The Gadgeteer have published a review of the Etón SolarLink FR360 Emergency Preparedness Digital Radio. 'The FR360 comes with a Ni-MH battery. The batteries are charged by the solar panel on top of the unit; it takes 10 hours of direct sunlight to fully charge the battery. You can also power the unit and recharge the battery with an AC adapter (not included, but can be ordered from Etón for $9.95). I was not sent the AC adapter. You can run the unit using three standard AAA batteries, but these will not be charged by the FR360 nor will they charge the Ni-MH battery. There's a hand-cranked dynamo, but this is for a short burst of power - a few minutes of radio time or a small charge to a cell phone for an emergency call. I'm not sure you could crank it long enough to fully charge the Ni-MH battery.'
