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13/11
2009

Star Trek – Electronic Starfleet Communicator

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Star Trek - Electronic Starfleet Communicator
 
Manufacturer: MPA
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Product Description

This classic franchise with over 40 years of history will be back in the spring of '09! This roleplay item looks just like the Starfleet Communicator used in the Star Trek Movie! The cover manually flips open to reveal the Starfleet Federation Logo. Press the activation buttons to see authentic lights and hear character phrases directly from the movie!

Product Details

  • Communicator lights up
  • Authentic character voices!
  • Authentic sound effects from the movie!
  • Two different action buttons activate different sequences of sounds and lights!
  • Join the Star Trek revolution today!

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BEAM ME UP!
 
Review Date: July 9, 2009
Reviewer: D. R. South, Milkyway Galaxy, Earth, USA, NY
Purchased this for myself. Yes, I'm a Trekkie. Nice item. Has working buttons and flashing lights along with two recorded messages from Kirk & Spock (the "new" ones).
Star Trek-Electronic Starfleet Communicator from New 2009 Movie
 
Review Date: June 2, 2009
Reviewer: Irvan E. Johnson, Tulsa Oklahoma
Product works fine so far.Got product in 2-3 days time and really appreciated getting it out to me so fast.
When I get the Display Case made it will be displayed with the Tricorder and Phaser.
The Communicator is Back! Star Trek is Back!
 
Review Date: April 21, 2009
Reviewer: Lorenzo M. in the Hollywood CA Area, North Hollywood, CA USA
Star Trek is back and even stronger in 2009. When it comes to toys - usually the best ones are in the hundreds of dollars and you hate to touch because of their price - however - Playmates is doing it right!
This COMMUNICATOR has Detail but it was the most dissappointing of the new toys. Not because of its quality of production or detail ,but because of the sounds. It is based on the new Star Trek film.
The COMMUNICATOR is realistic looking with the familar flip top and nice graphic in the middle of a bulb. It has a light and sound effects of "activation" when flipping it open. (With an On-Off Switch to save batteries when not in use.)
The sounds of it opening are very cool, however the two other activation buttons only do one thing each. One has a phrase from Kirk and the other a Phrase from Spock.
I would have preferred one button to alternate between 4 or 5 phrases from the film and the other for sound effects like tuning a frequency, alert sounds, transmission signal..etc.
Durability: I can see really younger kids might "over-flip" the Flip TOp to hard. But if you use it as if it were real - no problem.
Educational Value; Not really - but it's great for playing like you are part of the Enterprise!
I'm sure the cast and crew of the new movie had fun with the real props, but Playmates allows us to have our own fun too!
And at their price - you can't go wrong! Very well made.
"Hailing Frequencies Open, Captian."
4-21-09
It's not your dad's communicator
 
Review Date: August 3, 2009
Reviewer: Kenneth G. Netzel, Cheektowaga, New York United States
When I heard that they were going to reboot Star Trek, and take it back to the beginning, I was looking forward to see them "update" the equipment, which was very well designed for a sixties TV show. Well, I am not happy with the total re design. The only similarity is the flip top. The rest has no resemblence to the original communicator. I know it's 2009, but as I said, the equipment from the classic series was ahead of it's time. At the beginning of the movie, when Kirk's mother is about to birth James T. Kirk, she is speaking into a communicator that resembles the old TV series prop. Why was it good there, and not in the rest of the film? I do collect this stuff, so I had to get it. But I am not too happy with the redesign on any of the props...those reviews are at the respective items. The effects are nice, and it is durable, so if you collect this kind of stuff, you will enjoy it.
The new Star trek communicator
 
Review Date: June 2, 2009
Reviewer: David Douthit, Oro Grande CA
A side from the great detail of these new toys. I can appreciate why the phaser isn't real lol I wold see alot of neighbor hoot cats and dogs getting stunned or incenerated. however I am a little disapointed in the lack of functionality of the communicator and tricorder. Back when I was a kid, back in the 70's, there was a communicator that was released that was a working two way radio with a range of a quarter mile. It even had the option to transmit in morse code. That allowed for far much more fun and excitement as you could talk to your friends while you were playing. With todays advancements on micro technology they could have easily designed it to have the same features as well as those audio recordings. I feel it was a little rushed to keep in pace with the release of the movie. Hopefully they will improove on that in the future. The tricorder I think could have had some basic functions for it. Like a gps reciever with topographic maps for the region they are sold in. An electronic barometer system would be a nice addition also. Perhapse a data voice recorder. The movie was outstanding and I hope they make a tv series for it. They sure as hell have the perfect cast for it.
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