We’ve mentioned the Revo Blik RadioStation, and the Revo iBlik RadioStation before, but it appears Pure Digital have joined Revo in releasing a combined Internet Radio with a DAB/FM radio. The Pure Evoke Flow will cost around £150, and also features “support for DAB+”. One other nice feature is Pure’s own web radio portal, which will act as a one stop shop for your radio stations, podcasts and listen again stations. You will also be able to access the Pure Lounge portal and the content from your PC.

More information on the Pure website.

Tesco have announced they are now selling the Technika DAB-108P, which is a very small portable DAB radio, and they are claiming it’s the smallest and cheapest portable DAB radio on the market.  At roughly £35, they certainly aren’t charging a premium for the portable device, especially as that includes an FM radio too.  We wonder whether the Intempo iDAB or the Roberts Robi aren’t actually smaller (although not cheaper), but as both also require an iPod to function, Tesco may well be right about their claim.  It’s already available instore, as well as online.

Details of the Technika DAB radio courtesy of Tech Digest.

With the Revo iBlik RadioStation we covered a few weeks back not yet even in the shops, Revo have announced another unit, which they claim is the first portable hybrid DAB/DAB+/Internet radio.  The Revo Pico RadioStation unit adds to the idea behind the Revo Blik RadioStation and makes the whole device portable.  It’s splashproof, and should last 12 hours from the Li-Ion rechargeable battery.  It’s a DAB/DAB+ radio, but also an FM (with RDS) radio, it is an Internet Wi-Fi radio, and can even act as a speaker system for your mp3 player.

The price will be around £169.95 when it goes on sale on 15th September.

PURE Digital have announced the PURE ONE Elite, which takes the current popular ONE DAB radio and adds the ability to pause and rewind live radio for up to 15 minutes, and a radio alarm. It also appears to be have stereo speakers, and has increased the number of preset radio stations from 20 to 50. Many other features, such as RDS support (on FM), an iPod / mp3 player input port, intellitext and textscan, and support for the ChargePAK rechargeable batteries are also all included. The price will increase to £70, and it should be available at the end of August in Black or White (no pink option here).

Between the Pure ONE original (which is still on sale), the Pure ONE Mini, and now the ONE Elite, PURE have produced a nice range of units for all scenarios.

Story and picture courtesy of Tech Digest.

We’ve already seen a number of DAB / Internet radios from Revo in their Blik range, and now they are adding iPod docks into the loop to create two new devices.

The iBlik Radiostation is the same full on spec of the current Blik Radiostation (Internet Radio via WiFi, DAB radio, RM radio with RDS, and digital music streaming), whereas the iBlik Wi-Fi drops the DAB radio and just features the Internet Radio and iPod dock.

The iBlik Radiostation will sell for £179.99, with the iBlik Wi-Fi at £129.99. Both come with compact remote controls and a “selection of dock adaptors for most models of iPod”, which includes the iPod Touch, although it may not support the iPhone variants, and both come with a wired LAN port as well if you want to use them without wireless. Also, the iBlik Radiostation is a dual mode DAB/DAB+ unit, and will be ready to receive DAB+, when / if it becomes available in the UK.

Both units should be available from the middle of August (18th to be precise), either direct from Revo, or from various outlets (the iBlik Radiostation should be available from normal Revo retailers, John Lewis and Apple Stores, although the iBlik Wi-Fi seems more limited in that it will only be available from Currys.digital and PC World as well as direct).

We’re hoping to review an iBlik Radiostation, and it will be interesting to compare it against it’s competitors, which must include the Pure Chronos iDock at roughly half the price.

Roberts, who we have featured before, have now released a solar powered DAB radio, a first in the UK. The SolarDAB can be solar, battery, or mains powered, and the built in rechargeable battery pack is being recharged whenever the unit is in the sunshine. Once charged, Roberts claim it will last 27 hours before needing another recharge. It comes it green, pink, red, white or black, includes a headphone socket and an mp3/iPod line-in socket. At a price around £79.99, it also seems good value for a device that won’t need charging too often.

More information at Roberts [Via Tech Digest]

After the success of the Pure ONE original DAB radio, Pure Digital have now released the Pure ONE Mini, which offers the majority of the features of the ONE, but in a smaller package. These include an input jack (for your iPod / mp3 player), an FM radio, station presets (although 16 instead of 20 on the ONE), and support for Pure’s ChargePak rechargeable battery packs. Although rarely needed, we support Pure for two reasons, firstly they are British, and secondly, they build the capability for user upgradeable firmware for their devices, and the ONE Mini is no exception, with a miniUSB port as standard.

Revo have already a couple of models in the Blik range; the Blik DAB (£49.95) and the Blik Wi-Fi (£99.95). These provide a DAB/FM radio or an Internet/FM radio. Now, Revo have added the Blik Radiostation to the range. This combines the two together, creating a DAB / Internet / FM radio in one. On top of that, it’s an Alarm Clock, and can act as an iPod / mp3 player speaker system too. The Blik Radiostation sells for a few pennies shy of £150, and should be available from next week.

If the Intempo iDAB didn’t quite suit you, or you want to save a couple of pounds, how about the Roberts Robi, which is an iPod remote (allowing you to control the iPod) that also incorporates a DAB radio. Compatible with the iPod and iPod Nano, it is shipping this month at £49.99.

Intempo has just launched the Intempo iDAB, a DAB radio player that connects via your iPod. It has it’s own screen, and buttons to control the unit, but it has its own docking connector, so can also be docked into your iPod dock to play the music through your dock’s speakers. It is compatible with the whole range of iPods, except the Shuffle. It will be available in a range of colours, and cost around £59.99.

Pure Digital, a well respected maker of DAB radio equipment in the UK, have just announced their new Pure Highway DAB in-car radio.  What’s unique about this, compared to the previous in-car DAB addon radios is the easy self-install design…

More details in the rest of the article.

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