Solar-Powered DAB Radio Launches

One for mild camping fans here with the news that Roberts has launched the first solar-powered digital radio meaning you can chill out to DAB on the camp site without munching your way through disposable batteries.

The new 'solarDAB' doesn't actually need to be in the sun to work, the solar panels up top in conjunction with its rechargeable batteries will give up to a claimed 27 hours of listening when fully charged, even when there's no sunshine - did someone mention the British summer?

Indicators showing icons for solar levels, batery levels and signal strength should save you from the sound of silence and there are ten pre-sets for your fave stations. It's also available in the pretty colours pictured above.

At 672 grammes it's no lightweight solution, which is why we figure it's ideal for mild-camping, base-camp use. The RRP is £79.99. And yes, we know that a wind-up DAB radio would arguably be better for all sorts of reasons, but as far as we know, there isn't one, yet...

More details at www.robertsradio.co.uk