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AXiS: Global radio at your fingertips

AXiS All Areas:
August 2010


REVO announces first sub £200 colour touchscreen digital radio
featuring multi-format reception and iPod/iPhone connectivity.


AXiS represents the next generation of ‘connected’ digital radio devices that combine advanced,
multi-format radio reception, iPod and iPhone docking, wireless audio streaming and access
to premium online music services such as Last.fm.

AXiS is capable of receiving a full range of digital radio standards including DAB, DAB+ and internet radio (allowing reception of over 13,000 stations from around the world) – as well as conventional FM radio with RDS. AXiS will also stream digital music files from any ‘connected’ PC or Apple Mac.


Revo Technologies CEO, David Baxter, said:
“With AXiS we have taken the unique, multi platform feature set and icon-driven interface
of our groundbreaking IKON ‘touch’ radio, and re-housed it in a beautifully compact,
minimalist design, perfect for desktop or bedside use – all for the breakthrough price of £199.95.”


AXiS is available to preorder immediately, with customer deliveries starting from October 1st 2010.


Click here to view the AXiS product page.






Pico RS - T3 Prize Winner

Pico RadioStation is a T3 Test Winner!
August 2010

"An amazing all-rounder, expanding your listening options far beyond DAB radio and performing its many functions with aplomb." 
T3.com

The August 2010 issue of T3 sees our Pico RadioStation win a heavyweight shoot-out of the best ‘Portable’ radios on the market. Emerging victorious, having seen off the challenge of rivals from Pure, Roberts and Tivoli.


View Pico RadioStation product page



IKON

Revo Announce Revolutionary IKON Radio
August 24th 2009

Digital radio takes a generational leap forward with the introduction of IKON, a multi-format digital radio that combines the benefits of a full colour 3.5” touch-screen, icon-driven user interface, multi-standard radio capabilities and iPod and iPhone docking.

Revo Technologies CEO, David Baxter, said “We believe that IKON is the first product to truly deliver on the promise of digital radio, delivering a next generation radio experience complete with icon driven colour touch-screen interface, coverage of multiple radio formats, iPod and iPhone docking and access to premium online music services such as Last.fm, Sirius, Rhapsody and Pandora”.

IKON has an SRP of £279.95 and is due to go on sale worldwide in October 2009.


View IKON product page



The Herald

David Baxter profiled in The Herald
June 15th 2009

Scottish quality daily newspaper The Herald ran a half-page profile of
Revo Managing Director David Baxter.

Nice to see that some people are still managing to focus on
the positive news stories from the business community.


www.theherald.co.uk


MacFormat Ask:
“Could this be the best-looking iPod dock yet?”
June 5th 2009

Respected Apple Mac magazine MacFormat fell in love with our BLOK iPod speaker system in their July 09 issue.

Here are just a few of the nice things they had to say in their full page review...

“There are no flashing lights... BLOK doesn't need to shout to tell you how good it is... a gorgeous looking iPod speaker dock.”

“... as well as looking the part, it sounds it too, combining breathtaking aesthetics with a rich, warm tone.”


Update:
You can now read the review in full online via TechRadar.
Click here to read the review.


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Mac Format Logo
4.5 Stars



REVO Receives Customer Care Award from OCHRE
June 4th 2009

The Ochre Organisation are a leading business consultancy specialising in Customer Retention Management (CRM), Organisational Development, Sales and Loyalty and Leadership and Management Development.

One of Ochre's company directors purchased a Revo radio and was so impressed by the standard of aftercare he received, that he nominated us for their monthly “OCHREtastic” award.

Click here to read what they said.



OCHRE



BLOK's Design Double
March 16th 2009

For the second consecutive year, a Revo product has been successful in the 2009 Red Dot Design Awards – the World's largest and most recognised international design competition.

This year's competition attracted over 3,200 entries from over 1,400 companies, in 49 countries.

This announcement follows BLOK's earlier success in this year's iF Product Design Awards.

David Baxter, CEO of Revo Technologies said:
“We're absolutely thrilled to receive our second Red Dot Award and believe that it cements our status as a design leader in the field of digital audio.”



Red Dot 2009



DAB Product of the Year
February 2nd 2009

BLIK RadioStation has scooped the award for best DAB radio product at the AVReview.co.uk awards in London.

Michael, our product manager, made the trip down to collect the award and meet with other winners from throughout the hi-fi and home cinema sector.

Visit AVReview.co.uk.



AVR Awards



Join The Revo-lution
January 3rd 2009

iBLIK RadioStation grabs the ‘Gadget of the Week’ accolade in The Scotsman newspaper.

“Revo has produced not only one of the best DAB radios on the market, but a one-box digital audio solution that is very hard to match.”

Read the full review here.



