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July 17, 2009February 23, 2010
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Wind Up 8-Channel Walkie Talkies

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I used to love walkie talkies when I was younger, but it was so frustrating when the batteries ran out so quickly (and when it eventually broke!). The solves the problem of expensive batteries, since the unit is completely rechargeable using a mains adaptor as well as good ol’ hand-crank power.

July 9, 2008July 13, 2009
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Hand Powered 2-way and AM/FM/NOAA Radio

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If you’re stranded in the middle of nowhere, the last thing you need is to be scrambling around for batteries so that you can radio for help. You might have a solar panel, you might even have a few AA batteries floating around. But batteries don’t last forever, and solar powered chargers take several hours...