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If you are on Facebook, you would have seen that Milwaukee will be releasing another tool on there, they gave a hint that is a M18, and it will power your life on and off the site, i thinks its a new radio! What do you guys think?
I think so too. Could it be the fuel radio lol. I would be surprised if it didn’t have a built in charger.
I think some one here mentioned that M18 radios were one sale in Canada makes sense to clear out inventory. Plus the Milwaukee radio is the oldest on the market now.
NicholasShetley wrote:
I think so too. Could it be the fuel radio lol. I would be surprised if it didn’t have a built in charger.
Well one guy said he looked through recent patent’s and never seen anything from milwaukee about it so, I wouldn’t get your hopes up
I wonder if they some how got around it with stating a different way of charging the batteries, it would not surprise me at all if milwaukee put solar panels on top of it, but made them bulletproof and water and dust proof so they would be tough.
It the power thing Iron Man has on his chest. We will all be superheroes. 🙂
Well the bosch charges batteries.
Would be nice if Milwaukee stepped up to the level Bosh has set with the power box. I wish would do wifi or bluetooth streaming that would be would be the shit like the Jawbone Jambox and the other consumer clones that allow you to do it. Its time for the tool companies to step up I doubt it will happen though. I would be great you could have your phone on you at all times and not inside your radio not many people rock just an mp3 player anymore.
COME ON CHASE, what did they announce? 😛
Personal opinion, but that radio is fugly and this is coming from a person who thinks the original 12v impact is one the best looking tools ever.
Haha here is the article, and i did not expect it to look like that, at all haha.http://www.milwaukeetool.com/press-releases/cordless-m18-charging-radio
I think it looks more suited for a stationary shop environment, but I like it.
Conductor562 wrote:
I think it looks more suited for a stationary shop environment, but I like it.
I havve to agree it looks pretty big, but I like a lot of the features they added just a bummer they didn’t include M12 batteries being used and charged too. I don’t know if I want to keep the M12 radio or upgrade too this or keep both of them.
It definitely threw me a curveball when I saw it. I don’t care what my tools look like though so long as they work properly.
Look it’s Chase’s “fuel” radio. Tia wrote an article on this too. This thing is awesome, their bringing back the charger and throwing in a Bluetooth connection. 2 things I’ve been wanting. Not as cool looking as the current m18 radio. The new radio would be perfect if it also charged the m12 batteries. I just hope it’s not to big, I think the m12 radio is the perfect size for me.
It reminds me of the compact dewalt 20v radio look. Disruptive innovation really does define Milwaukee tools! Hopefully it has some outlets on it!
It does look fairly compact. I think it will be around the same size as the bosch radio
ChaseRogers wrote:
It reminds me of the compact dewalt 20v radio look. Disruptive innovation really does define Milwaukee tools! Hopefully it has some outlets on it!
No outlets on the radio
I’m glad I switched to Milwaukee 18v. I hated always wishing my brand had all the new stuff like this.
If Milwaukee is “Disruptive Innovation” then I’d love to see what people would call Bosch for the Powerbox… This is the best jobsite radio anywhere
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I hope it pounds and has the nice big bass tone. I do really want it.
I think its a perfect size. Looks like a tiny guitar amp. Bluetooth is awesom. Clean looking. I want it! Wonder how much it will be?
The Bosch power box is the best radio in the large radio segment. It’s feature rich with I believe 4 speakers and a subwoofer and battery charger. Now that I look at the pictures of this one it looks more similar in size to the new compact dewalt radio. This radio is innovative because it’s the only compact radio that can charge batteries and has Bluetooth something that other tool brands haven’t incorporated into their radios.
You can’t really compare the power box to this m18 as it wouldn’t be apples to apples.
Couldn’t agree with you more 07. My Powerbox kicks some serious A$&!! I had the M18 radio till last December and got rid of it. The reception sucked, sound was tinny, no power outlets etc…and I’m a Milwaukee guy!07Sierra wrote:
If Milwaukee is “Disruptive Innovation” then I’d love to see what people would call Bosch for the Powerbox… This is the best jobsite radio anywhere
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Radio looks cool, but it will be really hard to be the powerbox.
Harold Wray wrote:
I think its a perfect size. Looks like a tiny guitar amp. Bluetooth is awesom. Clean looking. I want it! Wonder how much it will be?
Educated guess between $149.00 to $179.00. Their regular radio sells for $119, so i say it is safe to add 50 bucks at least to the overall price tag for the inclusion of the charger.
http://www.coptool.com/milwaukee-bluetooth-m18-jobsite-radio-battery-charger-2792-20/
They have some video of the radio.
Is there a headphone out on this? I would mind running my shop sound system off of it
Javier wrote:
The Bosch power box is the best radio in the large radio segment. It’s feature rich with I believe 4 speakers and a subwoofer and battery charger. Now that I look at the pictures of this one it looks more similar in size to the new compact dewalt radio. This radio is innovative because it’s the only compact radio that can charge batteries and has Bluetooth something that other tool brands haven’t incorporated into their radios.
