hey what's up guys so today we're
looking at the Star Trek original series
Bluetooth communicator here we go so
there are a lot of toy replica of the
communicator from the original series
but this one is a little bit different
this one has full Bluetooth
functionality when you pair it up with a
smartphone I'll get into that in a
little bit but the build is actually
made from scans from one of the last
remaining props from the original 60s TV
show the plastic is really really solid
it's got this nice metal band around the
outside and the cover is metal with
metal hinges as well and then flipping
it open you get that satisfying beat in
addition to the beep you also get access
to the spinning more a disc which is the
the disc in the center there under the
more a disc is the three jewels that
give you access to some information
about the device whether it's charging
battery status whether it's connected by
bluetooth of your streaming media etc
under the three jewels to the left is
the microphone grill and then next to
that are two jog wheels so the one on
the left is not actually a jog wheel
it's really just a push button so it
pushes in the one on the right is a
multi way toggle and also a push button
so you can move up down left or right
and those access some of the
functionality of the device so
functionality wise this was really
designed to be used as a companion
device for a smartphone but you don't
have to use any of that Bluetooth
functionality even without pairing it
you can still have a lot of fun with
this device so opening it up you still
get the communicator chirp but you also
get access to some of the sound effects
from the ship and some clips from the
core crew members by using that right
jog wheel so I'll go through some of
those I'm not going to play all that all
the sound effects but I'll show you the
first entry for all of those core crew
members
Enterprise Spa sure just yet
Diana
McCoy
surprise so pairing the device with a
smartphone is really where the device
shines with it paired through bluetooth
you can make and receive calls issue
voice commands and stream music through
the device the the speaker on it is not
the best for streaming so I'm not sure
why you would use this the communicator
over your smart phone but still it has
the capability to do that when I say you
can make calls
so issuing the voice commands and making
calls are handled the same way so I have
a paired with the Android device right
now so accessing the functionality on
the communicator I can talk to the
voices assistant in this case it's
Google on my phone to issue commands so
I can get the weather what's the weather
like today the forecast tonight 62 and
clear right now it's 69 and sunny so
when a call comes in to answer it it's
really easy you simply flip it open and
it works through the communicator you
can't hold it up to your ear it's not a
private conversation so you have to be
okay with having the conversation over
essentially with the speakerphone so in
the test calls I did with this people on
the other side said that I sounded very
clear so the microphone picked up my
voice very well and the speaker on this
is great for the those calls it's not so
great for music like I said it's a
little tinny but you know for the the
phone calls it's awesome and I cannot
tell you how satisfying it is to receive
a call flip this thing over
open leaving your phone in your pocket
and having your conversation on the
communicator and then when you want to
hang up you close it again it's just
like being having to communicate here in
the actual series it's a lot of fun so
the doc that comes with the communicator
is one of the bests that I've used for
any device it plugged in through a micro
USB on the back plugs into the wall and
then once it's sitting on your desk you
just slap the communicator on it and it
sits on there magnetically and charges
wirelessly there's no wires to plug into
the communicator itself and then when
it's done charging a light at the bottom
lights up and you pull it off and you're
good to go it's super simple it the base
is metal the top is plastic
and I think helps to say about that it's
actually one of the best Chargers I wish
a lot of devices had chargers like this
because it's fantastic
the communicator comes packed in a solid
plastic box and has kind of a little
sheath for the communicator that you can
use and in the box it's all padded and
have spots for the the charger and the
communicator itself and it really feels
like you know kind of a Starfleet issue
case for your communicator it's real
solid if you want to store it in there
it's definitely not going to get damaged
in this unless you drive over it with a
truck or crash at the starship into it
or something
all in all I would say the communicator
is a must-have for any Trekkie
definitely and then even if you're into
the original series or any of the Star
Trek series it's definitely a good thing
to have you can get them on Amazon I
think it was about 120 bucks I'll have a
link in the description if you want to
check it out and if you guys have any
questions on it or you have any comments
on the device or anything similar let me
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