"Dragonfighters of Kobol" is a play on author Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders of Pern" novels, which producer Ronald D. Moore tried unsuccessfully to develop as a series for the WB network.
The hand-held computers Nestor and Olaf use to hack into the Graystone's security system are re-dressed Sony PSP Go models.
Zoe uses the term "Skin Job" to refer to a new body with skin that her father is hoping to help build her. On BGS a "Skin Job" is a human looking Cylon.