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I love this weird combo, multi-tool gadget: it's a mashup between the Solar Phone Charger and the great 5-in-1 Pen. It's got a solar cell to top up your gadgets with juice (USB connector, or cellphone adaptors), a UV note-checker, LED flashlight and, best of all, an FM radio. Why not an MP3 player? Where's the tool for getting stones out of a horse's hoof? Nope, just an FM radio. At least we have this reassurance "Security guarantee: There is not any danger to use." Yours for $45.99. [GizFever via RedFerret]
Solar Powered Music, Fake Detection and Flashlight in One
7:09 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Kit Eaton
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Wow, the solar cell on that thing looks cruddy as heck. Probably made from some 80's tech that is out of patent or something (not that patents matter in China).
Quick, name 10 things you'd never see in one gadget together.
FM radio? First thing I thought of when I saw this was how it would be nice for camping trips or other such locations where you don't have access to an outlet. But most of those places also don't get very good FM reception. How about an AM radio? And MP3 player? Then you could play all the music that YOU wanted...and listen to the baseball game at night.
And personally, for me, "note checker" was a bit confusing. Maybe it's an American thing but I was wondering how this device uses UV light to "check" your music? Note by note? With UV light?
meh, i got one of these for free at a convention last summer.
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