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Trail Tune Carabiner Radio Clips on Just About Anywhere
Climbers and hikers among you will be interested in this carabiner-shaped AM-FM radio from Trail Tune. It's water-resistant can be attached to just about anything—although I advise against clipping it to any piercing rings, as it might be a bit painful, unless you're one of those magicians who can pull entire trains along by his Prince Albert—and if you are, I think I might have seen you on YouTube recently. Quick question: Did it go back to its original shape, or are you going to be stuck with it like that for the rest of your life? More »
home entertainment
Radiosophy Brings HD Radio Prices Down with Budget Boombox
The last time we checked in on HD Radio, we weren't too impressed with the hardware or the pricing. Well, the guys at Radiosophy are trying to fix the latter with their new budget $119 HD100. The radio will have all the standard features of other models, like station presets, auto-scan, and an aux input, but it'll keep things simple price-wise. Order before June and it'll go for $99. Not a bad deal, but you can still score a satellite radio receiver for around that price, so unless you're a big FM/AM fan, you'll want to think twice before jumping. More »
home entertainment
Ferrari and Meridian Empty Your Savings with F80 All-in-One Entertainment Center
Now that they've dipped their toes into the world of laptops and cell phones, Ferrari is teaming up with Meridian to tackle the world of home entertainment with their new F80 do-it-all entertainment center. The retro-styled radio can play CDs/DVDs, hook up with your iPod, and manage to pump out 80 watts of power. I think it looks cool, but at $1,495, it's asking a little too much from my wallet. The F80 will be out by the end of the month in 5 different colors. More »
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*Giggle* A Boob Radio
If the breast-shaped shampoo dispenser wasn't tantalizing enough, here is an extremely awesome matching boob radio. Tweak the left nipple to adjust volume and the right to tune the station. Just don't try this on your significant other, they may like it, but I doubt you will get any classic rock out of them. Wait, if you are buying a boob radio, you probably don't have a significant other so nevermind. $30. More »
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Floating Radio Duck: You Can Bathe Again
I did my best, we started the day with iPhones, but we've digressed to radio ducks made for the tub. Still, the design is pretty interesting. You turn the duck/radio on and off by twisting its head. An AM/FM switch is on the wing, and stations are adjusted by twisting the tail. The unit runs off 3 AAA batteries and apparently lacks an antenna. More »
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Low End Theory: Coalition of the Skinflints
Whatever happened/To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine/With a transistor radio More »
12:15 PM on Thu Nov 2 2006
By Brendan I. Koerner
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Hand-Crank Radio Also Charges Cellphone
This could be the ultimate gadget for the outdoor type who still likes to stay connected. Hand-crank radios are already pretty popular, but this one adds a little more. It can also charge a cellphone battery. The radio includes five adapaters for a variety of cellphones and it even includes a small LED flashlight. The day hell freezes over and I go camping, I'll be sure and take this $50 gadget with me. More »
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Genus Type-R Vintage DAB Radio
I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for vintage. I put wood paneling on everything I own to give it that classic 1970s and 1980s look. That is why this Type-R DAB radio is tickling me pink. Even though DAB is non-existent here in the states, it is still a pretty radio. It is an average DAB radio, but the outside has classic anodized aluminum and walnut wood-panel ends. The red backlit panel and carrying handle/stand is the cherry on top of this melted retro sundae. It should be available later this fall—over the pond—for 150 or approximately 268 U.S. buckaroos. More »
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Pattern Clock
Hating life? Want to hate it more? Pick up the Pattern Clock, an alarm clock that won't turn off unless you repeat a Simon-like pattern of lights by pressing a series of buttons. The goal is to create an alarm that will definitely wake you up out of your torpid slumber and/or drive you crazy in the process. More »
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Software Defined Radio: All Your FM Are Belong to Us
The Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) project is an open-source software radio system that can grab and decode anything: GPS, FM radio, HDTV, and even the signals sent by garage door openers. Like a radio Lego set, you simply point the software and antenna at a source and it begins grabbing everything within that band. You can then modify the incoming stream via software, allowing you to control just about any stream without expensive hardware. More »
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Shower Clock Radio With... Spy Camera?
OK. This is kind of creepy. It's a $189 water resistant clock radio with CD player and there's a color spy camera built into it for... spying on people taking showers? More »
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Lexon Rubber Radio For Your Showering Pleasure
Talk about a straightforward design—this little all-rubber radio from Lexon is water-resistant and you can browse through stations by turning the antenna that pokes out from the top, adjust the volume or band on the front, and turn it on or off on top. That's it. No equalizers, LCD displays, or tape decks. Just good old-fashioned radio fun for when you're in the shower or on the beach. It runs on four AA batteries and is available now for $69.00. More »
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Radio Changes Color, Moods
The last time I used anything to alter my mood I ended up naked on the roof of KDR screaming the words to MacArthur Park. Therefore, I'm kind of incredulous as to the potential mood-altering capabilities of a radio with a big light on it. More »
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Low End Theory
Insignia: Mark of the Least
By Brendan I. KoernerI trust I'm not alone in dreading my semi-regular trips to Best Buy. The haphazard selection of products can be truly maddening, and many of the blue-shirted sales clerks need to get with the program. Don't get me started on the nightmare that was Christmas 2003, when I ordered my girlfriend's digicam online then tried to pick it up at a Best Buy outlet. In the time it took three different "sales associates" to locate my Sony DSC-P32, I could've built my own. Out of toothpicks and bubblegum, MacGyver-style.Best Buy's been suffering the consequences of its skeeviness as of late, however, as it scrambles to keep pace with Target, Wal-Mart, and Costco. Let's face it, America's a pretty lazy nation, and if we can pick up a progressive scan DVD player while simultaneously purchasing a five-pound bag of Doritos, heck, we'll do it. So Best Buy has to compete on price, and that means pushing its low-end, in-house Insignia brand ever harder. Just last week, the chain announced a whole slew of new Insignia dreck that'll be ready for the holidays.The upshot? If you've got a cheapskate uncle who knows you're into gadgets, expect some of the following goodies come December. Should you curse your fate, or is "Insignia" synonymous with "low-end quality"? An answer (of sorts) after the jump. PLUS: More surplus goodness! More »
