VOICEPRINT PHONE HAS EARS 

Now that the phone manufacturing monoply has been broken, new phone technologies are being developed every week. And, the phones are not all black. They even provide convenient services. The latest one listens. Yell "Police" and it will dial them. Murmer your husband's name and there he is. Say "Revenue Canada" and it disconnects. It's called the Voiceprint Phone and it does a lot more than dial.

All contained in a 6.5" by 8" footprint, Voiceprint can dial 50 contacts, record names of people and companies called, length of conversation and dates of the last 100 phone calls. Say goodbye to conventional directories and card files and turn it all over to this new business partner.

Voiceprint, the latest in call convenience technology, is easy to use. Simply pick up the handset, say the name of the person or company you want to call and with state-of-the-art voice recognition the Voiceprint phone does the rest.

This phone can be programmed right from a personal telephone directory. Voiceprint analyses your voice, creates a unique voiceprint of each name programmed into the telephone and then stores the information. You can even watch your voiceprint being formed in the LED readout window.

When you "Voice Activate" a call, the LED window displays the name and number you've commanded it to call and VoicePrint dials the number automatically. Eliminate address books and lifting heavy directories. End hassles with operators. No longer miss important calls because of a misplaced number. Get this phone and you won't ever misdial a number again. Touch a single key and emergency numbers are automatically dialed -- so important when there are children at home.

An additional 100 names can be fed into the Speed Dialing function. Call logging also allows selective redialing of the last 100 numbers phoned. A built-in Directory Protection System prevents searches, deletions and unauthorized outgoing calls ... either via the sleek handset or via the speakerphone.

The LCD display shows names, numbers, special features and codes. A hold button is provided and the unit can be programmed for any language. You just have to remember three "single touch" programming keys.

A Flash Button activates your current call-waiting or three-way calling service. Redial is just a key away. An Alarm CLock feature displays time, date and elapsed time of calls. The unit is both hearing aid and computer compatible, and it's pulse/tone switchable.

The deluxe Model 200 (evaluated for this column) has incoming call screening that lets you receive only important calls, while recording the numbers of other incoming calls. A pager forwarding feature automatically relays an incoming caller's number to a display pager. That unit can forward calls anywhere in B.C. A call answering feature can record phone numbers of the last 50 incoming calls.

Along with a phone base. handset and AC adapter, the Voiceprint phone comes complete with batteries (four AA cells) for backup power in case of power outages, and curled handset and telephone line cords. It carries a one-year warranty. The cost? About US $200. And the color? It's ebony.

More information: Innovative Communications, 300-1 (C) Route 17, Lodi, NJ 07644. Tel. 201/470-5701.

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