The CC Observer is a wind-up emergency radio with LED flashlight on the side.
You can run the CC Observer off the built-in rechargeable batteries or you can go with 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included) if you prefer. Of course, if you don't have alkaline batteries around, just wind-up the radio and keep it running as long as you need.
Along with good AM reception, you also get FM and the Weather band there's also a stereo headphone jack for private listening.