Motorola sticks with disemvoweled product names: the Tlkr T7 Radio.
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We got ourselves a couple of chopped-top CBs from Motorola--a.k.a. the Tlkr T7 series--so you'll have to put up with the radio slang. Sorry. Over.
The T7 is a serious piece of kit. It's about as powerful a walkie-talkie as you can buy without requiring a special license or unwittingly interfering with the emergency services, and in optimal conditions, two or more handsets can communicate 6 miles apart.
We recently came back from testing these bad boys out in the Italian Alps, where they performed flawlessly. Those of us who braved the top of the 2.5-mile-high Matterhorn were able to effortlessly taunt those who'd stayed at the base of the mountain because they'd injured themselves on the previous day's snowboarding. We were even able to talk to those in the group with lesser walkie-talkies and felt pretty secure in the knowledge that we could alert the authorities if we fell over and broke something.
Performance wasn't as effective in built-up areas, understandably. Interference from other radio signals and buildings dropped the range to around 3,200 feet in our tests, but we were able to order drinks with colleagues in a pub approximately that far away. Your mileage will vary, of course, but we think you'll like the T7s. They perform well, have a serious-looking but attractive gray finish, and have a long battery life of approximately 16 hours.
If you want to keep in touch with mates while you're on holiday, or you just want to look like you're in the secret service, the T7s more than justify their £65 ($92) price tag.
Over and out.
(Via Crave UK)
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Motorola )
If Motorola does end up getting out of the mobile phone business, we hope it's not counting on walkie-talkies as the future. Moto has already launched its fashionable "TLKR" line, and now we hear that it's launching a new "Talkabout" two-way radio with a camo design and a choice of five hunting-call "buddy tones"--duck, goose, turkey, elk, and coyote, according to Slippery Brick.
Yes, it's not exactly the same as downloading the latest Beyonce ring tone (that could be suicide around people with firearms anyway), but it sure seems to be getting closer, at least where the marketing angles are concerned. If they start coming out with "special edition" walkie-talkies, that may be real reason for worry.
By the way, if you really are a serious hunter, the T9650RCAMO has a range of 28 miles, speech activation, vibrating alerts, and weather channels. And we didn't make a single Dick Cheney joke.
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Voz Sports)
If NFL teams continue to use technology on the field--legally or otherwise--you've got to wonder how long it'll be before they start using something like this.
The "Multy LYNK" helmet from Voz Sports would seem just as suitable for the battlefield as the gridiron, serving as both a multimedia device and communications tool. In addition to playing MP3s on its built-in stereo speakers, according to Gizmodo, it has a "two-way Family Radio Service radio with voice control and 14 channels (plus 38 privacy codes) or via Bluetooth."
We'd be dubious about the effectiveness of its noise-cancellation technology at venues like Lambeau Field during the playoffs, but the Multy LYNK does have a weather receiver and a waterproof finish to help survive the freezing tundra. And if your team happens to win, the helmet can be submersed in a liter of Gatorade for a full 30 minutes.
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