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Eton FR100 Blackout Buddy Radio (Silver) | 
| Brand: Eton
Category: CE
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $8.99
You Save: $31.00 (78%)
New (4) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $7.89
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4567
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3 x 1.4 x 5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: FR100
Model: FR100
UPC: 750254612435
EAN: 0750254612435
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Provides emergency light and AM/FM radio when the power goes out | | • | Integrated AC plug charges built-in battery | | • | Unit automatically engages when power is cut | | • | Blue backlit digital display shows radio frequency, time of day, alarm wake-up time | | • | Includes earphone jack |
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Product Description
Plug the Blackout Buddy into AC sockets around your home. When the power fails, Blackout Buddy automatically shines to the rescue, with a brilliant beam of light that illuminates the room and an AM/FM radio to give you breaking news. Blackout Buddy also makes a perfect AM/FM clock radio and LED flashlight for everyday listening around the home. A patent-pending plug-in design folds down for easy carrying, and recharges the internal battery so it's ready the next time you need it.
Amazon.com Product Description
When a blackout strikes, will you be ready? Thanks to the Eton FR100 Blackout Buddy, the answer is a resounding yes. Simply plug the FR100 into an AC outlet and as soon as power is cut, the unit automatically shines to the rescue with a brilliant beam of light that illuminates the area. 
The FR100 is always ready for a blackout. View larger. | 
The convenient plug-in mechanism. | 
A powerful LED flashlight is integrated into the side of the radio. View larger. | The FR100 also tunes AM and FM radio stations, giving you breaking news and information during the power disruption. Of course, when it's not busy helping you out in an emergency the FR100 makes a great rechargeable clock radio that you can take anywhere -- without worrying about replacing the batteries. Design and Controls
The FR100's attractive exterior houses an innovative fold-away AC plug that recharges the unit's built-in battery pack. The unit's blue backlit digital display shows radio frequency, time of day, alarm wake-up time, and a symbol for alarm activation. A powerful LED flashlight is integrated into the side of the radio, where you'll also find controls for volume level, tuning, and band selection. The FR100 lets you choose from several alert modes that define what the radio does in the event of a power outage. You can set the unit to play the radio only, to turn on the light, or to turn on the light and radio at the same time. Of course, you can also set the FR100 to do nothing when power is cut. Tuning and Bands
You can use the FR100's analog tuner to tune into your favorite local stations, In addition to a telescoping FM antenna, the unit contains an internal ferrite bar antenna for AM reception. Connections and Power
The FR100 can be powered by the direct AC plug-in on the back of the device, or via the internal rechargeable battery. The battery must be charged for 72 hours to receive a full charge. An earphone socket can also serve as an auxiliary FM antenna. Extras
In addition to a digital clock, the FR100 also features an alarm clock function.
What's in the Box
FR100 radio, auxiliary FM antenna, and user's manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 I love this radio/emergency light December 27, 2008
Louis Alexander (San Jose, CA USA)
This radio has a variety of radio bands which means it is useful anywhere in the world. The built-in flashlight provides good illumination. The battery hold enough juice that the light can be left on all night as a night light, something I have done several times in hotel rooms with no nightlight in the bathroom.
The digital turner version is well worth the extra price.
 Hurricane Ike September 19, 2008
Ike survivor (Houston, TX USA)
As I sit in the dark night after night after Hurricane Ike here on the Texas Gulf Coast, I can only wish that this product had performed as promised. It has failed horribly, and I would tell anyone NOT to buy this product. Yes, it has been plugged in and charged at all times. When the power lines went down, this radio played one obnoxious talk radio station for all of 5 minutes, then died out. Do not buy this worthless product.
 Battery Life? What battery life? July 8, 2006
R. Widebrook (Menlo Park, CA United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Nice enough if on sale, but rather compromised overall:
#1: On full multi-day charges, the battery pack dies after a mere 45-55 minutes of standalone radio play. Has wired-in 4xAAA NiMH battery pack, could be changed out for better NiMHs if a techie person wanted, but....
#2: Rounded bottom means it has to lie flat on its back.
#3: Plug design, again.
#4: Switches a bit underbuilt/underdesigned.
Positives:
#1: Nice blue LCD display when plugged in (not if standalone). Like a nitelite.
#2: Combo of digital/rotary tuning, is precise.
#3: Sounds a bit thin but very clear/clean, pretty good reception.
Bottomline: keeper if $5, return it if paid asking retail $. Try try again.
 Nifty but kind of cheap quality May 17, 2006
DDJ (Fremont, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Likely discontinued because I bought this on sale at Frys for only $4.99. It was worth that price.
Like the other reviewer said it dominates the electrical receptacle. Even a four plugger becomes hard to use.
Radio sounds very tinny, but works OK. It picks up the local AM stations. I have it on the wall in a workshop where the nicely lit digital clock comes in handy. One problem I noticed was that there is a loud hum when I played the radio while it was plugged in (nothing else active on the line). I got around this by clipping a thin ground wire to the outside antenna. This seemed to also boost AM reception.
plug a problem May 31, 2005
Steven Talajkowski (CA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Like the idea and the digital radio is a nice touch. My biggest problem is the plug. When the unit is plugged into a wall outlet the top of the unit covers part of the outlet above. This makes it impossible to use a 3 prong device and nearly impossible to plug in a 2 prong device. So you are dedicating an entire outlet to this one device. Seems they should have figured that one out.
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