Seiko Disaster Radio

Here in The Netherlands, the disaster warning sirens are tested at midday on the first Monday of every month. In the event of a real disaster striking, we’re all supposed to go indoors, shut all doors and windows, and tune into local radio for more information. Since the disaster may involve loss of electricity, the advice is to have a battery-powered radio on hand.

 

Japan is another country where they have a disaster warning system in place, because of earthquakes. Now those nice people at Seiko have come out with a handy-dandy portmanteau device combining a battery-operated radio, clock and torch (flashlight to you speakers of American). Hey, Seiko, perhaps there’s another market for this here in The Netherlands… Mind you, the best sort of design for a device like this is to have it powered by clockwork with a winding crank. Batteries run down…