Sunday, August 27, 2006

The Pure Chronos DAB/CD

Pure have unveiled the new Chronos CD, a stereo DAB/CD clock radio.

The unit sports four independent alarms that can be set for weekdays, weekends, daily or as a one off. Each alarm can turn on the DAB receiver, the FM receiver, the CD sound a simple alarm. If you have trouble starting in the morning you will be pleased to know it also has a snooze button.

The device can play normal, MP3 and WMA CDs and is Compatible with rewritable disks. You can also connect an external music player such as an iPod to play directly through the stereo speakers.

The Chronos CD will be available from September 2006 for £99.99.

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Dixons to discontinue stocking analogue radios

Dixons, now considered to be the online brand for Currys, is discontinuing the sale of analogue radios. The decision follows the growth in digital radios sales. Digital radios are now outselling analogue radios by 30:1 on the Dixons web site.