Great to speak with you both. @detroitborg we go back quite a bit. Good to see you interacting again Mike. @MichaelFisher, your reviews are some of the best material on YT. Love that we are all die hard Trek fans. Hope you’re both enjoying SNW.
4:40 they even changed there tagline from connecting peoples to connecting Lifeforms. wow, Nokias golden Era was really outstanding than todays boring bar designs.
I agree, now a days you gotta be a computer nerd or Mr. Spock to operate these "smart" phones! I just want a phone. NOT an entertainment center / full blown computer.
These episodes can't come fast enough! Each one is so well thought out and well researched! Guess I'll have to watch the playlist again for the 100th time haha.
I'll be honest, I actually remember your original review video. As a Trekkie, I was so obsessed with this phone. It took me such a long time to connect that RapidNadion channel to your PocketNow/Mr. Mobile videos.
I don't consider myself a phone nerd but I love hearing you talk passionately about phones for some reason. This was a great video, I love Star Trek and it was very interesting to see this.
MORE INFO From ex-Nokia Design Andrew Gartrell, via LinkedIn: “Twas a labor of love [...] There were a few Paramount/Nokia promotional opportunities under discussion for J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek film reboot … We engineered/fabricated an illuminated ‘hero prop’ of the specific Communicator designed by the Paramount Prop Team, for use on set. We offered a heavily-retooled 7280 stick-phone code-named Epsilon, which apparently saw action in a Spock/Kirk chase scene (& the cutting room floor). The Communicator ‘phone’ was pitched as a possible product offering (unfortunately the correct levers were never pulled). It is foremost a tribute to the optimistic body & spirit of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe. Designed as a hypothetical ‘successor’ to the Communicator used in ‘The Original Series’ with aluminum railed holster, and perforated brass antenna over RGB crystals; period sounds (hailing frequencies, bosun's whistle); signature displays (Star Trek insignia, classic moire processing pattern); and instructions/packaging fit for ‘Starfleet’ distribution. The 3D CAD was digitally re-mastered over a Tarzana kitchen table during the Christmas holidays, whilst conversations continued. The proto-series was machined/kitted (with some lovely keymat and badging components courtesy of Nokia's stellar supply base). Assembled thanks to the craft and expertise of our Los Angeles 3D-Lab and Graphics Team. The device retains all N76 functionality, with only mechanical parts upgraded (largely ready for tooling). There are some minor UI compromises (obscure charging access, damped Navi tactility), as Star Trek mythology needed to rule. Hope that helps provide a little more light. Assembled versions are rare indeed (a few still remain in kit form). One features a custom modified hinge for the flickable opening gesture William Shatner made famous. I'm sure that ritual sparked many a trekkie's love for all things scifi.” Thanks to Mr. Gartrell for sharing that, and to Frank Nuovo and Ben Wood for the amplification on LinkedIn!
Marty Cooper is such a cool guy, he lives down the street from me in Del Mar California, he was one of the first people to get a Tesla Model S. And he would give people drives in it all around town, I still see him to this day.
Michael, I don't know when you will break the barrier but by now, with your quality work, I expected you to be at least in the multi-millions. Keep pushing forward sir, I know you are a league above.
Been waiting YEARS to see this phone in photos let alone an entire video on it. Holy mackerel - my mind is blown - What a phone! Thanks for the vid man. 🖖
Man the production on these videos are outstanding. Your videos come out out and I watch, even though some videos don’t intrigue me. Your presentation keeps me entertained. You deserve more fame. Hope you blow up more than you already have.
As a mobile tech enthusiast, I can tell you Michael's videos are by far the best produced in this niche on RUclips. It's amazing he doesn't have more subscribers.
that multicolor motorola starTAC was my 1st phone.. i was 13 back then...man u bring back memories.. most of the phones u show i had them... i had all the colection of Nokia L'amour, v3 RZR including the D&G... i had sony cyber shot, nokia n73, n95, n8, n72.. memories.. now i am searching to buy and use the nokia whit the disco light... i will put my mate 40 pro porsche design aside
I LOVE your star trek stuff! its tasteful without being too plastic and flashy. I have twc communicator as well and I use it daily to answer calls. It has survived 3 phones and multiple away missions in costume. Jolan Tru!
