Abstract: A pair of wireless headphones receives radio frequency transmissions from a sound system to provide music and other audio programming to a user who is free to move anywhere within the range of the transmissions. A telephone base unit also broadcasts notification of incoming phone calls to the wireless headphones. The headphones may provide an audio signal over or instead of the audio programming to notify the user of the incoming call. The headphones may also incorporate a microphone so that the user can receive the phone call with the headphones.

Abstract: In order to improve the effects which can be achieved with pre-recorded data, a toy telephone is provided with a suitable display such as a LCD. A suitable memory (e.g. IC memory) is included in the telephone enabling both audio and image data to be recorded by parents or the like, and played back in response to the manipulation of one or more of the buttons provided on the numerical key pad. A programmable timer is included in the device allowing calls containing suitable instructions or greetings to be "placed" to children at appropriate times.