As reported by Information Aesthetics, the visual design company OOOiii was responsible for creating the information displays on the bridge of the new enterprise.  Apparently, which was a shocker to us, the displays were live and interactive for the cast to manipulate.

A brand new episode of our favorite podcast, Trekcast, is available for download.  I got the chance to site down (virtually) with David and Darren and talk all things Trek.  Thanks guys for having me on the show! It was a blast.

GoAnimate.com, the online platform that enables everyone to create their own customizable animations, today announced that it has expanded its roster of official Star Trek characters to include several characters key to the Star Trek backstory, in honor of the new hit film.  GoAnimate.com has collaborated with CBS Consumer Products to add five new classic characters to its already stellar Star Trek channel - Nurse Chapel, Gorn, Mara, and two Klingon crewmen.

As reported by Action Figure Insider, Playmates Toys has more 'Star Trek' action figures in the works.  We could see a new Kirk & Scotty Galaxy Collection figures as soon as August. And, if sales support it we could see 'Star Trek' figures all the way through 2010 with possible USS Kelvin charaters.

A brand new 'Hey, Star Trek!' blog post is available for your reading pleasure.  This time Jerad takes on George Lucas and the three Star Wars prequels.

About two weeks before Star Trek came out, I noticed the Suicide Girls on Twitter inviting Star Trek fans to call into a radio show and talk Trek. I decided to dial and hoped the movie wouldn’t be spoiled by my need to talk to ladies with the word Suicide associated with them.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 'Star Trek' received top honors at this years Golden Trailer awards.

The trailer for "Star Trek" was named best in show and also took home the Summer 2009 Blockbuster Award at the 10th annual Golden Trailer Awards, which were held Thursday night at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.

As reported by Kentonline.co.uk, George Takei is set to play the Emperor of China in a pantomime version of 'Aladdin' at The Central Theatre, Chatham, UK.

The veteran actor will star in his first ever pantomime, playing The Emperor of China in this year’s production of Aladdin.

Comics Continuum has four page preview of the upcoming Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan comic.  The preview includes the comic depiction of Lt. Saavik's famous Kobayashi Maru test at the begining of the film.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan #1 will arrive in stores on June 10 from IDW Publishing. The issue is written by Andy Schmidt, with art by Chee Yang Ong and a cover by Chee, along with a photo cover.

Posted to StarTrekOnline.com, a brand new wallpaper is available for download.

Featuring a shot of the new Excalibur Class Starship flying through a debris field near a planet (Vulcan? Oh Wait...), the new wallpaper is available in all the popular resolutions.  Find yours below.