The certainly looked fun! I remember being disappointed when the Nokia was nowhere to be found , and when I saw people with the Star Tac's I was all Trek-excited! On my own razor, I always imagined being part of an away team. Today. . I use a Note20,5G but I still have a communicator sound and yes, the wand speaker (I just changed it's power cell too). Good times, and definitely when phones were and are fun! Thanks for the fun video!
Man there was a magazine in Brazil about science and stuff "Superinteressante", with a tech section full of expensive stuff or prototypes with amazingly high price tags. Thanks for bringing that nostalgic hunger of Tech that was interesting but expensive.
As someone who has a soft spot for clamshell phones and enjoy learning about tech I couldn't afford then, your series on these old school phones is very entertaining to watch. These old phones, though they look so different from the ones we use now, have so much charm and appeal.
I had that Nokia 3125 phone too! This took me back to some good times 🙂 Also, the Star Trek phone is such a beautiful sight to behold. Beam me up, Scotty!
Man I would have bought one if it ever had been commercialised! Would have put on my rose tinted glasses and turned a blind eye to all its faults and quirks, just so I could have one! 🤣😂 Thanks Mr Mobile... ripper of an episode!
Storytelling to the T! Again another wonderful example of why your the MrMobile, and not just another big standard "another Tech reviewer". There is one product that isn't as rare, but a story not told which is the cancelled Nokia 7700, there was probably 2000 prototypes made, some with sales box, some with the Digital TV DVB-H receiver also as protons, and the Book along side it to tell the story. That's would be definitely one I'd want to see next.
Great scott this was a good video! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel and your video has been sent to all my friends! God every reference or anything I'm still taking it in, this was a wonderful video. Thank you!
aw man I had the imate smartflip, my second smartphone (first one was the qtek a9100) and I had no idea it was related to star trek! Still have folders of pics taken with it back in 2007, and even after getting new phones after it, it remained in a drawer and I remember it even working in the mid 2010s
Love my RAZR 5g, I was recently doing a course and it turned out the tutor was a trek fan, he commented on my RAZR during the course, then had a nerdgasm as I did the old trek flip.
I've been binging this series for the past few days! Watching a newly uploaded episode for the first time's really fun. Thanks for this series, and your other videos. Makes me want to learn more about technology in general, not just the weird points in the mid 2000s.
Part of what makes you, my favorite RUclipsr is your love of Star Trek, and the way you work the references into just about every video. I have the wand communicator and I wish there was a way to turn off the Bluetooth so that it wouldn’t link up with my cell phone all the time.
I remember owning the Cingular 3125. It was fun but not a great phone. I did nab the communicator replica unit that you have as well. What an amazing device. I regret not buying the phaser they built as a crappy remote control for your TV.
I really enjoy this video series. For some reason, pretty much everything from the 2000s fascinates me. For one of your next videos, hopefully you could tackle some of Nokia’s fashion phones, like the L’Amour Collection or the 7200 phone. Those have got to be some of the strangest phones I’ve seen.
I don't know if you noticed but Seven of Nine and Rafi were using a slightly bent Galaxy Flip 3 in a case that made it look like a tri-corder in Star Trek Picard. If they ever sell that case you should make your flip 3 into a tri-corder.
I love these videos and how often you sprinkle Trek into your "normal" reviews. :) I just remembered that you made a video about the Samsung Matrix phone from 2003 - I always kicked myself for never buying that when it came out! Going back to rewatch the very first "when phones were fun" episode!
Watching Michael have the time of his life talking about this phone and making references I sure as heck don't get is the best thing I've seen all week.
Mr. Mobile finally went full Star Trek nerd! Yes! I've been waiting for this. First the space laptop, and now a Star Trek phone. Now we just need a review of the Bluetooth communicator badge and a phaser that controls your TV or something. I still can't believe that power button is so tiny, and the grille hides the screen, though. Hey, maybe we can get a tour of all of Michael's Trek collectibles.
