(This article was first emailed on October 31st, 2024 to fans who had registered an interest in finding out more about our Tricorder.)
A handful of tricorders circulate amongst The Wand Company staff as the final software issues revealed by random button pressing and different usage styles get checked off and resolved. We love them. When they leave our desks to get programmed with the latest software we miss them; those crisp accurate lines, the calm retro-future way they keep time and constantly remind us what we love about making prop replicas.
Close-up of the tricorder with hood open.
Very soon you will join us in these daily delights. Sooner than that, we will start the countdown to pre-ordering as the final statutory tests are completed and the production line gets ready to start actually making tricorders in larger quantities.
Closeup of the tricorder grille.
Currently the start of production is set for December 28, 2024 (although that of course could change) and both Andrew and James (last seen in action at San Diego Comic-Con) are gearing up to go out to China just after Christmas to handhold the start of the manufacturing process. They will be there to make sure the tricorders are just how we want them to be as they start rolling off the production line.
Tricorder hood and upper door open.
Given the time taken to finish the tricorder, we plan to ship the first units from the factory to our warehouses in the UK and the US by air. Thus hopefully we will begin shipping them out to those customers that registered first by early February. More details on that arrangement to follow later.
Tricorder back view, showing USB-C charging port.
Tricorder closed three-quarter front view.
Tricorder leatherette transit case.
A triplet of tricorder removable function select discs close up.
For now, this is the briefest of newsletters to just to share some of the latest images of the finished tricorder.
LLAP
Chris
Coming next time
The full tricorder manual
Fans who register with us will be the first to read our news and the progress of this exciting Tricorder development and, later, where and when to purchase it. You can catch up with the story so far here on this blog, but if you haven’t already done so, why not register your interest in the Tricorder – you’ll then receive a personalised registration certificate and early access to these updates (before we publish them on our website).
What a great job you’ve done. We should be receiving our notice to preorder soon.
If like to stay in the loop about this little hot potato!
I registered to get this back in July of 2020.
I’m still interested in getting it to add to my Communicator and Phaser which I already purchased.
Edward, no worries, we have your registration nice and safe
I’m bad at math. $350 for the Tricorder. How much for shipping & Handling… taxes (I live in Texas)???
(And hope my registration nice and safe too)
Looks amazing cannot wait . Please put a video up
Tears in my eyes. Beyond impressed. It will be a cherished item of a show that was far more than a TV show.
I agree. I’ve been a fan since 1969.
I believe I have two TC numbers, I have TC-37868 and TC- 277235, I forgot I had signed up for this back in 2020. Will this be a problem with the reorder when that begins? I am only looking to preorder 1.
Jim, we will take your first registration as your place in the queue. Don’t worry
Looking forward to getting the email to make the payment to get this treasure
So i registered at the very beginning and saved it to a folder in my email but during the time my email went out and I no longer have the confirmation or the certificate so I’m hoping that you have it on file and if so would ,you please send it to me again thank you
Ronald, you are still registered and we have the date of your registration, so don’t worry. But do white list us and look for the email in your spam folder. It was delivered to you Oct 31 at 3.28 pm
The clear “watch crowns” and backlit moiré are a bit jarring at first, but the palette flexibility and functionality more than make up for that. Your extra attention to the faux Kydex texture and data disc configuration has also paid off. The travel case is certainly a nice compromise to a hard shell one. The variety of your program content should help maintain the tricorder’s entertainment value beyond the first hour. Best. Mike.
I love the extra “options”: Turning the dics around IF you don’t want to see the etched text, turning the moire light off IF you don’t want it one, even the extra graphics not seen before TO ME. is an extra wow factor. AMAZING JOB!!! We are all excited about experiencing it in our hands, LOL and showing it off to those who are not in Starfleet!
What a marvelous device brought to life. As it’s essentially a mini computer platform, I’ll keep lobbying for extended functionality on the tricorder roadmap to allow for user content customization of image slideshows, motion sequences, etc. via the SD card slot. It would be a blast to roll your own TOS-era data displays and/or trade them with other collectors. We need a tricorder marketplace and ecosystem to keep it fresh! 🙂
Just waiting for that order link man.