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pSeems like the design of electronics these days hews towards one of two looks: the Black Box or Retro./p

pFalling in the latter category is British radio company A HREF=”http://www.pure.com/us/products/” Pure/A with their line of Flow products: /p

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pDebuted earlier this year at CES, the FM/WiFi-linked radios will hit American shelves next month, and come in three flavors: The A HREF=”http://www.pure.com/us/products/product.asp?Product=VL-60896Category=” Evoke/A (portable, above), the A HREF=”http://www.pure.com/us/products/product.asp?Product=VL-61212Category=” Oasis/A (poolside, below) and the A HREF=”http://www.pure.com/us/products/product.asp?Product=VL-61220Category=” Siesta/A (bedside, bottom)./p

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pBoth the Evoke and the Oasis’ retro form factors recall the to-be-expected ’60s and ’70s, but what really caught us off guard is their Siesta, which looks like a clock radio from the 80s. Dammit, are we mining that decade already? Yes, the ’80s was well over twenty years ago, but the part of us that doesn’t like to admit we’re ageing is crying “Too soon! Too soon!”/p

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