Brion Vega RR227 radio

Brion Vega is an Italian manufacturer of radios, at least one of which (this RR227) is based on a vintage design—and all of which look like they could be. They do the modern basics like MP3 playback from SD cards, but at over $200 a pop, are best left to the design obsessed who’d rather trade convenience for looks. [via Technabob]

1. [damiank]

   I’m in the market for a radio that can record mp3s of radio broadcasts onto an sd card. Ideally I’d like one that you can program to record a certain station at a certain time for set interval. I would use this to record sporting events, concerts, and other stuff: kind of like a tivo for the radio.

   Any recommendations?