We recently hosted our annual UK media and analyst event, Discover Blue: London. Several innovative companies which are creating amazing products using Bluetooth® technology joined us. We had a chance to walk around and do some interviews to learn more about how they are creating with Bluetooth and to get a deeper look at their solution. The first in this series, The Wand Company, used Bluetooth to create a fully-working Star Trek™ Communicator. This is a geeks’ dream come true. All the technology you saw as a kid finally coming to life.

50 years after it first appeared on television, Star TrekTM fans can finally get their hands on a real working Communicator that—thanks to Bluetooth—functions just like the fictional device seen on TV. Designed to pair with a smartphone via Bluetooth, the Communicator enables users to accept calls using the classic flip action, and acts as a wireless speaker when connected to music streaming devices. The Communicator brings to life the dreams of many Trekkies, and went down brilliantly with attending media and analysts. You can find more details here, as well as in the video below, showing off this awesome piece of Star TrekTM history in action.

Founded in 2009 with the goal of creating the world’s first real magic wand, The Wand Company is also home to creations such as the Kymera Wand and the Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver universal remote control.

(Credit: Nanci Taplett)