Picture the cubicle all but secured via your troll army except at the inevitable opening. Since you cubicle-fortress has no door, there is nothing to stand in the way of your boss simply slipping past the guard and eavesdropping on your Facebook chat. That is unless a Star Trek RED ALERT siren sounds off as soon as the pink tie crosses the cubicle gate’s threshold!

How does this science fiction become reality, you ask?

Well the communicator clone has a motion sensor that detects whenever someone walks through the doorway (genius).

This Star Trek communicator wall unit does everything except have a Klingon leader screaming bloody hell on the other end after pressing the button yields the patented Communicator Whistle.

Science fiction has never been more vintage or sexier than it is now that these functioning communicator replicas from the TV show Star Trek: The Original Series are freely available to be installed easily into anyone’s home or spaceship.

For less than thirty bucks on ThinkGeek, you can purchase your own Star Trek Electronic Door Chime (though sadly the AA batteries are not included).

First Officer’s Log: Star Date 999899976599999

There seems to be a litter of . . . my God . . . Tribbles!

The hand crafted table is made from premium maple, mahogany and walnut woods with all dovetail joinery and topped with protective glass top.

When it’s time to play all gamers need to do is simply remove the glass table top and extend the retractable cord from the bottom of the controller, plug it in, and enjoy.

The gorgeous conversational piece measures 42″ long by 18.25″ wide by 18″ high and will set you back $3,500 for the fully functioning version and slightly less for the nonfunctioning coffee table only version.

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iRobot brings the fully automated technological innovations of the future to us in the form of a round bot just 14.8 inches in diameter. It actually looks a bit like an Olympic curling stone, though no ice is required with this bad boy.

As long as the ability to wield dangerously strong vacuum abilities or breathe fire is not possible with the relatively artificially intelligent Scooba 390, this bot appears to be useful and actually functional, using iAdapt tech to go over each section of floor three times before completing its run.

For anyone that loves hardwood floors and the scintillating smell and shine of oak can now rejoice and put their feet up on the couch, because there is a cleaning slave robot named Scooba 390 that can wheel its way around furniture, and apply rigorous cleaner to remove up to ninety-eight percent of common household bacteria.

Cat and dog owners will find the iRobot extraordinarily easy and efficient, as it does not even need any sweeping of the fur balls and dog shed tumbleweeds (of hair, folks).

The Scooba 390 bot washes floors with a four-stage process, first prepping surfaces, then washing, scrubbing, and finally squeegeeing.

Interested? It goes on sale today for $499.99 at iRobot.

The wait for the cooked breakfast is grueling, and the only thing that can rejuvenate the early morning techie before journeying to work is that hot food (and coffee)!

Pop! The bread leaps to life, sizzling as only golden brown toast can do. You grab the sustenance and drop it down for a vigorous buttering . . . and you laugh raucously. The toast says, “BITE ME” on it!

The fifties inspired Pop Art Toaster’s design is black and chrome with two patterns waiting to be etched onto your food, and for less than forty-five bucks ThinkGeek throws in a free USB Coffee Warming Plate. That’s right, folks. Let the coffee sit there within arm’s reach of the computer and stay heated via an open USB port.

As a toaster, the Pop Art Toaster looks sexy, works well, and has all of the expected thermostat controls that a standard two slicer carries. These bad boys also include two plates, so that the frowning “UGH…” can be displayed too.

Do not worry about the all-too-serious in-laws visit either (or at least don’t worry about the bread they’ll eat), because the design plates are easily removable for attitude-free toast making for the whole family.

Meet the Manifold Clock. Created by a team in Tel Aviv, Israel, this gadget aims to encapsulate the ever-changing concept of time.

The silent hands, powered by a single AA battery, are connected to a clock by a piece of Tyvek fabric. As they tick, they cause the fabric to twist and bend in space, changing the clock’s appearance every 60 seconds and turning the concept of time into a three-dimensional reality.

Based on a combination of modern design, simple mechanics and the principle of the Riemann surface, the clock is a fascinating spin on the traditional timepiece. It’s all about perspective, and how we visualize time and space as it changes.

The clock took almost a year to bring from concept to reality. The team decided to post the project on Kickstarter to help fund the expensive injection mold, meet the manufacturer’s minimum order quantity and set up the production line.

At the time of writing, the project is $5,300 away from being funded and becoming a reality sooner rather than later. By pledging $45, you can pre-order a Manifold Clock, which will retail at a suggested price of $69, if the project reaches its funding goal. There’s also a 30″ diameter version available if you pledge $100.

Nothing is static. The Manifold Clock embodies that in an aesthetically pleasing way.

Whether you’re a fan of Dr. Who, or not (and you all should enjoy the time traveling Brit, as his comedy and courage are unparalleled), this coffee mug is the gift that keeps giving.

With every pouring of a liquid hot brew, the Tardis sitting on a typical English street begins to smoke and disappear . . .

This particular English police box is not a place for citizens to run for cover to phone Scotland Yard, but rather the age-old vessel of the Time Lord Dr. Who and is in reality a living – and often arguable as far as the doctor is concerned – time machine.

