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Western Digital. Now, this isn't our first time covering an Eton product, but

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we're going to start with something that'll look a little bit familiar for you guys. So, this is the Rugged Ruckus

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2, which is similar to the old one. That is to say, it's splashproof, drop, very,

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very rugged, and of course, it is a Bluetooth speaker. So, it supports

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Bluetooth 4.0 on the new version. It has an upgraded solar panel with a higher

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amperage output so it can charge your devices better as well as charging its

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own internal battery better. It supports NFC as well as speaker phone unlike the

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old one. And it has improved audio quality. So here's the

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uh There we go. There's that USB out on the back. Whatever. We'll do B-roll of

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that. This right here is the Ruckus

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Extreme, which is pretty much that one except more of the same. It has much

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better quality audio compared to the regular Rugged Ruckus 2. Now, we're

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moving into something that I promised the guys here at the booth I would

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describe as ridiculous. This is the F FRX series. We've got the F FRX4 as well

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as the F FRX 5. They are AM and FM

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radios. They support general weather alerts as well as local weather alerts

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using SM. There are four different ways

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of charging these. They can charge by solar. We've come to expect that from

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them. They can charge via a hand crank right there. They can charge using

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alkaline batteries, so you can put them in right there. And finally, they can

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charge over USB, so you will pretty much never be stuck in the dark or out of the

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loop because it also supports an LE LED flashlight on the top. The main

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difference between the four and the five is, of course, the increased size of the

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LED flashlight, as well as this is the one that supports SM. The last thing

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that I believe I did miss just a moment ago on this one is the fact that it also

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charges your USB devices. So you can use the crank to keep your phone topped up

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in an emergency. The last one, speaking of emergencies, is the Blackout Buddy

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CO. So this is just like the regular Blackout Buddy. It plugs into your wall

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outlet and then in the event of a power loss, the flashlight automatically goes

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off on so that you can find it and pick it up and use it as a flashlight. It

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also acts as a nightlight regularly. So, if you cover up the light sensor, it'll

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just have a nice little glow to it. And this one, unlike the original one, also

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has a built-in carbon monoxide detector.

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So, in the event of emergency, it does have a battery on board, so it will

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continue to function. Very cool little piece of technology. Guys, don't miss

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