(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!
Spock once said “having a thing is not so pleasant as wanting a thing, it’s not logical but is often true” I have been wanting this for a long time…
Hi Chris, just curious, will there be other planets on the planetary disk such as Rigel IV and Ceti Alpha V? Also will you guys also make additional disks with other information such as Medical?
Just a comment, and regardless of the comment I will still purchase 2 of them. But was it considered to make it here in the US? I realize you guys are making it affordable but I would have paid a couple hundred more for it to be made here. Again. That’s just me though. Can’t wait to get it!
I too have been following the progress for quite a while, and having it will be far more pleasant than wanting it.
Love it, can’t wait!
Thank you all for your hard work!
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)
Same here.
I Registered in 2020 as well.
I checked again, my earliest registration shows 2022. Hopefully, I’ll be able to order mine with the rest of you.
Really looking forward to seeing it
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
So, there is a queue – first come, firstly served? Best. Mike.
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
Hi Chris , yes I did receive that email thank you . Looking forward to having the Tricorder in hand soon as it will complete my landing party gear from you guys.
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! 🙂
This looks amazing & I am beyond excited. I am curious, and I apologize if it has been brought up previously but I have not found any details on a price point. Has there been any announcements on a final cost or at least a range for a price point? There are so many amazing props coming out aside from this beautiful tricorder and I just want to know what I’m in for in terms of budget. haha
Well were aiming for $350 but we are holding our breath to hear what happens in terms of the import duties, because that may well impact the final retail price.
That is an amazing price point! I am even more excited now than I was before! haha Thanks Chris!
Well, were aiming for $350 but we are holding our breath to hear what happens in terms of the import duties, because that may well impact the final retail price.
Just waiting for that order link man.
I hope we will have the FM radio feature.
Seeing how it has a speaker already.
That will make it useful daily.
Wish it also had a basic SD card slot with mp4 playing ability. Then we could load Star Trek episodes ourselves and watch on the screen.
It has everything we need.
*Screen
*Speaker
*Buttons
Well, it’s not magic, so although we might have some of the front end components, screen, speaker, buttons… there is a great deal more to making a device that can load, decode and play video and MP4, otherwise you could just connect those three elements together with cables and hey-presto have a video player! So, unfortunately, that capability is not going to be available in this tricorder.
Hi Chris. I understand video playback is not a feature, but is it in the realm of possibility to show custom still image sequences — either now or on the roadmap of potential software updates? I recall the Edith Keeler playback is done using a rapid sequence of stills, so hoping that leaves the door even a tiny bit open for this down the line. It’s truly an amazing artifact you and the team have recreated.
Hi Chris. Appreciate all the work that is going into creating the tricorder, and very much looking forward to getting mine.
I agree that it would be cool to be able to play stills .jpg and videos .mp4 from a card slot. Not sure I follow the challenge. My inexpensive Raspberry Pi 3 credit card sized Linux computer from several years ago is well able to play .mp4, needing just the addition of a display and mouse or keyboard for interacting with it.
Don’t know if you’ve provided this, but it would be awesome if software updates could be loaded in the future to expand capabilities that can’t make it in the initial release.
Looks amazing. Can’t wait to get mine however I do now NOT see a Canadian distribution? Please clarify if there is something in place for us who registered our intentions years ago. Thank you
We will be delivering them all over the world. We have yet to work out the exact route to Canada and that might depend on what happens in the US government over the next few months with duties etc. We’ll obviously want to choose the most cost effective route.
Please.please let me know when I can purchase so looking forward to it
It surely is a thing of beauty and the detailing is exquisite – can’t wait to line this up alongside my phaser and communictors (50th & 55th)
Dax: “I used have one of these. I love classic 23rd century design, black finish and silver highlights.”
Is my registration still on file? When can I purchase?
Chris, it’s so awesome that you take the time to read these comments and reply. I’ve been very happy with the communicator and phaser and it’s really great that you incorporated feedback like needing replaceable batteries into the tricorder. It looks amazing and I can’t wait to order mine.
I’m registered, I know because I get your emails, and the day you send me a preorder notice you’ll have my money 10 minutes after I get it.
I registered for a long time ago. How do I know you still have it?
Have you been getting newsletters? If you have then we have your registration, even if you haven’t been getting them, it doesn’t mean we’ve lost your registration, however. if you haven’t been getting the newsletters, then you are unlikely to get the invitation to preorder letter either. Please email us on support@thewandcompany.com with this message and the name and email address you registered with and we will check.
I thought I had registered a long time ago, but I never got the registration email. I have been checking that inbox regularly but never got any updates. I’m not sure what happened, but I resubmitted the registration. This time I got the email.
please write to us on support@thewandcompany.com with this message and we will look into whether you had an original registration. If you didn’t get any update newsletters then it is possible that they were going into your spam folder, or you didn’t actually complete the original registration. But if you email us we will be able to check for you.
I registered in 2020 using the email c.lussier@halco.net. I have since retired and had to re register as I do not have access to this old email address. could my early reservation be transferred to my current email address?
Yes, please contact us on support@thewandcompany.com with these details and we will revise the email address in your original registration to be the new email address. Please let us know in the email you send both the old and new email address so we can track down your registration.
My registration i believe is TC-77909. Not sure what my place in line is. I registered September 2020
This is all so awesome. I cannot wait until pre-orders are available. All I cam add, is what a few others have said: hurry up and take my money, it’s waiting for you!
Impressed beyond words. You and the team have boldly gone to a place beyond our wildest dreams. It is litteraly mind blowing to see this dream come to fruition. The functionality, stunning appearance, attention to detail are just remarkable.
Looking at those pictures, I think I may have just cheated my spouse a little. Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous.
Really looking forward to getting this! Just a quick side note, I accidentally registered twice but I only need one, how can I fix this?
You don’t need to, we will take the first registration as your definitive registration and ignore the second one.
Chris, would the Wand Co. consider building and selling Dr. McCoys’s medical scanner with sound in the future? It would be nice to tuck one of the scanners inside your amazing Tricorder.
We could consider it, but right now we actually have no plans to build one.
I can only echo the comments I’ve just been reading and if there is a place to sign up for a re-release for TOS communicator? I missed it the first time around. I do have TOS phaser. Keep up the great and visionary that you are all doing. THANKS
Take my money please!!!
I’ve been pre-registered for a few years myself and can’t wait to hold and play with the fine craftsmanship we all have come to respect and appreciate from the WAND COMPANY. SOOOO excited. Hurry Hurry Hurry.