Eton Rukus Extreme, and FRX Series 4-in-1 Power - CES 2014
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2014-05-07
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Linus Tech Tips coverage of CES 2014 is brought to you by ncx.com, your source
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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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