Trekker

Some Star Trek enthusiasts prefer the term "Trekkie", while some others self-identify as "Trekker". The Trekkie v. Trekker debate may mirror the Sci-Fi vs SF debate.

When the media picked up on the word "Trekkies", some fans thought the term sounded too much like "Crazies". Self-identification as a "Trekkie" became even less popular in the late 1980s after a famous national television parody (see Parodies below); several self-described "Trekkers" were quoted as saying they "had a life" (contrasting themselves from "Trekkies").

In the 1991 TV show Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special, Leonard Nimoy attempts to settle the issue by stating that the term 'Trekker' is the correct one.

The issue is also shown in the film Trekkies 2, in which a Star Trek fan recounts a supposed incident during a Star Trek convention where Gene Roddenberry used the term "trekkies" to describe fans of the show, only to be corrected by a fan that stood up and yelled "Trekkers!" Gene Roddenberry, allegedly, responded with "No, it's trekkies. I should know, I invented the thing."

One popular belief is that a "Trekkie" is a fan of the original Star Trek series and only the original whilst a "Trekker" is a fan of all Star Trek series such as The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, etc.

Trekkie was always the more popular term in the media in general but Trekker was preferred by fans until recently when Trekkie has become mostly acceptable.

The term "Trekkie" is sometimes considered derogatory, perhaps because of a perceived parallel to the term "groupie". Some Star Trek enthusiasts prefer the term "Trekker", while some others hold the latter term to be stupid or pretentious, and, for that reason, self-identify as "Trekkies". Some Trekkies even hold that a "Trekker" is a "Trekkie" who is embarrassed of being a "Trekkie". On the other hand, "Trekker" is sometimes used as a term for the kind of Star Trek fan who is obsessed with the minutiae and the fine details. A Trekkie was considered to be someone stupid and embarrassing to intelligent and serious fans known as Trekkers. The classic stereotype is a clueless Trekkie walking around wearing rubber Spock ears and being held up to public ridicule for his obsession. Trekkie vs Trekker mirrors the Sci-Fi vs SF debate.

"Trekker" may actually have its origins in the early days. When the media picked up on the word "Trekkies", some fans thought the term sounded too much like "Crazies". Self-identification as a "Trekkie" became even less popular in the late 1980s after a famous national television parody (see Parodies below); several self-described "Trekkers" were quoted as saying they "had a life" (contrasting themselves from "Trekkies").

In the late 1960s, science fiction editor Art Saha applied the term "trekkies" when he saw a few fans of the first season of Star Trek wearing pointy ears at a science fiction convention. He used the term in an interview with Pete Hamill that Hamill was conducting for TV Guide concerning the phenomenon of science fiction. Today, the word is found in the Concise Oxford Dictionary, and aficionados of the long-run series have seen their subculture achieve stratospheric status. The series preferences of "Trekkies" vary widely, however, with some having distinct preferences for The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, or the movies. Some are also fans of the Pocket Books tie-in novel media franchise and the comic books.

A 1997 documentary film, called Trekkies, chronicled some of these devoted fans; a sequel followed in 2003. The argument that "Trekkie" is the correct term was settled once and for all by the director of Trekkies Roger Nygard by a post on the official website for the documentary. When a fan posed the question of why the film was called Trekkies and not Trekkers, Nygard had this to say:

Gene Roddenberry's former assistant and Star Trek researcher, told us the following story, and that clinched it for us.
Gene (Roddenberry) didn't recognize the term "Trekker" however. Somebody once corrected him when he used "Trekkie" on stage. He responded, "Excuse me, did you say 'TrekkER?' The word is 'TrekkIE.' I should know, I created them."
However, it's interesting to note that in the 1991 TV show "Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special", Leonard Nimoy attempts to settle the issue with further confusion by stating that the term 'Trekker' is the correct one. Which opinion do you trust... Leonard or Gene?

