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I wasn’t aware that anything like the National Preparedness Month existed. Well, we are in it (if you live in the US) and the timing is pretty apt with Hurricane Irene having recently ravaged its way through much of North America and it is of course also the 10th anniversary of September 11th.

Having an emergency supply kit in your home, car or workplace seems a very sensible thing. The American Red Cross obviously thinks so too and teamed up with outdoor electronics specialist Eton Corporation to create a new line of self-powered emergency products called the TurboDyne Series.

Launched earlier this year the three products in the series have already received a number of awards including the Red Dot 2011. Each product contains a powerful dynamo crank that powers emergency radio channels and a phone. Road Torq is a roadside emergency tripod with a very bright flashlight and emergency flasher. Axis and Rover are high power dynamo crank radios that integrate wideband, AM/FM/NOAA and mobile phone charger.

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