Three new Star Trek beach/bath towels are now available for pre-order at StarTrek.com.

The one hundred percent towels come in three colors; Kirk Gold, Spock Blue and Security/Engineering Red.

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Covers can now be seen for the four 2013 Star Trek line of calendars.

The four calendars include: Ships of the Line, The Original Series, the Star Trek Captain’s 2013 Day-to-Day Calendar and the Star Trek Captain’s Log 2013 Engagement Calendar.

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For those looking forward to more details regarding the IDW Publishing Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover comic series, a few new details regarding the project have emerged.

In May, the first officially sanctioned crossover for the Doctor Who universe will be published, featuring character from both Doctor Who and from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Paramount and video game maker Namco Bandai have announced a deal to co-publish and distribute a Star Trek video game for all major home consoles and the PC in the first quarter of next year.

“With our Namco Bandai partners leading the distribution effort, we are confident that we will meet an overwhelming demand to get this exciting console experience into the hands of gamers and Star Trek fans worldwide,” said LeeAnne Stables, Paramount’s executive vice president of worldwide marketing partnerships and head of the studio’s video game unit.”

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A third line of Hasbro’s Kre-O toys has been launched, and this line will be of interest to Star Trek fans.

Hasbro, Inc. has “entered into an agreement with CBS Consumer Products to manufacture and globally market a variety of products based on the Star Trek property beginning in 2013. The toy line will launch in support of the Star Trek movie sequel from Paramount Pictures, which will open May 17, 2013.”

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A new episode of Star Trek Online will be released on Saturday, titled The 2800.

In The 2800, “the powers of the Alpha Quadrant gather at Deep Space Nine to plan a defense against the Borg when an unexpected guest arrives.”

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A new Star Trek-themed statue, this time another Captain Kirk one, is being offered later this year by Hollywood Collectibles Group.

The Captain Kirk 1:4 scale statue is the “authentic likeness of William Shatner.” It stands nineteen inches tall, is made of hand-painted, heavyweight polystone.

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The fifth episode of Jackpot Party‘s Star Trek online slots game has been released.

The episode, A Piece of the Action, follows Red Alert, Explore New Worlds, The Trouble With Tribbles, and Trap-a-Tribble.

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For fans waiting for next week’s release of Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next Level sampler, some film clips are available for viewing now.

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next Level will include the pilot episode, Encounter at Farpoint, as well as Sins of the Father (S3) and The Inner Light (S5).

The two clips may be seen at StarTrek.com.

On February 2, Star Trek Online celebrates its second anniversary, and four days of celebration will take place in honor of the event.

The events will run from around 10 AM PST on Thursday, February 2, through the same time on Monday, February 6.

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Titan Merchandise has announced the latest in their ongoing range of Star Trek figurines from the Star Trek Masterpiece Collection.

The figurines include two maxi-busts of Ricardo Montalban as Khan Noonien Singh and Leonard Nimoy as Spock.

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Fans outside of the U.S. will be able to play a Star Trek version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on their PlayStation 3s and Xbox 360s.

Star Trek – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire will be based on the TV show of the same name, and will be set aboard a Constitution-class starship bridge.

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For those Star Trek gamers who have not yet played Star Trek: Online, now is the time with the news that the game is now free-to-play.

Star Trek: Online went free-to-play yesterday, and those wishing to play need only to download the game to get started.

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Marina Sirtis may not be a technology geek, but she liked what she saw when introduced to the Blu-ray version of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

“I’m a total Luddite, not good with any technology at all,” she said. “I was not prepared to be impressed when I went to CBS to see what they were doing with the Blu-ray, but it was amazing.”

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An Enterprise plush toy and a door chime are the two latest Star Trek collectibles to hit the market.

The two officially licensed products come courtesy of ThinkGeek. “It’s a true honor for us to add to the line of great Star Trek products we’ve already created,” said Ty Liotta, head of ThinkGeek’s GeekLabs custom products development group. “We know fans will appreciate and adore these products as much as we do.”

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