My wife made me buy this and I am glad she did. I have been a big star trek fan for years, since I was a kid, and my wife has just gotten into it with me and is becoming a big fan herself. I am a person who is very finicky with what I buy when it comes to reproductions like this, even in key chain format. I expected this thing to be "worth what you pay for it", but was pleasantly surprised. This item definitely wins points for being well done, but is not a true replica. The three lights, green red and yellow, flash when used. The buttons give off recordings from kirk, spock, mccoy and weapons. The one thing I like though is the chirp it gives when opened. The sound quality is good for a toy like this, and doesn't sound high pitches or off to me. Definitely sounds "speakerish" but thats to be expected, and gives it more of a communicator feel to it. You can flip it open with a flick of the wrist or use to catches on the hinges (as they were designed to do) and flip it open to hear that familiar chirp.
I always disliked toys and replicas that gave false sounds. Like the voyager communicator I had that gave a completely inaccurate chirp. This replica, however, definitely does replicas justice when flipped open. The two inside buttons give the recordings, and I do wish that the recordings could be programmed, or maybe done on your own like a digital voice recorder, instead of the preset playing order that the circuitry allows for.
Overall this is a fun toy. Albeit a bit big for the pocket, but for any true trek fan this is a nice novelty item to have, especially if you want to always keep in touch with you ship. The quality of the key chain is more like the quality of some of the "replicas" that companies try to pump out. This key chain definitely beats many of the "life size true replicas" that are on the market; and definitely cheaper as well.
I always disliked toys and replicas that gave false sounds. Like the voyager communicator I had that gave a completely inaccurate chirp. This replica, however, definitely does replicas justice when flipped open. The two inside buttons give the recordings, and I do wish that the recordings could be programmed, or maybe done on your own like a digital voice recorder, instead of the preset playing order that the circuitry allows for.
Overall this is a fun toy. Albeit a bit big for the pocket, but for any true trek fan this is a nice novelty item to have, especially if you want to always keep in touch with you ship. The quality of the key chain is more like the quality of some of the "replicas" that companies try to pump out. This key chain definitely beats many of the "life size true replicas" that are on the market; and definitely cheaper as well.
Product Description
Live long and prosper...keep in contact with the original Star Trek crew with this Star Trek Communicator Keychain featuring seven phrases and two sound effects from the original series.
Features
- Star Trek Communicator Keychain.
- The mini replica of the Communicator really works and features seven classic phrases from the TV show and two memorable sound effects!
- "Set your phasers to stun, we're going to beam directly into the capital city, alert status" "I'm a doctor not a mechanic" "Live Long and Prosper" "That sir is illogical" "Kirk to Enterprise" "He's dead Jim" "Fascinating".
- It's a Communicator Key Chain that talks!
- Batteries included.
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