Michael, I have to say. I originally followed you for the spectacular phone reviews and content, I have repeatedly found myself in geeky awe and outright jealousy or the dedicated love you show to Star Trek. You are obviously a huge fan, and your nuanced approach to showing off everything from small props, clothing, and replicas, to outright knowing stardate details, and in depth knowledge that only a true fan would know. So many trek fans have such a non-nuanced surface level like for the universe that it sometimes has me saying "I'd pay real money if he'd shut up". I just wanted to leave a long winded comment that will never get read to say this: Thank you. LLAP
I have a pair of dual-band amateur radio handhelds for use on the 2 meter and 70 centimeter bands. The Alinco DJ-C5T handheld was their last true "credit card" transceiver. It was literally the size of a credit card. If credit cards were a little over a centimeter thick, but they packed a lot of functionality into the little things. These weren't your childhood walkie-talkies, or even the huge, field-phone sized 5 watt CB walkie-talkies mostly sold by Radio Shack. These were actual ham radios, set up to talk on local repeaters, or even across the world on long range "linked" repeater systems, connected together via the Internet. The the drawbacks that I think killed them were a) insufficient power out at only about half a watt, b) a very limited endurance lithium-ion battery, and a strange, proprietary pogo-pin charge tray. The coaxial power jack at one end was notoriously bad, corroding quickly until your charge sessions were pretty hit or miss. Other things, like a truly tiny flexible helical antenna, and it was working uphill at the best of times. If I could get the batteries replaced, and the charge tray revamped...or a micro USB socket installed in place of the goofy charge tray and pogo pin connector... and this radio would still be one of my daily drivers. As it is, it loses battery power in only about half an hour, and the chargers don't work all that well... though I'm sure most of that is simply due to worn out batteries. I could easily talk to a half dozen repeaters in my area, two of which were linked systems covering half the United States. It wouldn't take much to replace the tiny rubber duckie antenna with a tuned patch antenna made from lightweight but strong and corrosion resistant aluminum bronze. Rig it to make a characteristic squeaking sound when flipped open, and it would be the communicator of our dreams. www.rigpix.com/alinco/djc5.htm
With a few refinements, I would have been all in on that phone back in the oughts. The little details on it are amazing. I'm glad that at least one of the prototypes made it into the hands of someone who would really cherish it.
Another fantastic piece of story telling Michael. I had a proper “matrix” phone so can appreciate the nostalgia and ent for something different to the norm, especially back then.
Great review video! First time watcher, and I give RUclips presenters about 30 seconds to capture my attention (even if it's something I REALLY want to watch, if the host is grating or does weird things with music/sound effects, it's an instant no), watched yours all the way through; great production, content/information, you kept me engaged and entertained to the end. Thank you!
I like your deep interest towards old memories related phones specially retro , memories of past days , also you have a collection of phones. I remember my old days when using internet on phone mostly possible via PDAs or symbion phones. Please retake a glimpse on windows mobiles / flash player/ limited apps and limited camera , I will wait
I remember when I would see pictures and rumors of this phone and wait and wait to see if I could possibly get one. The It all just disappear, kind of like the McFarland toys Discovery phaser. Since I always wanted a communicator I wound up getting the wand Bluetooth one which I love. Thank you for all your awesome content.
I could also remember _"The Next Generation"_ using props that looked like the tablets of now back in the day... The "Tablets" always tied in with the ship's computer system and communication links as well, thus replacing the "Tricorder" from the STOS...
A flip phone communicator could still be made, with the cover being nothing more than a cover, and the touch screen underneath which replicates the layout of the TOS versions.
Fantastic video! I find your content to be a fabulous way to relax after a stressful day at work! I'm on the verge of purchasing a Z Flip 3 thanks to both you and David Cogen talking so enthusiastically and confidently about them. Keep up the amazing work!!
