Lego’s new Retro Radio is just for looks
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#6MPC0)
Photo: Lego Lego is releasing a new Retro Radio build that emulates a classic portable sound system. It visually scratches the nostalgic itch with its mechanical tuner knob, a handle, and even an antenna. Jay's Brick Blog reports the $99.99 set, part of Lego's Icons collection, can play preloaded sounds or house a smartphone to play whatever - but unfortunately, Lego skipped on implementing an actual radio.
The Retro Radio is made up of 906 pieces and includes a special speaker-containing sound brick that plays its included tunes of fake stations like a sports broadcast that you can interact with by turning the dial. The other knob powers on the unit, and there's also a pretend AM / FM switch.
Lego includes some key details on the Retro Radio, like...