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Eton launches emergency radio with built-in mobile phone charger

Wind-up radio, torch and phone charger in one

6 September 2005 19:14 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Eton, the radio company, has added a phone charger option to its Emergency Hand-Crank radio. The new model, called the FR250 gives you unlimited power for AM/FM radio, 7 international Shortwave bands, built-in flashlight, and mobile phone battery life when you need it most as long as you've got enough juice to crank the handle.

The FR250 can be powered from four different sources: the built-in rechargeable Ni-MH battery that takes charge from the dynamo crank and from an AC adaptor, 3 AA batteries, or the AC adaptor alone and the dynamo crank alone, even with no battery pack installed.

There is also a built-in triple LED light so you can see what you are doing.

Costing £34.95, the radio comes with a a lead and a selection of adaptor plugs to fit nearly all popular modern phones.

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