You can’t really compare the power box to this m18 as it wouldn’t be apples to apples.
Everyone brags and throws out the word Innovative… All they did with this is add bluetooth. Sure it’s new in a jobsite radio but it’s not like Milwaukee is the first company adding bluetooth to a radio. I think the word is overused a tad bit too much…
The Powerbox is innovative because it has just about everything in it besides bluetooth, and if bosch were to add it… Well it be the best thing since sliced bread probably
and the pre-order on now the radio is $229!!!!!! That’s just a bit overpriced considering the powerbox is quite a bit cheaper…
229 is pricey imo, and no outlets….. I would have liked to seen at least 2
There’s nothing wrong with bragging about your favorite tool and if Milwaukee keeps innovating, well there’s not much anything we can do. They’re just an unstoppable force with new ideas. Some of them are just obvious like incorporating Bluetooth into a job site radio. Or the first to add a battery charger in a compact radio. But instead of waiting until some other brand comes out with one, they paved the way. I used to be a “dewalt” guy too, and I still have deep respect for them but when it came to cordless tools, I just got fed up with some other red brand always coming up with new tools with new features.
$229, dang dude that’s expensive, I will have to pass at price. I think $150 is reasonable.
Who has the pre order at $229 that might be msrp but I doubt that’s what everyone is going to sell it for. Home Depot wouldn’t be cool with an over 200 dollar price point on a jobsite radio not when you can snag it for $119 most of the time or cheaper. I would wait and see.
I never really looked at the Bosch Power Box. Man, that’s a nice little radio.
I do like the Bluetooth of the new Milwaukee.
Javier wrote:
There’s nothing wrong with bragging about your favorite tool and if Milwaukee keeps innovating, well there’s not much anything we can do. They’re just an unstoppable force with new ideas. Some of them are just obvious like incorporating Bluetooth into a job site radio. Or the first to add a battery charger in a compact radio. But instead of waiting until some other brand comes out with one, they paved the way. I used to be a “dewalt” guy too, and I still have deep respect for them but when it came to cordless tools, I just got fed up with some other red brand always coming up with new tools with new features.
$229, dang dude that’s expensive, I will have to pass at price. I think $150 is reasonable.
I don’t think Milwaukee is the first to add a charger in a compact radio… To me bluetooth is not that big of deal because depending on what your doing and the line of sight it might that have that great of range… 100ft is stretching it and that would need to be straight line of sight if it even worked that far…Plus streaming bluetooth would end up killing your phone pretty quick. I’d use a basic ipod or another mp3 player plug it in, close the lid and go… I think most people just use the radio anyway, all most I’ve seen ever do because it’s just to keep something in the backround to help pass the day
DR99 wrote:
Who has the pre order at $229 that might be msrp but I doubt that’s what everyone is going to sell it for. Home Depot wouldn’t be cool with an over 200 dollar price point on a jobsite radio not when you can snag it for $119 most of the time or cheaper. I would wait and see.
Coptool says right in their article it’s set at 229 and there is a pre-order now
They also say the regular price is 389 dollars I will wait till it’s listed by a few other retailers before I eat crow.
name a compact job site radio that charges, also if you don’t like Bluetooth that’s cool bro, don’t buy it.07Sierra wrote:
I don’t think Milwaukee is the first to add a charger in a compact radio… To me bluetooth is not that big of deal because depending on what your doing and the line of sight it might that have that great of range… 100ft is stretching it and that would need to be straight line of sight if it even worked that far…Plus streaming bluetooth would end up killing your phone pretty quick. I’d use a basic ipod or another mp3 player plug it in, close the lid and go… I think most people just use the radio anyway, all most I’ve seen ever do because it’s just to keep something in the backround to help pass the day
I use Bluetooth for audio for music all the time so for me it would work great. I hate cables. I was even looking for a Bluetooth receiver dongle to put in my m12 radio before this radio came along so guess how excited I was when I read about this radio. Too bad the price is insane. I hope it’s a typo.
DR99 wrote:
http://www.coptool.com/milwaukee-bluetooth-m18-jobsite-radio-battery-charger-2792-20/
They have some video of the radio.
Thanks for the link DR. I can just see that sitting on my garage workbench. $229 is pricy but does look good quality.
LOL, Its not out yet and they already claiming they are selling it almost 150 dollars off. Bet my left kidney this hits HD at about $199
from an earlier thread on this topic, folks said that dewalt has the patent on the technology for charging batteries and radio reception. Which says to me that most likely Milwaukee is paying them for the patent, hence the steeper price. The Bosch radio was always a lot more than the other ones. And I assumed that it had to do with the patent
Patent is only good for 7 years. Time may well be up.
this isn’t Milwaukee’s first radio with a charger, there was a v18 radio with Rockford fosgate that had a battery charger, wonder what the deal was with the dewalts patent back then, probably the same as bosch