Pure releases first DAB+ upgradeable radio

The Guardian contains an article on the new DAB+ upgradeable radio released by Pure.

All existing DAB radios will become obsolete in a few years time when the new compression standard is introduced and consumers will have to switch to new DAB+ radios.

Item By Jack Schofield / Media 06:51pm from
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2007/07/19/
pure_releases_first_dab_upgradeable_radio.html

"Pure Digital, the market leading manufacturer of DAB radios, has released its first DAB+ upgradeable receiver, called the Siesta, which is, rather boringly, a clock radio with an RRP of £50.

The software upgrade - via the USB socket on the back of the product - will probably cost a further 10 to 15 Euros when it is made available, which will be later this year," writes Steven Green at http://DigitalRadioTech.co.uk/

Pure isn't trumpeting the upgrade path, which is in keeping with the British radio industry's desire to keep quiet about DAB+. Officially, the UK has no plans ever to move from the low-quality MP2-based version of DAB the manufacturers are currently trying hard to flog.

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