Claire's Eco Store brings you the H2o Water Powered Shower Radio. H2O introduces the worlds first water pressure powered shower radio. The shower radio that simply runs on water! Shower radios are popular, the problem being that you need to keep replacing the batteries. Well, not anymore! Not with the H2O Water Powered Shower Radio… This shower radio simply uses water to power it, enabling you to listen to your favourite radio stations while you shower. Now that is clever! The H2o radio for the shower is very easy to use and it can be installed by anyone. Simply fit the radio in line with your shower hose to allow the water to flow through the H2O shower radio ‘micro turbine’. This then drives a generator that produces energy, giving life to your radio while you shower. You can even carry on listening once you've finished showering – this shower radio by h2o stores energy enabling it to carry on emitting your favourite sounds while you towel yourself down. Shower radios surely don't come more energy-efficient or elegantly-designed than this! The radio itself is unfortunately FM only, with simple controls for on/off, seek left and right on the bandwidth and volume. It has an FM receipt range of 87.5 - 108MHz, and therefore is capable of finding all the stations in your area, and a 15uV sensitivity. Audio output is claimed at more than 80mW. If you've heard of the H2O brand before, it's probably because it has previously appeared on the BBC's Dragon's Den, having been showcased by managing director Vivian Blick. The dragons however declined to invest, but that hasn't stopped Vivian Blick from seeking new ways to expand: "Having seen huge success with the commercialisation of the Wind-Up Radio; we were constantly looking into new ways that further innovations in the radio sector could be made," she said. "Creating the now-patented micro turbine technology, that allows the radio to operate solely through the flow of water, was the key to our new innovation and thus the world’s first water-powered shower radio was created." Please find below the spec of this unique radio for the shower:- FM sensitivity: 15uV FM receipt range: 87.5 - 108 MHz Audio Output Power: 80mW Generator output when water pressure at 0.16 Mpa/23PSI/1.6 BAR flux 260L/hr: Voltage: 2.4V Current: 60 mA Generator output when water pressure at 0.20 Mpa/29PSI/2.0 BAR flux 300L/hr: Voltage: 2.8V Current: 70 mA Generator output when water pressure at 0.25 Mpa/36PSI/2.5 BAR flux 380L/hr: Voltage: 3.5V Current: 80 mA Size: 131x74.5x42.5 mm Weight: 272g Please find below a review comment on the radio shower:- I’m not one to stop and say “wow” when I witness shower mounted radios, but the H20 Shower Powered Radio is a completely different type of green beast. Instead of relying on a waterproof battery case the unit connects directly to your shower hose, using turbine power to pump out the jams of your radio station choosing. Once your shower is turned on the micro-turbine powers an integrated battery that is fully rechargeable, eliminating battery recycling and purchasing issues. The radio features full FM spectrum capabilities and is “compatible with 99 percent of showers” according to the radios inventors.