{"id":12460,"date":"2011-07-12T14:35:15","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T21:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=12460"},"modified":"2011-07-12T14:35:15","modified_gmt":"2011-07-12T21:35:15","slug":"official-star-trek-padd-app-for-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2011\/07\/official-star-trek-padd-app-for-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Star Trek PADD App for iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CBS Interactive has launched the official <em>Star Trek<\/em> PADD app for the iPad and this new app is available now in the iTunes store.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official press release, the <em>Star Trek<\/em> PADD app, developed in conjunction with CBS Mobile by app development studio ArcTouch, will &#8220;transport fans back through the extensive forty-year history of the <em>Star Trek<\/em> television franchise, including its amazing universe of characters, planets and technology spanning from <em>Star Trek: The Original Series<\/em> all the way to <em>Star Trek: Enterprise<\/em>.  The app also includes a recognizable computer voice as well as familiar <em>Star Trek<\/em>-related sounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PADDApp071211.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12461\" title=\"PADDApp071211\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PADDApp071211.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Star Trek<\/em> fans are passionately involved with all things <em>Star Trek<\/em>,&#8221; said <strong>Rob Gelick<\/strong>, Senior Vice President and General Manager, CBS Mobile. &#8220;The <em>Star Trek<\/em> PADD app lets die-hard fans and casual enthusiasts use the authentic LCARS interface to access the extensive official <em>Star Trek <\/em>database, and easily connect with other Trekkers.  We expect that the app will also introduce the show to a new generation of fans, leveraging 21st century technology to provide a glimpse into the 24th century.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The app includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A rich LCARS graphical interface that provides an authentic and immersive experience, complete with <em>Star Trek<\/em>-related sound effects and prompts from a recognizable computer voice.<\/li>\n<li>An official database of <em>Star Trek<\/em> information, including aliens, ships, places, and technologies as depicted in the <em>Star Trek<\/em> television series, plus a detailed episode guide.<\/li>\n<li>The official <em>Star Trek Facebook<\/em> fan page and <em>Twitter<\/em> feed integrated into the app to let fans catch up on the latest news and connect with other Trekkers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221;Back when the PADD first appeared on <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>, none of us imagined that today we&#8217;d be able to hold the real thing in our hands, said <strong>Michael Okuda<\/strong>, who was in charge of computer interface design for the Starships Enterprise from <em>The Next Generation<\/em> through <em>Star Trek: Enterprise<\/em>. &#8220;But the <em>Star Trek<\/em> PADD app, running on your iPad, is an actual miniature, handheld, touch-sensitive, 24th-century-style computer screen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Star Trek<\/em> PADD app is now available for $4.99 from the iTunes App Store for the iPad in every one of the more than one hundred-and-twenty international markets where the show&#8217;s five series are licensed.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/26187915\">here<\/a> to watch a promotional video about the <em>Star Trek<\/em> PADD app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS Interactive has launched the official Star Trek PADD app for the iPad and this&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2443],"tags":[3134,3710],"class_list":["post-12460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merchandise","tag-ipad","tag-padd-app"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","newsphere-slider-full":"","newsphere-featured":"","newsphere-medium":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"T&#39;Bonz","author_link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/author\/tbonz\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/categories\/merchandise\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Merchandise<\/a>","tag_info":"Merchandise","comment_count":"1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12462,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12460\/revisions\/12462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}