2019-07-01_Country_Homes_Interiors

MULTI-TASKING

DIGITAL RADIOS

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FEATURE

GINEVRA BENEDETTI

Toptechplus

prettyprint.

VQMonty

WinterCamelia

DABradio

andBluetooth

speaker,

£99.99, Joules

nBLUETOOTHSPEAKERWiththeaudiocapability

alreadybuiltin,it’snota bigstretchtoexpectyourradio

toactasa speaker,too.MosthaveBluetoothconnections

soyoucanwirelesslyplaydownloadedmusic,orstream

froma digitalmusicservicesuchasSpotifyor Amazon

Musicviaa smartphone,tabletorlaptop.

nALARMSAlarmclocksandradiosarea matchmade

inheaven.Manyfeaturemultiplealarmswitheither

a beepingtoneortheradiotowakeyou;othersalso

havea timerfunction– perfectforuseina kitchen.

nPHONECHARGINGAnyonewholivesina busy

homeknowsthatthereareneverenoughplacesto

chargeyourphone.Mostofthelatestradiosreflectthat

needwithaddedUSBportsforwiredsmartphone

charging,whileothersfeatureQIwirelesscharging,too.

nPORTABILITYSomeradioscomewitha built-in

powerpack,orhaveoneasanoptionalextraand

othersaremainspowered.Thismaynotbea big

concern,butbuilt-inpowerallowsyoutomovefrom

roomtoroomwithoutmissingpartsofyourfavourite

show, and allows you to listen to music outdoors.

bestfor

THEDESIGNSAVVY

R1DeluxeBluetoothDAB/DAB+

radio(H17xW13xD13.5cm),

£219.99,RuarkAudio

Availableinblackorwhitelacquer,plum,

saffron(right)orrichwalnutveneer

surrounds,witha clearandbrightOLED

screen,theR1Deluxe’stimelessdesign

is pairedwithintuitivecontrols.It has 20

stationpresets(10DAB, 10 FM)and

doublesasanalarmclockandspeaker

(viaBluetooth).There’sa smartphone

USBportandyoucangowirelesswith

the rechargeable Backpack II (£59.99).

bestfor

PORTABILITY

JBLTuner(H6.6xW16.5xD6.6cm)inBlack,£89.99,JBL

Witha built-inbatterypack,theTuneris theperfect on-the-go

radio.Inthegardenorpicnickinginthepark,

youcanchoosefromtheFM,DAB/DAB+

radiostations(withfivepresetseach),or

turnit intoa speakerbystreamingmusic

totheBluetoothaudioreceiver.It takes

3.5hourstochargefully,withthe

batterylastingeighthourson

constantplay.Availableinblack

orwhite,witha backlitLCD

screenthatliststheradio

stations(andsongsplaying)

clearly. It’s water resistant, too.

bestfor

BEDSIDELISTENING

SiestaChargeinPolar,£129.99,Pure

Analarmclock/radiohybrid,theSiestaChargealsodoublesas

a QIchargingpad,soit canwirelesslychargeyourphoneasyou

sleep(forphoneswithoutQItechnology,there’sa USBporton

thebackforwiredcharging).Available in Polar and Graphite,

it playsFM,DAB/DAB+and

boasts 40 stationpresets.It also

worksasa Bluetoothspeaker

andthere’sa headphonesocket

forprivatelistening.Youcanset

uptothreealarms(fordifferent

days)andtheLCDdisplaywon’t

keepyouawake,thankstothe

auto-dimming function.

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