Sadly they’re unavailable, but I want one of these so badly. I promise to only be minimally obnoxious with it.

Edit: Here’s the product page if anyone’s interested.

If anyone knows of a similar functional Bluetooth option like this, pleas share.

  • rogermccoy@startrek.websiteEnglish
    12·
    8 hours ago

    I have one. I want to say ThinkGeek used to sell them, but I definitely recognize that backing as being from the same device I have.

    It’s cool and fun to wear, but not amazing as a Bluetooth device. Microphone didn’t pick up super-well, which isn’t too surprising when it’s clipped on your shirt. Magnet would sometimes slip off if the shirt bunched up or something too. (I haven’t used it in a few years, so I’m a little hazy on some of this.)

    A Bluetooth version of the TMP communicators might have better success, albeit at the cost of having to hold your arm up for the whole conversation.

    • Iced Raktajino@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      6·
      8 hours ago

      not amazing as a Bluetooth device. Microphone didn’t pick up super-well

      That’s disappointing. Seemed to work well in that video, though it was quiet; I did wonder how it would fare in the real world, though.

      A Bluetooth version of the TMP communicators might have better success albeit at the cost of having to hold your arm up for the whole conversation.

      I’ve used smart watches for phone calls like that, and it was pretty annoying after not very long at all.

      I could probably easily make a Bluetooth TOS communicator, but that would be two roughly phone-sized things to carry around, so not really practical.

      OTOH: