New Star Trek Movie Gets Really Geeky USB Solution

I’m all for finding new delivery methods for multimedia, but seriously? A 4GB Starfleet insignia USB Drive? It’s one of the strangest, yet oddly “geek sheik” ways I’ve seen for delivering a DVD to the masses.

The USB drives are individually numbered which should send thousands of Trekkers on a scavenger hunt for the USB Drive numbered “one.”

The drives are DRM protected, however it can run on up to 5 registered devices and users can burn the movie to a DVD for more practical playback.

The special edition releases are $29 each, of course that price can’t replace the bragging rights Trekkers will have over their “friends” in their mom’s basement. [Gizmodo]