Tech Talk
Along with ocean waves and UV waves, keep your radio waves close by on holiday with these travel radios.
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5 MUST-HAVE TRAVEL RADIOS
1 / GO TRAVEL RADIO
When you want to keep up with home news make sure you’ve packed this radio in your suitcase. The FM/MW/SW wavebands mean you can tune into your favourite stations, and there’s even an alarm clock to get you up on time.
€30, WWW.CURRYS.CO.UK
2 / ROBERTS REVIVAL
This DAB radio may look like it belongs in the 1940s, but it packs all the latest technology. The battery pack and compact design mean you can take it with you anywhere, without needing to sit by an old- fashioned power socket.
€199, WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK
3 / CHEETAH WIND UP AND SOLAR RADIO
There’s no need for batteries if you take this gadget on your next trip. Leave it catching rays for five hours to enjoy half an hour of listening, or wind for one minute to bag 20 minutes of radio.
4 / PURE HIGHWAY
Perfect for when you’ve rented a vehicle abroad, this tuner streams digital stations to your car radio. You can also plug in your MP3 player to listen to your tunes through the car speakers, or plug in headphones for when you’re off on foot.
€86, WWW.PURE.COM
5 / SAMSUNG YP-R1 8GB
Not only does this media player hold more than 2,000 of your songs – and sport the brightest of touch displays – but it also packs an integrated radio and a battery life of 25 hours. So you can listen to FM stations wherever you go.
€99, WWW.SAMSUNG.COM
