There are many varying opinions on the merits of DAB (especially around the Tech Digest office) but it gets difficult to justify the extreme cost of buying digital radio systems especially when many of the very same channels can be…

Unlike a few people around here I can't really see the appeal of digital radios. Surely it makes more sense to use PCs, laptops, and devices to access internet radio which offers about a million more stations than DAB? Or…

Pure has proven itself time and time again to be a benchmark against which other DAB manufacturers should compare themselves. The Evoke series of portable players have been a surprisingly big hit and so Pure is about to launch the…

Here's a story that we can't make our minds up about. The BBC has just launched a campaign to get users to upgrade from their existing analogue radios to shiny new digital ones. The point being that as listeners…

Sony has decided to have a crack at the DAB market with five new products to ensure that whether you're at home, in the car or loitering on the street corner you can always be tuned into high quality digital…

The trouble with personal digital radios is that they while they mght deliver the delights of Stuart Maconie on BBC6 and those extra footy games on Five Live Extra, they are still too darned expensive. So good to see…

Pure has unveiled details of its new portable digital radio receiver, the PocketDAB 2000. The pic suggests a more iPodesque style instead of the smart aluminium design of the 1000 which is a shame. Pure has also released some specifications…

Those of you who splashed out on a DAB receiver in recent years can sleep easier now that the World DAB Forum has announced growing international support for the digital service. Reports of legislative changes in seven countries are paving…

Now available from PURE Digital is the world's first speaking DAB radio (why the vast majority of people would want one we're not quite sure though blind people will be very grateful no doubt). Featuring iVOX voice feedback technology,…

Sony's latest personal DAB Walkman is its smallest yet. The XDR-M1 DAB FM Walkman comes with a larger-than-usual four-line backlit LCD display providing station information and a clock. One unusual feature is the inclusion of a text storage facility, which…