FAMETEK Star Trek The Next Generation Chirping Communicator Badge, TNG ComBadge Non Bluetooth Version, Star Trek Memorabilia, Gifts and Collectibles

This thing is very cool if you're a fan of the show. If not, you might not love it as much. Personally, I love having this connected to my phone when I'm playing STFC

Item is slightly thicker than a communicator should be, but it is good enough and it is fun. Since it is an old item, it required me to stiffen the battery contacts carefully, but worked perfectly after that. Pins will perforate your suit, magnets would be better, but will be firmly in place. A bit difficult to remove, though. If you are a Star Trek Next Generation fan, it is a must have!

The Section 31 Bluetooth Com Badge is very well made with a sleek gloss black and Metallic Silver Delta style. The Metal Back Plate is a gloss gunmetal with a strong Neodymium Magnet to hold onto the Com Badge through a shirt, t-shirt, blouse, or uniform. It doesn't hold well on clothing thicker than a shirt or t-shirt, it won't hold well through a fleece or jumper! There are a few down sides of this com bade. The volume of voice calls or phone text to speech interactions. Volume is controlled from the device the badge is connected to, but even at full volume, I was barely able to hear the person calling me in a test and we were only inside in different rooms!The Bluetooth range is very poor, I got around eight feet from my phone and the com badge disconnected, this won't be a problem if you have your phone on you, or next to you, just don't go to another room or you'll get cut off. Another downside is the battery life.On a full charge, which can be reached well within an hour, you'll maybe get four hours of connection with the badge, that'll drop to about an hour if you actually use it for a call or to dictate a message.The control functions are very simple, you touch and hold to turn the device off/on, a shorter hold will put the badge into Cosplay mode with just chirping sound effects, a quick double tap will launch your chosen AI assistant on your phone/tablet. Other controls are performed via your connected device such as volume etc.If the speakers on the Com Badge had been louder (Mobile phone quality), and the battery lasted much longer than an hour in active use I would highly recommend this device. As it is currently, November 2024, It's a great Cosplay item, toy or collectible, but really not useable in any real scenario such as a phone call, or dictating messages. The price will certainly have to drop if the current operational parameters are not drastically improved.

this pin is great . You do need to squeeze it a bit to get the chirp , other than that awesome .

The magnet was not secured correctly.

I love the way this is packaged... it's very presentable. The box makes for a decent storage for the communicator pin (though, I would use a bit of plastic between the foam and the item for long storage, as foam will decay after a few years) It comes with clear, and simple instructions, and a charging cable, as well as schematics for the device itself.Now to get to the pin. Looking at the photos of it online, I was afraid it might be too thick, but I was delightfully surprised to find it is almost the EXACT dimensions of the actual prop! (holding it against a screen used prop, I cannot honestly tell any difference in size, or thickness) The quality is amazing. The sound quality is equally amazing. The "chirps" are accurate, and loud enough to be heard. The voice of a caller is the perfect volume, and according to my roommate (who I called) it sounds like I'm talking directly into the phone, and not all "tinny" like so many bluetooth devices tend to sound.So basically, this is fantastic engineering, and at a great price as well!UPDATE: a year later, it's still my favorite phone accessory, and still gets attention... so much so, I even bought another one for a friend!

Es muy divertido y variado . La usó con el uniforme de capitán Picard en una actividad de Halloween

My Orion makeup was better than this! I'm not an artist. Just as much $ was spent on packaging as the product!1st off there was a scuff on "Brand New" communicator! Right side is where and it's not very noticeable but it's there!I expected metal touch based device. The only thing metal is the backplate w/ magnet. The magnet is Not as strong as they made it sound. We have tech as shown in beautiful Borg like schematic. (Which was ruined by folding) That schematic should've been half sized printed front and back.The battery is a pity! It wasn't charged on arrival, not even partially. Manual says 2-48hrs usage. I had to charge device 3x in 24hrs! 1st time I un-paired device thinking battery would last longer. I probably got 10 clicks/chirps before a recharge was needed. I can't imagine Bluetooth 5 using that much battery.*⚠ in manual about battery aka Red Flag. 5v/1a charging recommended BUT No Charger Included! This is same 💩 warning those cheap azz 10$ vape sticks have! Um 1 Protection Circuit? 2- Power Regulation 3- WTH? 4- I used same charger I use 4 my Smartwatch (No not a Sammy or iTard).I tested speaker & mic function. That was acceptable for size. Distance was really good during test. I'm certain it is BT5 based.The only thing that I like is the sound/chirp!This could've been made allot better for $6x USD! Strangely only 1 like/comment on badge. I feel ultimately I should've bought the other badge that was dumb but metal & cheaper. Sadly I waited & it was sold out...Let me say lastly I'm not a Scammer. Therefore don't like Amazon showing me a Pic of my package delivered! That's a privacy concern & prob huge waste of money/resources! (storage/electric/bandwidth/etc) I could understand if I say where's my stuff, didn't get it & so on...