Brionvega's retro-futurist MP3 / radio stolen from the set of Fahrenheit 451
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted April 13th 2009 12:54PM
posted April 13th 2009 12:54PM
Once again, the gang at Brionvega prove that sometimes sexy is enough. The Italian company's been doing its thing since the 1940s, and this radio is actually a refresh of a model that first debuted in 1965. The RR227 (as it's affectionately known) is pretty straightforward -- an AM / FM tuner that sports an SD card slot for MP3 or WMA playback. This bad boy also features headphone out, aux in, and a USB connection. It will run off of European mains power (Yanks will need to get an AC adapter) or, if you're picnicking with a loved one near the Seine, it also runs off batteries. Available in black, white, or red. Retails for €199 (about $260). More pics after the break.
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Strangely familiar..... Am I that old already?....
kinda ugly...
size comparison please?
sexy, but if it's large it ruins everything.
like Rosie O'Donnell in a teeny-weeny bikini.
you have scarred me forever...
RTFA?
Matter : washable ABS plastic box
Colours : red, jet black and snow white
Sound power : 2 watts
Dimensions : 23 x 13 x 13 cm
Weight: 0.990 kg
"starightforward"? sheesh!
I dunno about these one speaker deals.
It looks huge and heavy in those pics..
(That's what she said..)
If it runs on batteries too it shouldn't be too difficult to mod the thing for your silly 110V mains ;)
Euro power, More Volts than Yanks can handle
It must not be too big as you can see the sd slot on the bottom. I could be wrong though.
sorry nope i was wrong i didn't really look at the first picture. im an idiot. That thing is huge!!!
Looks like a Bang and Olufsen Beosound 3 met a Tivoli PAL at a party, and this came along a few months later.
It's nice. It's huge. It's nice but way too huge. This is not really a portable MP3 player, it's a portable desktop MP3 player as it says in the links.
http://www.singulier.com/boutique_us/fiche_produit.cfm?ref=08140240&type=81&code_lg=lg_us&num=6
Dimensions : 23 (9.1 in) x 13 (5.1 in) x 13 (5.1 in) cm
Weight: 0.990 kg (2.2 lbs)
Matter : washable ABS plastic box
Colours : red, jet black and snow white
Sound power : 2 watts
Dimensions : 23 x 13 x 13 cm
Weight: 0.990 kg
2 years warranty
You guys are all missing the point. This isn't a portable MP3 player, it's a fashion statement. Kind of the Italian equivalent of those heritage style table radios that Grundig did a few years ago.
It seems the scale doesn't correspond to either AM or FM.
i don't think it's worth 199€, it doesn't do anything special.
$260 for a single speaker AM/FM radio with an SD slot?
Where do we line up and wait for three days for this incredible bargain?
American Power, gets the same job done with half the voltage
Not really, for some uses people have to get your powercompany to add a 230 line, and a good number do I hear.
Western Hemisphere Electrical Power: Half the Voltage = TWICE the Amperage!
AMPS KILL!!!!
An ugly ass radio for $260 that doesn't do shortwave, shouldn't this be a crapgadget?