After all, we’ve had our eyes on that officially licensed tricorder replica for quite some time now.

Until then, [Peter Jansen] has dedicated a few years of his life to making the Tricorder of the Star Trek universe a reality. It’s his entry for The Hackaday Prize, and made it to the finals ...

For many decades, fans of Star Trek: The Original Series have believed that each starship possessed its own unique insignia, a theory seemingly supported by episodes that showcased different emblems.

That device is more akin to the Tricorder Star Trek’s chief science officer Mr. Spock carried. What the XPRIZE’s tricorder-like devices can do, however, is help average consumers diagnose ...