I could hardly contain myself when I saw this press release come across the wires: Bat Phone meet the PizzaPhone!

An exciting alternative to the traditional ties and wrench sets that often appear at this time of year, the PizzaPhone is a unique gift for Father's Day, Graduation Day or almost any day.

It can be easily programmed to call a favorite pizzeria, and the number is dialed as soon as the handset is lifted. If another restaurant becomes the new favorite, it takes just a few seconds to re-program the phone's memory. A manual-dialed PizzaPhone is also available.

The PizzaPhone is the ultimate status symbol for a college dorm, fraternity or apartment, or an executive office; and it's a great "power tool" for the garage or basement workshop.

It's also welcome in a lodge or club, the kitchen or break room at work; and although women can use it, it will be particularly appreciated anywhere hungry guys hang out. The PizzaPhone is a great gift for others, but people can also use it to reward themselves.

The tomato-sauce-red PizzaPhone easily mounts on a standard wall phone jack. It works with an ordinary analog phone line, or VoIP, or cable TV phone service, or in a business phone system. It can also be installed in a hotel or motel lobby, at a military base, summer camp, ski lodge, RV campground, or a resort. PizzaPhone is powered by the telephone line. No AC power or battery is required.

Two models are available. The automatic-dialing PizzaPhone sells for $177 with free shipping anywhere in the United States, and has a two-year warranty. The manual-dialing PizzaPhone, which can also be used as a conventional telephone, sells for $77 with free shipping, and has a five-year warranty. It can even be used to order Chinese or Mexican food. Both phones can be used to answer calls.

The PizzaPhone is a product of Red Hot Phones, the developer of the BatPhone and the Presidential HotLine Phone.