So, you figured out by the end of the video what was CLEARLY expressed at the beginning with the PROTOTYPE distinction along with its limited number which was also displayed. Smart…
You had this gem for TWELVE YEARS and it still took you this long to feature it in this channel? I'd be bragging about it in every other video! I admire your restraint 😂
Oh but you forgot, we had "rolling" style folding tricorders and tablets in later trek! We could definitely use a variation of those designs for the folding msart phone of tomorrow!
I loved this video! And I loved your Sony Xperia 1 IV one too! You put so much care and love into your videos and you find the best out of the items you review. Please keep it up!
Even though I lived through and had many phones (not this one lol) featured in this series, as I was a young adult when cell phones really came to market (living in Japan, but I believe it was similar there to what was happening here in the states), and I would presumably be the target market for just these types of videos, for some reason I have little interest in the phones themselves. What is fascinating, and why i watch every second of this series (as I do for all Mr. Mobile videos) is your fascination with these phones. Yes, I'm intrigued by your fascination. Man it really bleeds through the videos in a way fake enjoyment just never could. I also felt this way when you reviewed early foldables, which I know you also love. It's just fun to watch someone having fun with tech, even if the tech itself isn't all that interesting anymore.
I don’t usually comment on videos, but this whole video made me smile. If this was released, I would have done dang near anything to get it. Love the video and the series.
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Surely that Nokia Communicator is actually constructed of a crystalline composite of silicon, Beryllium, Carbon 70 and Gold.
I’ll give you three dollars for it…
@@TekTrekgamer I accept.
Legendary reference game
@@TheMrMobile It’s how my brain works! 😂
Great to speak with you both. @detroitborg we go back quite a bit. Good to see you interacting again Mike. @MichaelFisher, your reviews are some of the best material on YT. Love that we are all die hard Trek fans. Hope you’re both enjoying SNW.
4:40 they even changed there tagline from connecting peoples to connecting Lifeforms. wow, Nokias golden Era was really outstanding than todays boring bar designs.
I love this channel it's the only place I feel like truly unveil my inner nerd about cell phones
I completely agree
Nerds make their own phone, you're just a consooomer
I really love these "When Phones Were Fun" series. It brings me back to the early days of cell phones.
I agree, now a days you gotta be a computer nerd or Mr. Spock to operate these "smart" phones! I just want a phone. NOT an entertainment center / full blown computer.
These episodes can't come fast enough! Each one is so well thought out and well researched! Guess I'll have to watch the playlist again for the 100th time haha.
Agree 100%
agreed. I love Discovery for it's different take on Star Trek episodes too. best of both
@@MinnesotaMathew You love STD?
You had to use that special motion to open flip phones. You know the move.
I'll be honest, I actually remember your original review video. As a Trekkie, I was so obsessed with this phone. It took me such a long time to connect that RapidNadion channel to your PocketNow/Mr. Mobile videos.
I don't consider myself a phone nerd but I love hearing you talk passionately about phones for some reason. This was a great video, I love Star Trek and it was very interesting to see this.
MORE INFO From ex-Nokia Design Andrew Gartrell, via LinkedIn:
“Twas a labor of love [...] There were a few Paramount/Nokia promotional opportunities under discussion for J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek film reboot … We engineered/fabricated an illuminated ‘hero prop’ of the specific Communicator designed by the Paramount Prop Team, for use on set. We offered a heavily-retooled 7280 stick-phone code-named Epsilon, which apparently saw action in a Spock/Kirk chase scene (& the cutting room floor).
The Communicator ‘phone’ was pitched as a possible product offering (unfortunately the correct levers were never pulled). It is foremost a tribute to the optimistic body & spirit of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe. Designed as a hypothetical ‘successor’ to the Communicator used in ‘The Original Series’ with aluminum railed holster, and perforated brass antenna over RGB crystals; period sounds (hailing frequencies, bosun's whistle); signature displays (Star Trek insignia, classic moire processing pattern); and instructions/packaging fit for ‘Starfleet’ distribution.
