Made of super-sexy cast aluminum, the Eton P9110 emergency radio has more or less the same feature set as the usual Eton emergency radio - if there's a blackout you crank the crank until you can hear the news or Top of the Pops or maybe your neighbor's unshielded wireless phone. It does look prettier than most, but that might just be the gilt marijuana flower on the front face. Price TBA. [Camille]

The Porsche-designed Eton P9110 emergency radio

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Internet radios are gaining popularity in a big way, with over 5,000 stations now at your disposal. Intempo have joined the fray with a very elegant, retro-look offering that has plenty of handy features for your £119.99. You can pick up music wirelessly or through an Ethernet cable, or stream music from your PC / laptop. If you've got media on a USB stick then that's fine too; Intempo has built in a USB port for you. You can save 99 presets, and use it as a clock radio.

Once started, the GX-01 does its thing automatically, so it's a great gift for those who are looking to dabble in Internet waters but are a little uncertain, technically speaking. The LCD display shows scrolls the name of the song and the artist. The device also supports MP3, Real Media and Windows Media; you can even access on-demand content for some stations.

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Some people prepare emergency fire exits, but I'm preparing for zombie attack. I'll be adding the Motorola Talkabout two-way radio to keep track of potential non-zombie allies. This new Talkabout model (T9580RSAME) has the added feature of broadcasting emergency announcements from the US National Weather Service. Until that feature is linked to the UK Met Office, I'll have to entertain myself with the Talkabout's 40km (25 mile) range. If the zombies chew through the electrical grid, I can rest assure that the Talkabout works on AA batteries.

$99 [online store]

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Designed for people who have a WiFi connection but want to listen to their Internet radio without putting their computer's fan on overdrive, the Tangent Quattro is a compact, retro-styled solution. The wood cabinet is actually MDF which apparently offers excellent audio quality thanks to the acoustic effects. Alongside the capacity to access thousands of Internet radio stations and stream audio over WiFi it packs an alarm clock, DAB/FM radio, 5 station presets and OGG Vorbis support (an open source, lossy compression audio codec if you were wondering). There are white, red walnut and black finishes to choose from. $349 (approx £175).

[via Uber Gizmo]

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Susi looks at the internet radio from Noxon, wonders at the amount of radio in the world, and then gets slightly perplexed over the menu system.

Terratec Noxon

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Music's great, innit? We've already established that technology is responsible for broadening your music taste, and now, thanks to internet radio, there's even more of it going on. This radio gives you access to over 10,000 radio stations so you can try our Bavarian pipe music, before actually committing to The Best of Bavarian Pipe Music '07.

Let's start from the beginning: this radio docks iPods, so you can listen to your own personal choons. It works with everything from the Nano forward. There's also an FM tuner, for your basic, static-filled stations. As if that wasn't enough, you'll also find a USB port, should you have one of those crazy USB MP3 players. You can even stream music from your hard drive. But the fun really starts with the internet radio.

This enhanced next generation model follows the sub-£100 EVOKE-1XT, which PURE tell us is "the world's best selling digital radio". So what's new?

PURE have added support for an optional 24-hour batter, the ChargePAK. There's textSCAN and Intellitext added so scrolling text can be paused and reviewed later, and a new OLED display incorporating an automatically adjusting display brightness sensor improves readability from every angle. The enhanced spec list also boasts more station presets and the ability to hook up music players including the iPod. To top it all, EVOKE-1S is an eco-friendly addition.

A Cyberman head does bear a sort of resemblance to an AM/FM radio, what with the retro-cool antennae and the now-cool way the mouth glows blue when you choose FM radio stations. But do you want to confront a Cyberman every time you use the shower? And do you dry yourself off afterward on the Cybermat? (Answers on a 3x5 card.) £19.95 [GT]

Dr Who Cyberman Shower Radio [via UberReview]

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Remember how cool you used to think that guy with the boombox on his shoulder looked? Damn cool, if you were me, although admittedly he might have looked marginally less so when crying with the ache in his neck and shoulders later that evening. Well, no need for excruciating pain in order to share your well chosen playlists with the world with this awesome bag from Journeys.

This bag doesn't just look like a funky mock-up, it's got built-in speakers which you can attach to your MP3 player, iPod, MP3 Phone or CD player (and so on and on). Fantastic! Just pop your player inside, plug it into the mini-jack, and strut to your own sounds. And all for a measly $30.

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Anyone still playing vinyl? If you are, you're probably finding it twice as difficult to find something to actually play it on as it is to find the records themselves. Enter good ol' FredFlare, with their retro-style record player/radio. It plays 33s, 45s and 78s and comes with stereo speakers, an AM/FM radio and this funky, 50s-style carrying case. And if you don't want to actually use it to play music, well, it'll add a nice, retro touch to your home decor.

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Choices, choices, choices. We love them. They make procrastination easier, and therefore the pressing need to *do* something slightly less pressing. The Noxon 2 should be right up my street, then, since it offers you loads of options on how to get your music goodness.