The term "Trekkie", originally intended only to describe enthusiasts of Star Trek, has so often been used to describe its most ardent, diehard fans, that the term has also been used sometimes to indicate obsession itself. For example, there is a character in the hit Broadway musical Avenue Q named Trekkie Monster who is obsessed, not with Star Trek, but with internet porn. Because he is called "Trekkie", however, the audience is meant to assume that his enthusiasm is focused and insatiable.

Der Trekker ist ein neues System, das mit Hilfe von GPS und digitalem Kartenmaterial blinden und sehbehinderten Menschen eine wesentlich bessere Orientierung in der Stadt und in lдndlicher Umgebung ermцglicht.

Trekker – das GPS-System fьr blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen – sagt Ihnen jederzeit genau an, wo Sie sich befinden. Sie erhalten Informationen ьber lokale Sehenswьrdigkeiten und erfahren, wie Sie zu einem bestimmten Ziel gelangen kцnnen.

Auf diese Weise wдchst Ihre Unabhдngigkeit im beruflichen und privaten Bereich.

Der Trekker bietet Ihnen die Mцglichkeit, sich einfacher in Ihrem Umfeld zu orientieren und bildet somit eine sinnvolle Ergдnzung zu Langstock und Fьhrhund. Als Ersatz dieser Fьhrungshilfen ist Trekker nicht geeignet.

Da Sie jederzeit die Information ьber Ihren aktuellen Standort sowie ьber die als nдchstes zu ьberquerende StraЯe erhalten, entfдllt das stдndige Mitzдhlen von bereits ьberquerten StraЯen und Einfahrten. Fьr Sie wichtige Punkte kцnnen von Ihnen in der Karte des Trekkers gespeichert werden.

Die Software von Trekker

lдsst sich komplett ьber Compact Flashkarten updaten. Das gilt sowohl fьr das Betriebsprogramm als auch fьr das Kartenmaterial. Auf diese Weise ist sichergestellt, dass Sie lange Freude an Ihrem Trekker haben werden.

Stimmen von Trekker-Benutzern:


„Ohne mein Trekker-GPS kann ich nicht mehr auskommen. Er ist fьr mich eine groЯe Hilfe, sei es auf Strecken, die ich tдglich zurьcklege, oder auf Geschдftsreisen.”

„Bevor ich mich auf Dienstreise begebe, lade ich die Karte meines Reiseziels. Im Flugzeug sehe ich mir dann im Off-Line-Modus die Stadt an, in die ich reise. Trekker zeigt mir Sehenswertes wie z. B. Restaurants oder Museen in der Nдhe meines Hotels.”

„Ein paar Tage vor einem Geschдftstermin erkunde ich mit meinem Trekker die Strecke. Auf dem Weg zum Zielort werde ich auf markante Punkte und Namen von StraЯen oder Kreuzungen hingewiesen. Ich muss niemanden mehr ansprechen, um herauszubekommen, wo eine bestimmte StraЯe ist oder wo ich mich selber gerade befinde. Dies geschieht mit Hilfe der ‘Wo bin ich?‘-Funktion.”

Haupteigenschaften:


Abfrage der ‘Wo bin ich‘-Information
Ansage der zu ьberquerenden StraЯen mit Informationen zu abgehenden StraЯen
Erstellung eigener Orientierungspunkte
Streckenerkundung im Off Line Modus

Zum Lieferumfang

Zum Lieferumfang des Trekkers gehцrt das Kartenmaterial Ihrer Region. Ferner werden eine komplette Deutschlandkarte sowie die Karten diverser Nachbarlдnder als Zubehцr angeboten. Die Karten werden benutzerfreundlich auf Compact Flashkarten geliefert

Technische Daten:

Gewicht: 600 g
Rechnereinheit: Compac IPAQ
64 MB Compact Flashkarte
GPS Antenne
Tragegurt mit Akkupack
Genauigkeit: 10 m