The Wand Communicator

Newer Android cellphones may need to have the "hailing beeps" file loaded and selected as your ringtone in order for your synced Wand comm to authentically beep upon an incoming call. You can download here the same audio file Wand used in their product. Right-click over the default MP3 player that opens on your monitor and pick "Save Audio As." Once saved on your hard drive...
	1. 2. 3.	Transfer the file onto your phone via a USB-C cable. Put it in the "Ringtone" folder. It will now appear in your list of available ringtones under your phone's Settings/Sound and Vibration/Ringtone menu. Select it and exit the menu.
Note: The audio is 44 seconds long, which should be enough to play the full time your phone is ringing before the call goes to voicemail.
Many well-considered reviews of this product can now be found online. This one from "Mr. Mobile" is among our favorites.
It was a privilege to have assisted the fine staff at The Wand Company in the making of their authentically-styled and functioning Bluetooth phone communicator, precisely modeled after the surviving Alpha hero prop. While 2016 saw museums putting the best of Star Trek on display behind glass, Wand has done something better - they've put it in your hand! They have faithfully recreated this beloved 1960s prop, along with its imagined 23rd century workings, all as a rugged device that also meets the expectations of savvy consumers today. For instance - and unlike every other replica prior - the circular "spidery" moiré pattern rotates in complete silence, and two subtle clutch points in the hinge were added to cleverly keep the antenna closed when closed and open once opened (the original lids flop around loose). Opening the antenna and hearing that iconic chirp - trimmed to three "pulses" like what you actually normally heard on the show - and then seeing a perfectly-replicated spinning moiré in the ring, is an absolute joy. But it doesn't end there. Sync it with your cell phone and 1) an incoming call is announced with the classic "boop-boop" tone, then 2) the opening changes to the second-most common four-pulse chirp. After that, just talk into the device like how you saw the landing party do. As true to a real Trek experience as you will ever live. They have posted a short story on how they came to make this phone prop here on StarTrek.com. And if you're curious as to how their comm stacks up next to the original, we have some side-by-side shots, courtesy of (former) TrekPropZone member Buddahaid. In the first three below, Wah's screen-used hero is on the left; the newcomer, on the right: Beyond this brief introduction, we'll leave you to discover the product's other features - and delights.
Note: Our role in this project was limited to independent advising only - no remuneration was received by our staff for the review here, nor will there be any from any product sales. The vendor link on this page is provided for your information only.