IT!
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Come and join the short and easy game mybrute:
http://burpnassker.mybrute.com
The game takes less than 5 minutes to play!
16. Anton Antokhin - June 11, 2009 4:37 PM
To everyone upset with the sound effects in the app - sorry. However, the great news is that we've just updated the app with brand new authentic sound effects and it's in approval with Apple right now. So everyone who already spent a buck or will be spending a buck on the app will be getting a new version with the ultra-realistic sound effects shortly. Thank you for your patience from the app devs at talkndog.com
17. Seth J. - June 11, 2009 4:57 PM
Love this app. Can't wait for the upgraded sounds. I'm not that freaked out on the sounds I'm loving the entire app as is. It can only get better. Live long and prosper.
18. Daisy - June 11, 2009 5:27 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like thwe scene in the movie Never Bqack Down where Max was called for an away mission and was issued a red shirt. He swapped it for Some fag's blue shirt, and watched him die.
19. Galtacticus - June 11, 2009 6:17 PM
Looks pretty real to me.Where's my tv-remote?
20. Fraser - June 12, 2009 6:23 AM
That is Going to be so cool i can't wait for it!
21. Jaded Icon - June 12, 2009 7:54 AM
@ 16
No matter how hard you try, Anton, you will never be able to make Star Trek the kind of commercial whore that Star Wars is. Star Wars is the hot, younger, sluttier sister of Star Trek. I should know, because Phantom Menace gave me the clap! I still love her though.......Damn you Star Wars!
22. Alex - June 12, 2009 10:18 AM
Apple changeable ? hahhahahaha