Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The Sharp QT-F60 portable AM/FM radio cassette player has a very unique feature for a boom box: a talking clock! Aside from that, it's very basic and has little in the way of notable functionality. However, the overall look is atypical since it's the result of a corporate design experiment from the late 80s. Sharp's Humanware philosophy sought to move away from production-led approaches to user-centric design.

0:00 Intro
0:20 Talking Computers Then and Now
1:10 A Unique Looking Box
1:40 Curves not Corners
2:01 Slim and Light
2:38 Looks like a Purse
2:50 Decent Paint Job
3:05 Controls and Usability
3:23 Pop-out Tuner Knob
3:38 Tape Recording Questions
4:40 Setting the Voice Clock
5:06 A Look on the Inside
5:40 Overall Thoughts
6:00 Sound Quality
6:25 Conclusion