The 3D CAD was digitally re-mastered over a Tarzana kitchen table during the Christmas holidays, whilst conversations continued. The proto-series was machined/kitted (with some lovely keymat and badging components courtesy of Nokia's stellar supply base). Assembled thanks to the craft and expertise of our Los Angeles 3D-Lab and Graphics Team. The device retains all N76 functionality, with only mechanical parts upgraded (largely ready for tooling). There are some minor UI compromises (obscure charging access, damped Navi tactility), as Star Trek mythology needed to rule.
Hope that helps provide a little more light. Assembled versions are rare indeed (a few still remain in kit form). One features a custom modified hinge for the flickable opening gesture William Shatner made famous.
I'm sure that ritual sparked many a trekkie's love for all things scifi.”
Thanks to Mr. Gartrell for sharing that, and to Frank Nuovo and Ben Wood for the amplification on LinkedIn!
This is always the greatest content for me to watch on RUclips.
Oh snap! I never knew about this phone. Jacket is fly AF though! Nice work, Bro.
Marty Cooper is such a cool guy, he lives down the street from me in Del Mar California, he was one of the first people to get a Tesla Model S. And he would give people drives in it all around town, I still see him to this day.
I so enjoyed our conversation. I expected him to be smart; what I didn't expect was for him to be such a relatable, easygoing and fun guy.
I absolutely love how much of a Trekkie you are. LLAP my friend 🖖
Michael, I don't know when you will break the barrier but by now, with your quality work, I expected you to be at least in the multi-millions. Keep pushing forward sir, I know you are a league above.
I've been watching a lot of MrMobile videos and Michael's way of presenting always reminds me of the great late Anthony Bourdain. Gotta love it!
Legitimately honored. Thank you.
@@TheMrMobile oh you're absolutely welcome! It was one of the things that got me hooked on your videos.
I definitely agree, Ricardo!
Been waiting YEARS to see this phone in photos let alone an entire video on it. Holy mackerel - my mind is blown - What a phone! Thanks for the vid man. 🖖
Man the production on these videos are outstanding. Your videos come out out and I watch, even though some videos don’t intrigue me. Your presentation keeps me entertained. You deserve more fame. Hope you blow up more than you already have.
As a mobile tech enthusiast, I can tell you Michael's videos are by far the best produced in this niche on RUclips. It's amazing he doesn't have more subscribers.
Love your presentation - voice tone, inflection and witty humor. The subject matter is very entertaining.
that multicolor motorola starTAC was my 1st phone.. i was 13 back then...man u bring back memories.. most of the phones u show i had them... i had all the colection of Nokia L'amour, v3 RZR including the D&G... i had sony cyber shot, nokia n73, n95, n8, n72.. memories.. now i am searching to buy and use the nokia whit the disco light... i will put my mate 40 pro porsche design aside
The most friendly, charming and kind host of the RUclips universe
I LOVE your star trek stuff! its tasteful without being too plastic and flashy. I have twc communicator as well and I use it daily to answer calls. It has survived 3 phones and multiple away missions in costume. Jolan Tru!
The certainly looked fun! I remember being disappointed when the Nokia was nowhere to be found , and when I saw people with the Star Tac's I was all Trek-excited! On my own razor, I always imagined being part of an away team. Today. . I use a Note20,5G but I still have a communicator sound and yes, the wand speaker (I just changed it's power cell too). Good times, and definitely when phones were and are fun! Thanks for the fun video!
Man there was a magazine in Brazil about science and stuff "Superinteressante", with a tech section full of expensive stuff or prototypes with amazingly high price tags.
Thanks for bringing that nostalgic hunger of Tech that was interesting but expensive.
Man, they should have put Mr Mobile in the new Star Trek serious he has all the talent to be on there.
As someone who has a soft spot for clamshell phones and enjoy learning about tech I couldn't afford then, your series on these old school phones is very entertaining to watch. These old phones, though they look so different from the ones we use now, have so much charm and appeal.
this is my ongoing favorite series after better call saul.
I had that Nokia 3125 phone too! This took me back to some good times 🙂 Also, the Star Trek phone is such a beautiful sight to behold. Beam me up, Scotty!
Just what I needed with my morning coffee. Excellent video.
