The Weathercube is a small tabletop radio (sold by RadioShack in the 80's) that can tune in frequencies within the Public Service Band.
Wherever you live in the U.S. you're within range of a transmitter that broadcasts weather information 24 hours a day. The Weathercube was designed to be a simple radio that picks up and plays that information. You simply depress the single off-white button on its upper edge, and you hear the forecast.
What's cool about it (besides the minimal, retro aesthetic) is that in highly populated areas, you can pick up a lot of other broadcasts. Most notably in New York: car services, bike messengers, EMTs, and cops.
That's to protect you from running afoul of the weather!
Welcome back Mick. You had an impersonator called Anonymous for a while there. Heather will be happy to see that you're alive.
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now, what is that thing?
My God, my grandfather had one of those. It sat on the kitchen table next to his favorite chair. Kickin'.
The Weathercube is a small tabletop radio (sold by RadioShack in the 80's) that can tune in frequencies within the Public Service Band.
Wherever you live in the U.S. you're within range of a transmitter that broadcasts weather information 24 hours a day. The Weathercube was designed to be a simple radio that picks up and plays that information. You simply depress the single off-white button on its upper edge, and you hear the forecast.
What's cool about it (besides the minimal, retro aesthetic) is that in highly populated areas, you can pick up a lot of other broadcasts. Most notably in New York: car services, bike messengers, EMTs, and cops.
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