Eton American Red Cross Flashlight Radio

This thing is terrible. I snoozed and missed the return window, so unfortunately I'm stuck with it. First off, the USB mini B charging port is just unacceptable. It's been nearly a full decade since every other consumer electronics brand ceased using it. Seriously, the last device I bought with this size port was in 2003. This means you likely won't have a spare when you can't find the one that came with it. And no charging status indicator? Really? The only indicator of whether it's charged is a little 3 segment icon in the lcd display. It doesn't take AA batteries. It has a very small built-in battery pack. Speaking of charging, it has a USB A port and a setting to allow you to charge your phone, but I assume most modern phones have a battery FAR larger than the one in the radio. The battery is labeled as 1000mAH @ 3.7v. There's a tiny solar cell on it that is so small, I can't imagine it being of any real use. The crank on the back might at least lend you the impression that you were accomplishing something. The concentric control knob, which is designed to switch the radio bands and also tune the radio doesn't really work. Both turn at the same time, so it's frustrating and unintuitive. Have fun setting the clock :) The sound? Absolute crap. There's no weather alert feature, so if you live in a tornado prone area, your going to want to buy something else. On the positive side? It's cheap and small, and because Eton saw fit to spec the tiniest battery available and the cheapest speaker they could find, it doesn't weigh much.