you got a crank radio for $5?!?! i want one of those soooo bad. last time all we had was a walkman, and it was my mother's, so i never got to listen when i wanted to. does it have a place to plug in headphones?

did you ever find out more about that solar panel and it's ability to charge regular rechargable batteries? it's expencive, but that would be worth it, just for the peace of mind.