Pure Digital showcase its new portable DAB and FM digital radio, the PocketDAB 1500 which is the premier handheld DAB digital radio for the discerning radio listener on the move enabling the user to enjoy DAB's improved reception, station choice and audio-stability anywhere that broadcast are available. It has a striking black anodized aluminum casework and attractive orange backlight display with clock and status icons. DAB radio stations broadcast scrolling text that appears on the display and can include news headlines, sporting results, track information, call-in telephone numbers and much more.

The PocketDAB 1500's textSCAN feature lets listeners pause and control the scrolling text, giving them time to note down web addresses, competition phone numbers or song titles. It will remembers the user's ten most listened to stations in a favorites list and 20 presets. PocketDAB 1500 features an easily readable orange backlit LCD with two lines of 16 character alphanumeric display as well as graphical icons for volume, battery life, clock, DAB, FM, Stereo, EQ and signal strength. The backlight is activated by any key-press and can be set to be ‘always on’, ‘off’ or ‘timed off when inactive’. It weight 123 grams and it comes with Sennheiser MX300 in-ear headphones. It is now available for just USD114.

[ via Puredigital / Engadget ]