There's the iPod docking station, so that's up to 80 GB of music. There's the fact that it streams internet radio, so that's another 5,000 radio stations. There's the podcast receiver, so you can listen to all sorts of people chatting away about their favourite things. There's the network player, for music from your hard drive. There's the FM radio. Seriously. There is now no excuse for sitting in silence.

Product page: £249.99 from the end of June at Terratec

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Not too long ago, we were all very excited about DAB radio and the potential for 35 different stations, clear as a bell. Now though, internet radio can give you access to over 5,000 radio stations from across the world, which is clearly even better. And so we love it even more. Thanks to BT, we’ve got one of their Internet Radios to give away for this very purpose.

The winner will be able to listen to any of these stations wherever they can get a Wi-Fi connection (so you’re going to need a wireless internet connection at home for this one). And, since lots of stations store their back catalogue of shows, you can even listen on-demand if you miss something you love. And finally, it allows you to access all the MP3s stored on your computer.

To win the BT Internet Radio, simply tell us how approximately many more internet radio stations there are than DAB stations (maths, eh). Details on how to enter, and ts & cs after the jump.

Alex finds her way around Intempo's retro-styled digital radio.

Intempo

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The Intempo PG-02 is a traditionally styled DAB and FM radio alarm. A follow up to the wood-effect PG-01 it aims to have retro appeal with up to date technology. This it manages, for the most part, being a decent radio even if the design is a tad mumsy.

The retro appeal is limited. The silver-effect case is rather cumbersome, the sole concession to elegant styling being a crystalline diamond on the front. The central tuning knob is actually the volume control and it feels rather tacky and plasticky to the touch. Having said that, control and navigation is a doddle with clearly marked buttons. Surf up or down and select to confirm, or autotune.

Katie and Hippyshopper's Abi become wind up merchants (I'm sorry) with the wind-up / solar power Freeplay Energy Eye Max Radio.

Freeplay Energy

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For anyone who just can't get enough of the humble iron in their lives, Brando have created the Iron Radio Alarm, which doubles up as an amplifier (hence the hooked-up iPod). There's the choice of beep or FM radio and just a couple of AA batteries as the power source. This seems almost deceptive in its simplicity, but that really is all it does. I now have so many gizmos that this would be obsolete, yet it's a breath of fresh air to see a simple gadget around. Even if it is perplexingly cutesy.

Available in pink, blue, orange and green for just $24.

Brando Workshop Iron Radio Alarm Clock

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Today, Eton makes me think of posh boys, strawberries, cream and meringue (the ingredients to Eton Mess, probably the best dessert ever). But in fact, this radio has no posh components, and not even a hint of dairy or fruit produce. This Eton is a DAB radio, which has both FM and DAB coverage, with five presets for both, along with manual and auto tuning. The backlit LCD screen provides track and station information and a clock.

It's also iPod-friendly, with an auxiliary socket to plug in your player. Available in black, red, white, blue and purple, you can pick one up for £140.

Product page: Eton Radio

The new Revo DAB range at John Lewis actually gives most of the best features to the Uno's silver and black big brothers, but on a blog like this priority has to be given to the pink...

All three radios have crystal clear DAB quality, and can act as cordless speakers for your iPod. A choice of dead-raising digital tootling or waking to a soothing radio station (don't tune in to Chris Moyles, then) and an additional FM tuner make this a pleasingly simple radio alarm. It doesn't brush your teeth, make your bed or get you to work on time, but it will, you know, play music. At £69.99 it's a tad steep, with the cylindrical fuchsia design the main appeal.

The silver Pico is more portable, the blocky black Pico+ much more intelligent.

Yes, there's a new pretender to the teeny player throne. This thumbnail-sized slice of micro-gadgetry is the perfect size to be lost in the bottom of a handbag and forever mourned as it sinks behind the sofa cushion. At least it's unlikely to be stolen; they'd have to find the 24mm square gizmo first.

The Ultimate Smallest MP3 Player can actually hold 2GB (or about 200 hours) of music, and contains a 3.7V Lithium battery which should ensure some decent playback time... long enough to get frustrated with the microscopic controls. There's even a radio built in to a device that's lighter than the headphones that come with it.

Get your Innerspace accessory at Gadget Universe for $99.99

via [RedFerret]

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Still on the lookout for a snazzy stereo? This R2 radio system from Vita Audio comes in either walnut-wood or high-gloss ivory lacquer and features a DAB/FM tuner, and can be connected to an MP3 player via the socket on the front panel. Otherwise, attach it to a CD player or for the tech-luddites, a cassette player, and away you go. Pick it up in Selfridges, Harrods, John Lewis and several other stores, at £219.99 for the walnut veneer, or £249.99 for the ivory lacquer. Fingers crossed you can manage to avoid the ever-tempting food halls when you venture into the first stores!

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