Borrowing some of the science fiction cool from the Star Trek franchise, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has unveiled a new commercial that weaves future concept technologies into the imaginary world of Starfleet.
In the one-minute spot, we're taken to an unnamed alien planet as a Star Trek Starfleet Academy instructor guides a group of cadets to a location where a holographic display assists the instructor as he describes "the machine," which is supposed to be a new way of computing.
I asked the company's representatives if "the machine" is real and, if so, what, exactly, it is. I was given nothing concrete, only broad generalities about research into a new way of computing from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. So in that respect, until we hear more detail, "the machine" sounds more like a concept than a reality (although I've been assured something real is coming this fall). Along those lines, several Hewlett Packard Enterprise-branded concept technologies will also appear in the upcoming Star Trek Beyond film.
Nevertheless, as means toward imbuing the Hewlett Packard Enterprise brand with a dose of sci-fi, this is a pretty (albeit product placement-driven) attempt. The related film, Star Trek Beyond, debuts on July 22.
