Star Trek View Screen LCD Monitor - A Practical Exercise In Branding

Several months ago I designed a ‘Star Trek View Screen‘ gadget that would accommodate any LCD monitor or TV. Then I recently thought this feature could be directly embedded into the LCD monitor itself. And voila.

Wouldn’t be too hard to make a matching remote…

Ideally, you could switch the lights off. I also wouldn’t mind having those BING! BING! BING! sound effects included as an option too.

This idea just seems well, logical (pardon the pun).

In my lifetime I have seen many brands stamped onto products, most notably with cars. We recently had a Call of Duty Black Ops Jeep. A few years back, Ford issued Eddie Bauer SUV’s. After a brief hiatus, Ford has resumed issuing Harley Davidson trucks this year. Yes you read right, Harley Davidson trucks.

Other memorable offerings: Whistler/Blackcomb edition Chevy trucks (a ski resort?), as well as GM offering Olympic-styled vehicles (with vomit-inducing gold hubcaps) during Calgary ’88. Blech.

So why not a Star Trek-branded TV or monitor? It’s a seamless fit. Samsung, Sony, LG - please make it.

Other cool TV’s: Inspector Gadget Dr. Claw-themed monitor. A Matrix-themed monitor held up by pipe fixtures. An egg-shaped screen like the ones seen in Men In Black.