"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 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.
* The source has been corrected from pounds to euros.
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