The Japanese are usually very well-prepared and well-organized for everything, from daily chores to life-changing events. Things in Japan generally go like clockwork and the reason is that they have to because people face the risk of devastating natural disasters. The PlusMinusZero Emergency Radio and Lantern is an object designed to help prepare for those eventualities but a look at its features immediately reveals that it will find a place in any home or, at just 195 x 65 x 65 mm (7.7 x 2.6 x 2.6"), even any backpack. And with three color options, it looks good too!
Incorporating an AM and FM radio, an LED lantern/lamp with two light color choices (warm white and daylight), a Bluetooth speaker, and an emergency SOS alarm that emits sound at 81 dB for six hours on three AAA alkaline batteries, the PlusMinusZero Emergency Radio and Lantern will prove helpful in more ways than one –or two or three. It can almost any power from any source you have around - regular batteries, storage batteries, USB, AC adapter, the sun, or through its folding crank - and can even power your smartphone via its USB output. If you're looking for that one device to have in your emergency kit, this is it!
Specs and Features:
- Colors: brown gray, black, white
- Easy to store slim design
- Folding hand-crank charging handle
- Easy to read LCD display
- Functions: AM/FM radio, LED lantern, emergency SOS alarm, Bluetooth speaker
- Light: LED
- Light temperature: warm white, daylight
- Light brightness: warm white approx. 15 Lm, daylight approx. 16 Lm
- Alarm sound intensity: 81 dB
- Reception frequency: AM: 522-1710 kHz, FM: 76.0-108.0 MHz (Wide FM compatible)
- Antenna: AM, built-in ferrite bar antenna, FM, cable antenna
- Speaker: 36 mm (1.4")
- Speaker max. practical output: 340 mW
- Input port: USB Type-C (for mobile batteries and AC adapters)
- Output port: USB Type-A (for charging smartphones)
- Solar panels: monocrystalline solar film
- Solar panel dimensions: approx. 2.8 x 44 x 24 mm (0.1 x 1.7 x 0.9")
- Solar panel power: 0.15 W, 5 V
- Solar panel charging time: 10 hours
- Dustproof: IP54
- Bluetooth version: 5.4
- Bluetooth class: 2
- Bluetooth supported profiles: A2DP 1.3.2, AVRCP 1.6.2
- Dimensions: approx. 195 x 65 x 65 mm (7.7 x 2.6 x 2.6")
- Weight: approx. 350 g (12.3 oz)
- Power: 3 AAA alkaline batteries (sold separately)
- Max. operation time on batteries: AM radio 22 hours, FM radio 17 hours, Bluetooth 20 hours, LED lantern 4.5 hours, SOS alarm 6 hours
- Power supply: AC adapter, solar panel, hand-cranked charging handle, regular battery, storage battery
- Comes with USB cable
- Manual/instructions: Japanese