As the aroma of coffee erupts in the air, the previously empty side of the mug – containing only stars and space – will magically host the Time Lord’s Tardis speeding through the tunnel of time and space; the police box will be completely gone on the suburban street and backdrop of the other side.

Does this mug really showcase the disappearing of the time machine from earth to an unknown time in space? Yes, it does!

For less than thirteen bucks, the wide rimmed mug provides ample room for delicious brews in a sturdy porcelain setting and as the coffee within disappears and reappears, so too will the Tardis leave and show up in England or the wide reaches of space.

Inspector Clouseau would have loved this illuminating toy, if he could have afforded it.

The ambush can be thwarted and the attacker revealed in the unexpected switching on of the Bitplay BANG! light from up to fifty feet away.

For those who like the feel of a toy gun in their hand, this plastic remote will prove entertaining. Just pull the trigger, when the light is on, and watch as the lampshade is knocked askew by an invisible bullet, and the light is put out!

Then tumble forward over the couch, do a somersault (stretching the back is recommended before trying this people), and fire away again to switch the light on and straighten the white shade.

The BANG! lamp does include a traditional on/off switch on the cord, but what would be the point of spending three hundred and ninety-nine dollars on a pretend shooting gallery-light, if you did not act out the Mission Impossible sequences and bust out the cheap looking lamp with a cheaper looking micro plastic gun remote control?

The idea for this Bitplay device is genius, but the price tag is not. The inventors might not be pitching this to the spy movie enthusiasts, but rather to the actual spies of the world who can afford to have such jaw dropping and revealing lamps.

For less than ten bucks the stocking can be stuffed with the power of the Force, or at least the power to make innumerable ice cubes in the detailed rectangular shape of the infamous rebel Han after Darth Vader ruthlessly froze him.

The officially licensed Star Wars tray is a dead nuts representation of the climactic scene in Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back.

You know the one. Leia finally declares her love as everyman’s hero is lowered to his potentially frozen demise; Han’s response, “I know.”

The badass quarry of the bounty hunter Bobba Fett is faithfully depicted in intricate detail on a tray that creates seven Han Solo Carbonite blocks (one three and a half inch Han and six one and three quarters).

The sturdy mold itself will allow for the creation of jiggling Jello Han Solo’s or even tasty chocolate ones.

The makers of the ice cube tray even brag that it will withstand temperatures of up to forty degrees below zero (which far exceeds a freezer’s levels, but sadly would break on the Rebels hidden fortress on the ice planet of Hoth).

Drop a frozen Han Solo block into a glass and watch him dissolve away into the energy field that connects all living things. And remember, “The Empire will compensate you if he melts.”

Smart TreeKeeper is watering system that finally makes the experience of caring for the Christmas tree a joyous one. By elegantly solving the problem of how to water, with a low tech hose and funnel, and when to water, with a high tech music-playing-water-level-checking-device, the guys at LandMarc have effectively solved two simple problems that give me one big headache.

To get things up and running all you have to do is simply attach the included 3 ½ feet of hose to the green ornament -ish funnel, run it down the trunk to the stand, attach it to the tree next to the magical red box with the included Velcro strap, and enjoy watering your tree without crawling around like a drunken dog.

The device relies on two AAA batteries to electronically measure the water level at, what seems to be, about 10 minute intervals. When the water level drops more than an inch, the speaker plays Jingle Bells to let you know the tree is thirsty but, don’t worry, with it’s built in light sensor the TreeKeeper will not wake you up in the middle of the night.

Once the song is done playing all you have to do is grab the cleverly hidden funnel, slowly add some water, and listen for the overfill alarm. That’s right, no worries about overflowing the stand, the TreeKeeper has you covered on all levels.

I’m only two days into this little experiment but I think I can safely say that this will be the first year my tree won’t spend a few hours sitting bone dry in the stand – maybe we can squeeze an extra week out of it’s limited lifespan and some happiness out of my limited Holiday spirit.

At under $20, the Smart TreeKeeper is an awesome gift for anyone that appreciates the little joys in life.

Wait a second . . . what? There is a cheap way to drink with the President?

Yes, this does require some imagination, and the new collectible is now available, but only through donations to the President Obama 2012 reelection campaign.

Regardless of anyone’s creed, political party, or home country, President Obama’s rise to the Presidency of the United States as its first African American President is a legendary one. With the country still reeling from an economic recession, the President hopes to become reelected and continue to help the nation through its arduous time period.

For just ten dollars (US), a proud donator becomes an even prouder owner of half a dozen gorgeous beer coasters. History is here before us, fellow collectors, and it is up to us to participate in it.

The beer coasters spell out 2012, with Obama’s campaign “rising sun” symbol inserted and also the President and Vice President Joe Biden appear on two additional coasters to lively up the set.

Surely such items as these – that are not available to purchase in retail stores, unless they have already made lucrative donations far outweighing our own slamming down of ten bucks – are to become rare among select beer coaster collectors.

And for any hoarder of United States history pieces, this set of six Obama 2012 beer coasters is sure to be an impressive and welcome addition to an Americana catalog.

So pass the drinks and do not sweat it! The table has coasters to keep the moisture at bay!