Posts Tagged ‘DAB’
Aves Air DAB Radio Review
The Aves Air is that rarest of breeds, a pocket-sized DAB radio. The technology may offer crystal clear reception and instant tuning, but DAB has always lent itself more readily to chunky desktop radios rather than units you slip into your coat pocket on the way home from work. The…
The Future of Digital Radio: DAB Not Quite Dibs
I once owned what is now commonly termed a vintage radio. Back then of course it wasn’t vintage, just state of the art and I was very proud of it. It was a Roberts portable, and then just like now, it stood for robust quality; a rich lineage of portable…
Onkyo CR-555DAB Hi-Fi Mini Receiver: Not too shabby
Home audio manufacturing monster Onkyo has introduced its boss new CR-555DAB Hi-Fi Mini Receiver, a quality personal audio player packed to the brim with some tasty high-end technology offered up at a not-too-shabby price (see below) with a nice black or silver finish fit for the office, living room or…
CES Unveiled – Pure Sensia 200D music system
At last night’s CES Unveiled press event, we were given a demonstration of the forthcoming Sensia 200D music system from the guys over at Pure. The 200D is the follow-up to the original Sensia and the primary enhancements are the ability to record audio (such as DAB radio) to an…
Robert’s Radio Messenger, Record R and Fusion
Robert’s Radio have been around for 80 years and over time have become a staple of well to do kitchens and living rooms across the land. Unlike some traditional brands however, they haven’t hidden behind their classic status as a reason to stagnate and they invited us down to have…
PURE’s Sirocco 550 gives you your five a day
UK electronics company PURE, has begun to carve a niche for itself in the digital radio marketplace following its string of affordable digital audio products including a well received portable waterproof wi-fi DAB system. The Sirocco 550 is a major push into home audio for PURE, offering a fully connected…
Father’s Day: Gifts for gadget geek dads
Father’s Day is on June 21, and the good news is that gone are the days when you poor dads had to look delighted when you unwrapped yet another tie, pair of socks or cufflinks. In these high-tech times, there are loads of ideas for dads, whatever your budget. So,…
Parabola DAB radio: Stylish, portable and cheap
Anything that advertises itself as being “too hot to handle” whips up a certain degree of intrigue and interest. When, therefore, an email titled, ‘a DAB that is too hot to handle’ arrives in your inbox, you feel compelled to take a further look. At a first glimpse at a…
Minuet DAB Radio: Put simply, it’s child’s play!
The benefits of buying your child a radio are more multi-faceted than the fact they can keep the kids ‘out of your hair’ by keeping them entertained for hours. Apart from relishing with delight that they have been given their very own grown-up technological ‘gadget’, evidence has proven that listening…
Magicbox Tower iPod alarm dock review
More and more iPod dock alarm clocks seem to be hitting the market. After all it’s a natural fit – you have all that space by your bedside table, an iPod or iPhone (if you’re reading this your chances of owning one are oh so high) and a need to…
Intempo RDI-02 iPod dock: Apple rumble
Steve Jobs once stood up and said, “an iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator. These are not three separate devices. This is one device.” And in a single act of technological convergence, Apple changed the face of the mobile phone industry. The developers at Intempo also believe in uniting…
Robert’s Radio preview
Latest Gadgets met up with the team from Roberts Radio to have a look at the cutting edge of digital radio. Well over a hundred years old, radio has a hard time qualifying as a Latest Gadget, but is an amazing example of continual reinvention in the gadget world and…




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