Sunday, September 25, 2011

SRF-18 - Sony New Compact Radio And Speaker Combo


Sony’s SRF-18 portable radio speaker setup features technology that would have been unremarkable two decades ago.

The tiny speaker system has an AM/FM radio, sound recording, and an auxiliary input for whatever peripheral device you’ve got (be it smartphone or 8-track player).
The tuner looks straight out of the ’70s, complete with yellow sliding bar and thumb-driven dial.

Sony’s Jambox lookalike can sustain continuous play for several days on two AA batteries.
If you plan on using it at your desk and don’t want to burn through batteries, however, there’s an AC adapter available for purchase (sold separately, of course).

Here you are an interesting two in one little gadget from Sony the SRF-18.
This compact radio (155.4×34.2×80.3mm for 198g) comes with the usual FM and AM tuner as well as a line-in that will let you enjoy your DAP or Phone music from the SRF-18 2x80mW speakers, as well as basic Radio recording features that will forward all recording to an external device.

The SRF-18 is powered by two AA batteries and will offer you up to 47h worth of continuous FM radio, 52h of AM Radio or 80h of music via its line-in option.
Announced for the end October the SRF-18 is available in black, white and red and will cost around 3,500 yen.

At the very least, the SRF-18 comes with a decent paint job.
The unit is sold in pink, white or black options, and is currently set for a Japan-only release in October. It will sell for 3,500 yen, or about $45.

No comments: