Warp factor: "Star Trek" has done far more than just entertain us over the decades. It has also inspired technology creators to reach for the stars (quite literally, if we ever manage to invent warp drive for faster-than-light travel).

Nikon, however, is taking its cue not from the technology of the Starship Enterprise but from its aesthetics. Its latest, rather startling, gadget is a multimedia-playback headset with a look borrowed straight from the science- fiction series' Borg drones. The cyborg creatures in "Star Trek" are instantly recognizable, with their laser-mounted headsets covering one of their eyes.

Nikon's wireless UP300x is an elaborate set of headphones with a miniature screen propped on a boom that connects to the headset in front of the user's right eye.