Alright, so, we know that radios don't get a lot of play around here, frankly because they're boring, and
because there's only so much we can take of "the greatest hits of the 80's, 90's, and today." That was of
course before we saw the $26 Acrilan Radio, which is battery powered, has a built-in speaker, and probably sounds like
crap, but elevates the design of such technology enough to make us almost miss the mind numbing station programming.
Almost.
"Reception frequency FM broadcast 76.1 - 96.3mz Use electric battery single four dry cell battery ? books Continuous duty time approximately 8 hours (in case of alkaline electric battery use) The Japanese domestic guarantee 1 year"
"The circular object which is 10 centimeters in diameter. Texture of the material of the transparent acrylic is beautiful, a little heavy appearance. It probably is paper weight of the acrylic make? Or it probably is to be the clock?
Answering is the monaural FM radio. Well the use method knocks the circular switch of the central part lightly just. When it does, the blue LED lights up, informs about the fact that operation is started. Because the number which records FM frequency is drawn in outer circle of the circular switch, adjusting to this, it adjusts to the channel which we would like to hear. "
"The power switch, selection of music and the volume control, with three operations of saying, if simple of the universal design which everyone can do simply and intuitively know it is the FM radio. The clean impression of being easy to adapt to any place good impression can have also the place where it overflows, don't you think?. It is optimum to also the gift to important one."
"There is a terminal of the AC adapter, but as for the adapter it has not belonged to this item and we do not sell even at this store
When the rubbish and the dust enter in the part part of the transparent acrylic, the acrylic part comes off by removing the cover of electric battery exchange, cleaning has become possible.
The case where the electric battery cover was opened and closed, after resetting the connecting slit of the acrylic part and the substance part to the origin securely, please use"
"6. Sweet! NPR's next membership bribe, I mean gift."
probably... especially when you consider this :
"Reception frequency FM broadcast 76.1 - 96.3mz"
seeing as basically only non-profit, college stations, and NPR stations exist in that end of the spectrum. and yes i understand this product is just using the japanese-used spectrum...
I just received it for Christmas (european version). It doesn't sound like crap and the spectrum is adapted to the european stations. It fits perfectly in my office where I can't bring huge boomboxes.
I have one. Picked it up in a Yorkville gift shop, in Toronto, for $35 Canadian. Since I'm just 'the tech guy' and not important enough for a nice window office, I'm stuck with a noisy laser printer outside my door and lots of people cursing 'cause someone left legal in the manual feed tray. The radio doesn't sound amazing, but it's good enough to have the local classical station on in the background so I don't go postal next time an art director asks me what anti-aliasing is.
It has really cool blue LED's that light up around the top of the dial. The speaker is in the bottom, so the sound shoots down and reflects off the desktop to make it sound a little bigger than it is. My only complaint is that after a while the dust on your desk takes the stickiness out of the little rubber pads that hold it in place while you adjust the volume. But, that's being picky. It's definitely worth what I paid for it and a great gift idea for someone in an office who can't be blasting their iTunes over 5000 watts in their cubicle.
This design has been around here in Norway for at least a year. Not sure it's the same manufacturer, but it looks _exactly_ the same. Middle pop-up-jog tuned the radio while the acrylic body adjusted the volume. And yes; the sound quality is awful...
Cool! Where can I buy this radio (except on this Japanese site, that I dont understand) PS : I'm from Switzerland. Thank you for you help. alainr@ramirez.ch
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
barywhite @ Feb 2nd 2006 7:17PM
You obviously can't listen to Triple J..
http://www.triplej.net.au
The best radio station in the world.
Neester @ Feb 2nd 2006 7:39PM
I am actually a nova fan.
Nova969
Gotta love their music!
TSW @ Feb 2nd 2006 7:42PM
From the site, translated from the Japanese:
"Reception frequency FM broadcast 76.1 - 96.3mz
Use electric battery single four dry cell battery ? books
Continuous duty time approximately 8 hours (in case of alkaline electric battery use)
The Japanese domestic guarantee 1 year"
"The circular object which is 10 centimeters in diameter. Texture of the material of the transparent acrylic is beautiful, a little heavy appearance. It probably is paper weight of the acrylic make? Or it probably is to be the clock?
Answering is the monaural FM radio.
Well the use method knocks the circular switch of the central part lightly just. When it does, the blue LED lights up, informs about the fact that operation is started. Because the number which records FM frequency is drawn in outer circle of the circular switch, adjusting to this, it adjusts to the channel which we would like to hear. "
"The power switch, selection of music and the volume control, with three operations of saying, if simple of the universal design which everyone can do simply and intuitively know it is the FM radio. The clean impression of being easy to adapt to any place good impression can have also the place where it overflows, don't you think?. It is optimum to also the gift to important one."
"There is a terminal of the AC adapter, but as for the adapter it has not belonged to this item and we do not sell even at this store
When the rubbish and the dust enter in the part part of the transparent acrylic, the acrylic part comes off by removing the cover of electric battery exchange, cleaning has become possible.
The case where the electric battery cover was opened and closed, after resetting the connecting slit of the acrylic part and the substance part to the origin securely, please use"
ET @ Feb 2nd 2006 8:37PM
Now if it was self powered (i.e. shake it to charge) they'd be on to something. Radio anywhere, batteries not necessary.
David @ Feb 2nd 2006 9:10PM
Sweet! NPR's next membership bribe, I mean gift.
x23 @ Feb 2nd 2006 9:45PM
"6. Sweet! NPR's next membership bribe, I mean gift."
probably... especially when you consider this :
"Reception frequency FM broadcast 76.1 - 96.3mz"
seeing as basically only non-profit, college stations, and NPR stations exist in that end of the spectrum. and yes i understand this product is just using the japanese-used spectrum...
The43rdDj @ Feb 3rd 2006 3:55AM
I just received it for Christmas (european version). It doesn't sound like crap and the spectrum is adapted to the european stations.
It fits perfectly in my office where I can't bring huge boomboxes.
warrenpeace @ Feb 3rd 2006 9:43AM
I have one. Picked it up in a Yorkville gift shop, in Toronto, for $35 Canadian. Since I'm just 'the tech guy' and not important enough for a nice window office, I'm stuck with a noisy laser printer outside my door and lots of people cursing 'cause someone left legal in the manual feed tray. The radio doesn't sound amazing, but it's good enough to have the local classical station on in the background so I don't go postal next time an art director asks me what anti-aliasing is.
It has really cool blue LED's that light up around the top of the dial. The speaker is in the bottom, so the sound shoots down and reflects off the desktop to make it sound a little bigger than it is. My only complaint is that after a while the dust on your desk takes the stickiness out of the little rubber pads that hold it in place while you adjust the volume. But, that's being picky. It's definitely worth what I paid for it and a great gift idea for someone in an office who can't be blasting their iTunes over 5000 watts in their cubicle.
Rune Andersen @ Feb 3rd 2006 11:03AM
This design has been around here in Norway for at least a year. Not sure it's the same manufacturer, but it looks _exactly_ the same.
Middle pop-up-jog tuned the radio while the acrylic body adjusted the volume.
And yes; the sound quality is awful...
Michael Nelson @ Feb 5th 2006 11:13AM
whoa, Engadget is in NC? Or is the stupid " '80s, '90s, and today" thing on more than just Mix 101.5?
That bugged me so much before the turn of the millenium. The '90s and "today" were the SAME THING.
Alain @ Feb 12th 2006 11:38AM
Cool! Where can I buy this radio (except on this Japanese site, that I dont understand)
PS : I'm from Switzerland.
Thank you for you help.
alainr@ramirez.ch