MULTI-TASKING
DIGITAL RADIOS
Choose the best...
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.
HOME TECH