Man I would have bought one if it ever had been commercialised! Would have put on my rose tinted glasses and turned a blind eye to all its faults and quirks, just so I could have one! 🤣😂 Thanks Mr Mobile... ripper of an episode!
Love the "stone knives and bearskins" reference to the original series episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" !
Love these, I'm almost 40. Good stuff man.
May the force be with you - Mr. Mobile 🖖
Storytelling to the T! Again another wonderful example of why your the MrMobile, and not just another big standard "another Tech reviewer". There is one product that isn't as rare, but a story not told which is the cancelled Nokia 7700, there was probably 2000 prototypes made, some with sales box, some with the Digital TV DVB-H receiver also as protons, and the Book along side it to tell the story. That's would be definitely one I'd want to see next.
Great scott this was a good video! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel and your video has been sent to all my friends! God every reference or anything I'm still taking it in, this was a wonderful video. Thank you!
aw man I had the imate smartflip, my second smartphone (first one was the qtek a9100) and I had no idea it was related to star trek!
Still have folders of pics taken with it back in 2007, and even after getting new phones after it, it remained in a drawer and I remember it even working in the mid 2010s
Brilliant video. Thank you!
Thank you so much for making this,the series when phones were fun is my favourite in the whole youtube!!
Wow! What a review! The script is a feast for Tech and English major nerds! MrMobile, you're super awesome!
Love my RAZR 5g, I was recently doing a course and it turned out the tutor was a trek fan, he commented on my RAZR during the course, then had a nerdgasm as I did the old trek flip.
I'm amazed that I never heard about this back in the day! A shame it never saw a wide release, but you did a great job of explaining why.
I've been saying for many years that phones should just be called communicators, because they are way more than phones at this point.
To be fair, Nokia called one of their phones that, but it didn't stick. "Phone" is much easier to say.
i bet youve killed a few conversations with that line
they're called smartphones
I'm so envious .. that is so neat a phone. Fab video Mr ..
I have been waiting for you to cover these for so long! Badass!!!
I've been binging this series for the past few days! Watching a newly uploaded episode for the first time's really fun. Thanks for this series, and your other videos. Makes me want to learn more about technology in general, not just the weird points in the mid 2000s.
OMG! I never heard mid-naught-ies before, and I LOVE it!
Part of what makes you, my favorite RUclipsr is your love of Star Trek, and the way you work the references into just about every video. I have the wand communicator and I wish there was a way to turn off the Bluetooth so that it wouldn’t link up with my cell phone all the time.
I remember owning the Cingular 3125. It was fun but not a great phone. I did nab the communicator replica unit that you have as well. What an amazing device. I regret not buying the phaser they built as a crappy remote control for your TV.
I really enjoy this video series. For some reason, pretty much everything from the 2000s fascinates me. For one of your next videos, hopefully you could tackle some of Nokia’s fashion phones, like the L’Amour Collection or the 7200 phone. Those have got to be some of the strangest phones I’ve seen.
Amazing suggestion! 😄😄
As an avid S60 Nokia collector and huge Trekkie, this phone would be one hell of a get!
I don't know if you noticed but Seven of Nine and Rafi were using a slightly bent Galaxy Flip 3 in a case that made it look like a tri-corder in Star Trek Picard. If they ever sell that case you should make your flip 3 into a tri-corder.
Oh I noticed. :) The Trek prop forums were right on top of that; I think a 3D-printable pattern hit the internet in less than 48 hours?
Long time waiting for when phones were fun episode
I love these videos and how often you sprinkle Trek into your "normal" reviews. :) I just remembered that you made a video about the Samsung Matrix phone from 2003 - I always kicked myself for never buying that when it came out! Going back to rewatch the very first "when phones were fun" episode!
Watching Michael have the time of his life talking about this phone and making references I sure as heck don't get is the best thing I've seen all week.
FINALLYYYYYY. I remember asking you about this years ago. Thank you so muchhh!!
