Pure Digital
Encyclopedia
PURE is a British
consumer electronics
company, based in Kings Langley
, Hertfordshire
, founded in 2002. Pure is a division of another Hertfordshire-based company, Imagination Technologies
, which primarily builds processors and graphics chips.
PURE designs and manufactures digital radios and audio equipment. Most well known for producing Digital Audio Broadcasting
(DAB) receivers, PURE also manufactures several highly rated iPod/iPhone docks. PURE products are marketed in the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, and via online suppliers. PURE radios have won more than 200 awards from review websites and audiophile and computer magazines.
The ONE series represents Pure's entry-level radios; they include the ONE Classic, ONE Mini and ONE Elite.
EVOKE series
Pure's medium-to-high-end models. The models currently manufactured are the EVOKE Mio, EVOKE-1S, EVOKE-2S, and EVOKE-3. The EVOKE-1, EVOKE-1XT, EVOKE-1XT Marshall Edition, EVOKE-2 and EVOKE-2XT are former models in the EVOKE range.
Flow series
In addition to playing DAB and FM
, PURE flow products can also play internet radio
, podcast
s and play music stored on a Wi-Fi
-enabled computer using the supplied PURE Flow Server UPNP media serving software.
The models in this series are AVANTI Flow, EVOKE Flow, Oasis Flow, Siesta Flow, Sensia, Scirocco 550.
The Sensia was the first commercially available radio to incorporate RadioDNS
and RadioVIS
, bringing visuals to broadcast radio.
Chronos series
The alarm clock radios in this series are the Chronos CD Series II, Chronos iDock Series II, Chronos II.
Other
Other models are the portable models Elan II, Highway, Move, PocketDAB 1500, the alarm clock radios Siesta, Siesta iDock and Tempus-1S.
, iPod Touch
and iPad
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
consumer electronics
Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics are electronic equipment intended for everyday use, most often in entertainment, communications and office productivity. Radio broadcasting in the early 20th century brought the first major consumer product, the broadcast receiver...
company, based in Kings Langley
Kings Langley
Kings Langley is a historic English village and civil parish northwest of central London on the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills and now part of the London commuter belt. The major western portion lies in the borough of Dacorum and the east is in the Three Rivers district, both in the county of...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, founded in 2002. Pure is a division of another Hertfordshire-based company, Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies Group plc is a British-based maker of a mobile graphics and microprocessor chip technology primarily known for its PowerVR graphics and Pure DAB radio divisions...
, which primarily builds processors and graphics chips.
PURE designs and manufactures digital radios and audio equipment. Most well known for producing Digital Audio Broadcasting
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
(DAB) receivers, PURE also manufactures several highly rated iPod/iPhone docks. PURE products are marketed in the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, and via online suppliers. PURE radios have won more than 200 awards from review websites and audiophile and computer magazines.
Products
ONE seriesThe ONE series represents Pure's entry-level radios; they include the ONE Classic, ONE Mini and ONE Elite.
EVOKE series
Pure's medium-to-high-end models. The models currently manufactured are the EVOKE Mio, EVOKE-1S, EVOKE-2S, and EVOKE-3. The EVOKE-1, EVOKE-1XT, EVOKE-1XT Marshall Edition, EVOKE-2 and EVOKE-2XT are former models in the EVOKE range.
Flow series
In addition to playing DAB and FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
, PURE flow products can also play internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
, podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
s and play music stored on a Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
-enabled computer using the supplied PURE Flow Server UPNP media serving software.
The models in this series are AVANTI Flow, EVOKE Flow, Oasis Flow, Siesta Flow, Sensia, Scirocco 550.
The Sensia was the first commercially available radio to incorporate RadioDNS
RadioDNS
RadioDNS is a methodology for an hybrid radio receiver, meaning receiving the broadcast radio signal and connected to the Internet, to find the internet address of the interactive service corresponding to the radio station actually tuned...
and RadioVIS
RadioVIS
RadioVIS is a protocol for sideband signalling of images and text messages for a broadcast audio service to provide a richer visual experience....
, bringing visuals to broadcast radio.
Chronos series
The alarm clock radios in this series are the Chronos CD Series II, Chronos iDock Series II, Chronos II.
Other
Other models are the portable models Elan II, Highway, Move, PocketDAB 1500, the alarm clock radios Siesta, Siesta iDock and Tempus-1S.
The Lounge
While many internet radios use third party web portals like Reciva or Frontier Silicon's online portal. PURE's internet radios use a manufacturer managed web portal called 'The Lounge'. This enables people to listen to a wide variety of international content, and manage their favourite internet radio streams, reflecting directly onto any registered radios. The Lounge (as of February 2011) features over 17 thousand live stations, as well as a variety of on demand content in the form of Podcasts and BBC Listen Again content. The Lounge was given a new look in early 2011, introducing new search systems and a contemporary new look. The 'PURE Lounge' App was also launched towards the end of 2010 to provide access to the Lounge portal on iPhoneIPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
and iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
.