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

This com badge is really cool. The Bluetooth is easy to hook up and works with android phone easily. The range is as stated, about 30ft, give or take major obstructions. Sound quality is good. Magnet is strong and will hold it through your clothing as advertised. The battery needs a full charge upon receipt out of the box, and last fairly long in 'cosplay' mode, but discharges rather quickly if you are using it often with your phone.It will be great at cons for play and if used sparingly with the phone for time checks and such.Definitely worth the money.

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.

It was a fathers day preset. I can not complain about it.Functionally it works and synced to my iPhone 6 with ease.The audio quality of the speaker is not that great but for thesize of it, its no more than I expected. I would not recommend itfor daily use because the magnet is not very strong and you mayloose it. Wear is at home or design a better method to keep it attachedto you shirt.The above comments are just my observations and comments. Do no let themdissuade you from buying it. If you want it and are as big of a Trekie as my selfyou will LOVE it.

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!

Really cool looking product, but had some concerns:1) Low battery life?So I heard that this may be a concern, and indeed it is. On my first unit I got about 1.5 hours out of a charge using it for continuous audio play. Not bad, but then I had the heat issue. My third unit, only gets like 30 mins of continuous audio. So long phone calls are risky. Being I travel 45 mins to work... this is not desireable. It says 2 hours of constant usage (granted that may not be specifically constant audio, but still. I wish it was longer battery).2) Volume problemsVolume is controlled through your volume adjustment on the phone. In this case my phone goes up to "10/10" for max volume during a call and "30/30" for volume during music playback. The Music Playback is great. Can make the unit quite loud, but I still usually max the volume unless at a particularly loud part of the song. During a call, it sounds pretty quiet most times. I can barely hear the phone ringing the other person. I usually have to ask the other person to speak up. This can be just a phone issue, but it would have been nice for me to manually adjust the volume instead of trusting my phone to do it best.Please note this product is really cool. It's useful. It's fun. The magnet is strong enough to hold it through most materials. The magnet placement is a little off? so it doesn't actually line up properly. Same on all 3 units. Kinda weird.The chirp is great. The way you click it is fine. It looks really nice. It's really fun to use it in coordination with Cortana/Siri.The biggest thing to watch out for is that battery life. If you can't deal with a short battery life, don't get this as your primary bluetooth device.