Mr. Mobile finally went full Star Trek nerd! Yes! I've been waiting for this. First the space laptop, and now a Star Trek phone. Now we just need a review of the Bluetooth communicator badge and a phaser that controls your TV or something. I still can't believe that power button is so tiny, and the grille hides the screen, though. Hey, maybe we can get a tour of all of Michael's Trek collectibles.
They actually made the bluetooth Combadge, it's around $70 on Amazon, it has issues though according to the reviews
This was great! (Who am I kidding, ALL of your videos are great!)
Michael, I have to say. I originally followed you for the spectacular phone reviews and content, I have repeatedly found myself in geeky awe and outright jealousy or the dedicated love you show to Star Trek. You are obviously a huge fan, and your nuanced approach to showing off everything from small props, clothing, and replicas, to outright knowing stardate details, and in depth knowledge that only a true fan would know. So many trek fans have such a non-nuanced surface level like for the universe that it sometimes has me saying "I'd pay real money if he'd shut up".
I just wanted to leave a long winded comment that will never get read to say this: Thank you. LLAP
Read and appreciated. Thank you Drew!
The thing about your videos is, you're an actual nerd and you leave the viewer with a smile.
I have a pair of dual-band amateur radio handhelds for use on the 2 meter and 70 centimeter bands. The Alinco DJ-C5T handheld was their last true "credit card" transceiver. It was literally the size of a credit card. If credit cards were a little over a centimeter thick, but they packed a lot of functionality into the little things. These weren't your childhood walkie-talkies, or even the huge, field-phone sized 5 watt CB walkie-talkies mostly sold by Radio Shack. These were actual ham radios, set up to talk on local repeaters, or even across the world on long range "linked" repeater systems, connected together via the Internet. The the drawbacks that I think killed them were a) insufficient power out at only about half a watt, b) a very limited endurance lithium-ion battery, and a strange, proprietary pogo-pin charge tray. The coaxial power jack at one end was notoriously bad, corroding quickly until your charge sessions were pretty hit or miss.
Other things, like a truly tiny flexible helical antenna, and it was working uphill at the best of times.
If I could get the batteries replaced, and the charge tray revamped...or a micro USB socket installed in place of the goofy charge tray and pogo pin connector... and this radio would still be one of my daily drivers.
As it is, it loses battery power in only about half an hour, and the chargers don't work all that well... though I'm sure most of that is simply due to worn out batteries.
I could easily talk to a half dozen repeaters in my area, two of which were linked systems covering half the United States.
It wouldn't take much to replace the tiny rubber duckie antenna with a tuned patch antenna made from lightweight but strong and corrosion resistant aluminum bronze. Rig it to make a characteristic squeaking sound when flipped open, and it would be the communicator of our dreams.
www.rigpix.com/alinco/djc5.htm
Going to the past brings me so much nostalgia.
The background musics are awesome
Please make a playlist and share it with us
Thanks
With a few refinements, I would have been all in on that phone back in the oughts.
The little details on it are amazing.
I'm glad that at least one of the prototypes made it into the hands of someone who would really cherish it.
Another fantastic piece of story telling Michael. I had a proper “matrix” phone so can appreciate the nostalgia and ent for something different to the norm, especially back then.
Great review video! First time watcher, and I give RUclips presenters about 30 seconds to capture my attention (even if it's something I REALLY want to watch, if the host is grating or does weird things with music/sound effects, it's an instant no), watched yours all the way through; great production, content/information, you kept me engaged and entertained to the end. Thank you!
Thanks for paying a visit to the channel; glad you stuck around and enjoyed!
@@TheMrMobile hi
thank you, live long and prosper
This is my fav. Show ♥ Thanks Michael Fisher for taking me to the memory lane ♥
I like your deep interest towards old memories related phones specially retro , memories of past days , also you have a collection of phones. I remember my old days when using internet on phone mostly possible via PDAs or symbion phones. Please retake a glimpse on windows mobiles / flash player/ limited apps and limited camera , I will wait
I remember when I would see pictures and rumors of this phone and wait and wait to see if I could possibly get one. The It all just disappear, kind of like the McFarland toys Discovery phaser. Since I always wanted a communicator I wound up getting the wand Bluetooth one which I love. Thank you for all your awesome content.
