If you have an avid “Star Trek” fan in your life, birthdays and holidays likely entail a continuing mission: to source a present that goes where no gift has gone before. Ahead, some assistance with that quest …
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Light-and-Sound Communicator
$13 from AmazonShop Now
It’s not a toy — it’s a collectible that happens to be equipped with light and sound. A miniature replica of the device that was used for voice communication and emergency signaling on “Star Trek: The Original Series,” this communicator also comes with a 48-page book on the history of the gadget.
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The Star Trek Book
$160 from Easton Press
Tough to say if this will arrive in time for Christmas — it’s available for pre-order and will release on Dec. 17 — but this 336-page tome promises super-fans “in-depth look into every era of the much-loved science-fiction franchise from the 1960s television series to the latest movies and streaming shows.” Bound in genuine leather with sewn (not glued) pages, this promises to be a gift that’s as prized as any Star Trek collectible.
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Heat-Changing Mug
$20 from AmazonShop Now
A person doesn’t become a hardcore Trekkie by having down-to-earth tastes. So instead of an everyday mug, get them one that does a cool science thing — like this one, which beams Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Uhura onto a planet surface as you fill it with hot liquid.
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A Star Trek ‘Cameo’
Price varies from Cameo
Lots of actors who’ve portrayed Star Trek characters — both iconic and not so iconic — are available for recording a message to a dear Trekkie friend on the Cameo website. Think Jerry Ryan, Greg Gunberg, Emily Coutts, Brent Spiner, and more.
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U.S.S. Enterprise LED Desk Lamp
$17 from Bed Bath & Beyond Shop Now
This LED desk lamp features a laser-engraved blueprint of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the namesake series. The colors of the display can be changed via touch.
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Spock Headphones Holder
$69 from Etsy
It’s not too far of a limb to climb out on to assume your Trekkie fan might also be an avid gamer. If that’s the case, surely they’ll display a very unVulcan-like level of excitement over receiving this bust of Leonard Nimoy as Spock to hold their gaming headphones. Related: Cool Gifts for Old School Gamers Who Miss the ’80s
Star Trek Cocktail Book
$23 from Barnes & Noble
With recipes for cocktails like Romulan Ale, a Fuzzy Tribble, and Captain Picard’s Earl Grey Martini, this 152-page book is sure to take your Star Trek fan’s taste buds to places no taste bud has gone before.
Spock Ears
$10 from AmazonShop Now
Randomly rocking a pair of Vulcan ears isn’t the most logical idea. But perhaps some subtle cosplaying is just the thing to make a Spock fan smile — on the inside, of course.
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Starfleet Academy Personalized Certificate
$40 from Star Trek Shop Shop Now
Make their “Star Trek” superfandom official with this personalized certificate from Starfleet Academy, which comes framed and ready for display.
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‘Star Trek Cats’ Book
$9 from Amazon
If the Star Trek devotee on your list is also really into cats (and we’re guessing there are a few of them out there), how thrilled would they be to receive this hardcover 64-page book, in which illustrator Jenny Parks has reimagined classic franchise characters as intergalactic felines.
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Vulcan Salute Stud Earrings
$12 from Etsy Shop Now
Let them know you hope they “live long and prosper” with these Vulcan salute earrings. The handcrafted studs feature a pair of pink iridescent tiny hands with the fingers parted in the alien species’ iconic gesture.
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Quark’s Bar Beer Glasses
$80 from Amazon Shop Now
With this set of four licensed and collectible pint glasses, “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” fans can leave this world behind and pretend they’re sipping beer at Quark’s Bar on the show’s eponymous space station.
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Star Trek Friendship Necklace
$13 from Fun.com
Show the Star Trek fan in your life how much you really care with this necklace featuring a quote from the 1982 film, “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.” May the bond between you be as strong as that between Spock and Jim.
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‘Bean Me Up’ Mug
This mug, which features a coffee-centric twist on Capt. Kirk’s last-minute escape line, is perfect for “Star Trek” enthusiasts who need a java jolt before they can think clearly and resemble “intelligent life.” Comes in two sizes.
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Delta Insignia Bottle Stoppers
$40 from Entertainment Earth Shop Now
On “Star Trek: The Original Series,” the delta insignia denotes starship duty. But this trio of delta-shaped bottle stoppers is a gift your favorite Trekkie can use during off-duty hours — perhaps while binging some episodes and enjoying some wine.
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‘Search for Spock: A Star Trek Book of Exploration: A Highly Illogical Parody’
$15 from Amazon Shop Now
Like a “Where’s Waldo?” for Trekkies, this book leads readers on an intergalactic adventure in search of Spock. While kids will enjoy hunting for the Vulcan’s famously pointy ears on pages filled with strange landscapes, aliens, and other crew members and characters, longtime fans of the franchise will get a kick out of all of the episode references woven into the illustrations (spot the Tribbles, anyone?).
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Light-and-Sound Borg Cube
$14 from AmazonShop Now
The Borg maintain dominion over a subset of “Star Trek” fans. If the Trekkie in your life has ever uttered the phrase, “resistance is futile,” they’ll love this Borg cube spacecraft, which is accompanied by a book on the cybernetic alien collective.
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U.S.S. Enterprise Legacy Cutting Board
$30 and up from eBay Shop Now
For the person who wants to deck out their entire home in all things “Star Trek,” this cutting board brings the series into the kitchen. The rectangular bamboo board traces the lineage of the signature starship Enterprise all the way back to maritime vessels of the 1700s. You can go all in on creating a culinary Trekkie present by adding a “Star Trek Cookbook” ($39) and Starfleet Command apron ($25) to your gift.
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Klingon Bird of Prey Mouse Pad
$10 from Star Trek Shop Shop Now
Fans of the Klingon empire can look to this mouse pad for inspo when they need to channel their inner conqueror at work or school: It features the warrior culture’s iconic Bird of Prey starship.
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Nerd Sweatshirt
$32 from TeePublic Shop Now
If you’ve been calling the Trekkie in your life a nerd for years, you might as well put it in writing — and on a hoodie that they’ll undoubtedly wear with pride.
NCC-1701 Silver Metal Bottle Opener
$20 from Amazon Shop Now
To the average person, this metallic device might look like nothing more than a bottle opener. But your Star-Trek-obsessed loved one will recognize it as a sleek and sculptural replica of the Starship Enterprise.
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‘Live Long and Prosper’ Tee
$16 from TeePublic
Spock was not a hippie — nor would he have even begun to understand one — but your Star Trek fan might get a kick out of the irony of that iconic Vulcan salute being portrayed in equally iconic counterculture stylings.
Android Data Plan T-Shirt
$16 from TeePublic Shop Now
A mere human might struggle to count all of the punny double meanings present in this design. It features the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” android character Data on a mobile (android) phone screen, along with the phrase “My Android Has A Great Data Plan.” Something else that doesn’t compute? Why the makers don’t do a better job of scaling this image to fit a phone case ($20).
