One of my favorite internet memes is one that says Star Trek has been predicting the future since 1966. And perhaps it’s true. Captain Kirk was shown using a flip phone back in the original 60s series ...

The Canadian creator of a Star Trek -inspired device is hoping the next generation of his "tricorder" will get a boost from other enthusiasts and experts. Peter Jansen, 29, developed his prototype ...

The goal of the tricorder competition, sponsored by the Qualcomm Foundation, is to create a lightweight, portable "doctor in the palm of the hand" that would allow consumers to check vital signs ...

The tricorder was a gadget on the science fiction series Star Trek that could read a patient's vital signs and diagnose diseases with a mere swipe above the surface of the body. (Getty Images ...

However, that changes today. The Wand Company, known for its premium prop replicas, has finally completed its nine-year journey to create a replica of the original Star Trek Tricorder.

The Tricorder XPrize, sponsored in part by Qualcomm, challenges participants to build a device, no heavier than five pounds, that can diagnose 16 conditions – including diseases such as anemia ...

a Canadian company and 20 other teams from around the world are vying for a $10-million XPrize by trying to replicate a Star Trek "tricorder" and go where no real-world medical device has gone before.

Star Trek ’s Bones McCoy wielding his hand-held “Tricorder” to check a patient’s condition before uttering impatiently, “Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor, not a miracle worker.” ...

UBC Okanagan researchers making the Star Trek tricorder a reality By The Staff Global News Posted January 27, 2015 2:57 am Updated January 27, 2015 4:30 am ...

The Star Trek tricorder was a good example of a McGuffin. It did anything needed to support the plot or, in some cases, couldn’t do things also in support of the plot. We know [SirGalaxy] was… ...