Really appreciate your content!
Really enjoy your videos. Just the right amount of seriousness and humor. Very objective reporting too.
I never comment but, been watching since you were on pocket now. Lol. Interesting vids.
Great video. Love my communicator. Always wanted an Enterprise era one though!
I love using my Wand Company Communicator for listening to lo-fi mixes while working. It’s sound quality adds to the effect.
I could also remember _"The Next Generation"_ using props that looked like the tablets of now back in the day... The "Tablets" always tied in with the ship's computer system and communication links as well, thus replacing the "Tricorder" from the STOS...
You means PADDs. Tricorders were a different piece of equipment and were definitely still in use.
Thank you for this great content! I really appreciate all the effort and love the star trek them. Have a positive day Mr. Mobile
A flip phone communicator could still be made, with the cover being nothing more than a cover, and the touch screen underneath which replicates the layout of the TOS versions.
Never knew it existed. Love your show. Thanx for another episode show
Fantastic video! I find your content to be a fabulous way to relax after a stressful day at work!
I'm on the verge of purchasing a Z Flip 3 thanks to both you and David Cogen talking so enthusiastically and confidently about them.
Keep up the amazing work!!
So, you figured out by the end of the video what was CLEARLY expressed at the beginning with the PROTOTYPE distinction along with its limited number which was also displayed. Smart…
You had this gem for TWELVE YEARS and it still took you this long to feature it in this channel? I'd be bragging about it in every other video! I admire your restraint 😂
I don't even watch Star Trek and I fee giddy for Michael haha
I ALWAYS wanted you to cover this phone ever since you reviewed the Wand communicator back in 2016, and now I'm sooooo glad it's here :)
@MrMobile Love this Michael! 💯❤🖖
11:23 I love how far behind Star Trek phone technology is compared to real life smart phones 😂
Don't forget it was a kinda powerful military device with long range, not for entertaining purposes.
I can't wait for the Next generation of the Motorola RAZR the future of foldable phones.
Oh but you forgot, we had "rolling" style folding tricorders and tablets in later trek! We could definitely use a variation of those designs for the folding msart phone of tomorrow!
That was super interesting. Thank you for putting in the time to nerd out on this!
I loved this video! And I loved your Sony Xperia 1 IV one too! You put so much care and love into your videos and you find the best out of the items you review. Please keep it up!
I'm so glad watching your videos somehow got me into Star Trek. I've watched everything up until Voyager which I am currently enjoying.
Hey, glad to hear it!
Even though I lived through and had many phones (not this one lol) featured in this series, as I was a young adult when cell phones really came to market (living in Japan, but I believe it was similar there to what was happening here in the states), and I would presumably be the target market for just these types of videos, for some reason I have little interest in the phones themselves. What is fascinating, and why i watch every second of this series (as I do for all Mr. Mobile videos) is your fascination with these phones. Yes, I'm intrigued by your fascination. Man it really bleeds through the videos in a way fake enjoyment just never could. I also felt this way when you reviewed early foldables, which I know you also love. It's just fun to watch someone having fun with tech, even if the tech itself isn't all that interesting anymore.
OK, now I'm officially jealous.
Thanks for joining in on the chat, Michael!
I had one of those Cingular 3125 great phone for its time.
Another fantastic video Michael! Never knew this phone existed! Always great entertainment and eagerly looking forward to the next...
So gorgeous. I cant wait for the next episode, every new episode makes a day much, much better. Definitely it is one of the best channels.
Loved this video and the entire When Phones Were Fun series. This is such an excellent way to protect and preserve the history of smartphone tech.
I don’t usually comment on videos, but this whole video made me smile. If this was released, I would have done dang near anything to get it. Love the video and the series.
Love this video, great one ☝️
The only Star Trek influences my phones have ever had, is the text message alert sound being various Star Trek door chimes.
i have the TNG Whistle in my iPhone for messages and my lockwallapper is an LCARS wallpaper
Your Nokia Star Communicator is gonna be a true relic! Great video as always