Could have also been an electronic dictionary/thesaurus/word processor. It's been a long time since I worked at Circuit City where they sold these kinds of things next to a row of cordless phones.
How the hell did this photo get saved? Everyone else has a "look natural and/or smiling" thing going on and Nana Visitor looks like her remote controlled knickers just turned on.
She kinda has the Disney Villain vibe going on in some of her current photos.