Tag: Radio
Roberts saves the world with their eco-friendly Gemini 21 DAB radio
Mmm, tasty DAB radio. Have I turned 40 already, without me knowing?!
Yet another reason to love DAB radio, and likewise, Roberts, who churn out lush radios faster than it takes you to tune in to radio 4, their Gemini 21 is an eco-friendly alternative to the power-sapping products already…
Shiny Video Preview: Stuff Show, Trevor Baylis eco-friendly wind-up media player
Alex and Zara were down at the Stuff and What Hi-Fi show in London today, where they took a look at Trevor Baylis’s…
Sony BMG joins the Cliq impulse buying radio/music/shop service
We mentioned Cliq a while back – it’s a fancy modern way you can buy songs as they play on the radio by pressing a button. It is the future of giving your money to major corporations.
Sony BMG wants in on the ground floor on this baby, announcing it’ll be letting users of the service to buy tunes from its catalogue. Cliq’s backer UBC Media is well happy…
TwinMOS launches miniBooM iPod docking and speaker system with FM and DAB radio
TwinMOS has announced its new miniBooM mobile iPod docking and speaker system, offering 2x2watt stereo speakers plus a 15 watt 3-inch subwoofer, plus a boatload of features including a digital perpetual calendar, alarm and sleep functions, a digital FM…
Shiny Video Review: Intempo Digital GX-01 Internet Radio
For those who fancy something a little more CRAZY than Radio 1, XFM et al, consider internet radio – with trillions of different stations, you’ll never be stuck for choice. In this video, Alex checks out the Intempo Digital GX-01 Internet Radio, which you can pick up for £119.99 at Amazon…
DAB listeners 'Cliq' to instantly buy songs
DAB radios will feature ‘Buy it Now’ option in future, thanks to tech firm UBC’s new Cliq service.
Currently on trial with Chris de Burgh specialists Heart 106.2 in London, Cliq works by sending an additional data stream along with the audio data…
Please: no more wooden retro DAB radios
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is the future, right? It's Radio 2.0, providing crystal-clear access to loads of digital stations, some of which aren't available on FM. It's starting to get interactive features too, including proper EPGs, two-way connectivity, and the ability to pause live radio and record shows.
One in three people listen to radio via the Internet
New research from Sony suggests that one in three people now listen to the radio via the Internet.
15% of people listen to radio programmes on stations outside their traditional broadcast area, while 18% have downloaded shows after they were broadcast by visiting the station’s web site.
BBC demos Web 2.0 style Radio 1 personalisation service
The BBC has been showing off a prototype system dripping with Web 2.0 social networking interaction goodness at the MIX07 conference in Las Vegas. Using Microsoft's Silverlight software and Windows Live Messenger, the BBC has created a prototype system that…
Turning off analogue: is UK radio next?
Traditional analogue radio stations could eventually be shut down, under proposals from Ofcom.
