Sharper Image Info Globe Scrolling Caller ID

by Sharper Image

Product Details

• ASIN: B0002QYPEE
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #34 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Telephone Accessories > Caller ID Displays
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 9, 2004

Product Description

This scrolling LED message center with Caller ID connects to your phone and displays the caller's name and number in large, easy-to-read digits. Create Times Square-style personal messages that continuously circle the globe every day or on a specified date. Features a message-waiting alert for voice-mail subscribers, a clock with date and time stamp, automatic daylight saving time adjustment, plus a 100-year calendar. Measures 6" x 6" x 5". Plugs into wall outlet with the included adapter; memory backup runs on one 9V battery (included). One-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sci-Fi like Clock and Caller ID, January 1, 2005

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Jeffrey Heaton "Jeff Heaton" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharper Image Info Globe Scrolling Caller ID (Electronics)

This thing is great. I have it in one corner of my computer room. I can see its caller id information from anywhere in the room. With the lights on or off. It looks like something from a Buck Rodgers movie. It has instant WOW effect on anyone who comes over. One of my friends went out and bought one after seeing mine.

It switches back and fourth between modes while it runs. Sometimes it will tell you the time, other times the date. It also has cute messages tied to what date it is. So it will wish you a Merry Christmas, or a Happy New year. (I've only had it part of December) so this is all I've seen.

It is not holographic. There is a small bar that spins around very fast. By turning the LED's on and off it can create the illusion of a floating scrolling text. It must have some sort of internal computer that's updating the dots on the spinning bar at a very fast speed. The LED's are very bright and can be easily read from across the room.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, December 12, 2004

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MissWinterSunshine (Yardley, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharper Image Info Globe Scrolling Caller ID (Electronics)

I've wanted this thing for about a year now, but it's one of those things I wouldn't buy for myself. I got it as a gift and I think it's really great. It looks cool and stylish. It displays the date and time. Even better, it displays incoming calls via caller ID in larger letters than the usual caller ID box. I can see it from across the room, which is very helpful when you're busy and screening calls. You can also enter custom messages (Happy Anniversary/Happy Birthday, etc.) for a little extra *warm & fuzzy* touch. I'm very pleased with it and will probably be giving them as gifts for the hard-to-buy-for types.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great idea but..., January 4, 2007

By 

Bruce E. Harang II (North Branford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharper Image Info Globe Scrolling Caller ID (Electronics)

The idea behind this caller ID unit is really wonderful. I can just watch it go through its different patterns for hours. However there are a few things that I do not like about it. My wife and I decided to put this unit in our kitchen and we can distinctly hear the motor whirling even over the sound of the refrigerator. The buttons are not well designed and you have to push them just right to get the command input. On the positive side, the instruction book that comes with the unit is well written and very easy to follow. Installation was a snap and the unit even came with the backup batteries. It looks GREAT and is really fun to watch. I would recommend it to others as long as it is going somewhere other than a bedroom or other room that you like to have silence in.