Scotsman



iF 2009

BLOK Awarded iF Product Design Award 2009
December 1st 2008

Revo Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce that its innovative, real wood BLOK iPod sound system is the proud recipient of a coveted iF Product Design Award for 2009.

For over 50 years the iF Design Award has served as a recognised trademark for outstanding design all over the world.

Over an intensive two-day period, an international panel of 28 design chiefs, product designers and creative directors from some of the world’s leading manufacturers and design houses were involved in examining and evaluating the competing entries in several adjudication rounds.

The criteria for the iF Product Design Awards consisted of design quality, workmanship, choice of materials, degree of innovation, environmental friendliness, functionality, ergonomics, visualisation of use, safety, brand value, branding and aspects of universal design.

Notably, this is the second consecutive year that REVO has been successful in the annual iF Product Design Awards. Last year REVO’s PICO digital radio design picked-up the same accolade.

David Baxter, Managing Director of Revo Technologies said: “We are delighted that the iF committee have chosen to recognise a REVO product for the second successive year. BLOK’s unique combination of natural wood, machined aluminium and hi-fi quality acoustics has proved to be a winning one.”

This year REVO join a list of winners that includes such notable multi-national companies as Apple, Audi, Canon, Samsung and Sony.

REVO’s BLOK will go on permanent display at the iF Product Design exhibition, staged at the Hannover Exhibition Centre from March until August 2009, as well as being part of the online exhibition at www.ifdesign.de and the iF Product Yearbook, which contains all of the winners and offers an exciting glimpse into the world of award-winning design. Just 5,000 copies of the iconic publication are produced, and it is distributed worldwide to manufacturers, designers and opinion-makers from business, the media and politics.


CTV

Canadian TV Just Love BLIK Wi-Fi
August 1st 2008

CANADA AM - Canada’s leading breakfast news show featured BLIK Wi-Fi in
their technology segment, and loved it.

The entire clip is available to view online now.

View Video Clip


Stuff

STUFF Rates BLIK RadioStation Number One
April 3rd 2008

If you haven't been getting all excited about internet radio, we think it's time you did. And to back up our bold claims, we'll be referring to exhibit A: the Blik RadioStation from Revo.

This world-beating piece of kit crams in FM and DAB tuners complete with future-proof DAB+ functionality as well as internet radio and wireless music streaming.

We had high hopes for this piece of kit as soon as we cast our eyes down the press release, and we're chuffed to discover that it lives up to the hype. An incredibly versatile, forward-thinking piece of kit that looks, works and sounds every inch the radio of the future. And at £150, it's a bargain.

Read the full review here


reddot award product design

Pico Wins Red Dot Product Design Award
March 2008

Revo Technologies Ltd is delighted to announce that their best-selling PICO range of digital radios has won its second international design award - the coveted Red Dot Product Design Award.

The announcement comes hot-on-the-heels of PICO’s earlier success in this year’s iF Product Design Awards.

PICO joins an exclusive club of products that have been honoured by both of the world’s leading design competitions in the same year. Notably, REVO’s PICO is the only digital radio to have receive both of these prestigious awards.

With more than 7,000 submissions from 60 countries, the Red Dot Product Design Award is the largest and most renowned design competition in the world. Each year an international jury reviews and evaluates the submitted products according to criteria such as degree of innovation, functionality and quality. The group of jurors is made up of renowned designers and design experts from around the world

The Red Dot award is as a seal of quality; it stands for membership of the best in design and business. The winners receive the awards in person on the occasion of the gala ceremony in the Essen Aalto-Theater, which is witnessed by more than 1,200 guests from business, the arts and politics.


Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire

Revo Pick-Up 'International' Prize at Scottish Enterprise Awards
10th March

Revo Technologies Ltd is the recipient of a Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire Business Excellence Award for 2008.

The prestigious accolade was presented by journalist and TV personality Lorraine Kelly at the annual Business Excellence Awards event, held in Motherwell on the 29th of February 2008.

Revo's success came in the International category and rewards the company's efforts in establishing and developing overseas trade. Currently around 55% of Revo's turnover comes from sales to international markets.

Revo's Commercial Director Colin Urie is pictured receiving the award from journalist and TV personality Lorraine Kelly, and a representative from award sponsor Honeywell.




The Gadget Show

"This is a rare product that actually lives up to its billing."
- The Gadget Show
3rd March

"There's no radio out there that can beat its DAB-Internet-FM triple whammy. "

Read the full review here.  


Best Buy

"If you love radio, this is as good as it gets." - Computer Buyer
14th February

"Verdict: If you're looking for a radio, this is the radio you're looking for. The Swiss Army knife of radio. "

To read the full review, go to buyer.pcpro.co.uk and type "RadioStation" into the "Search For" box.


Stuff Hot Buys

"Our New Favourite Radio" - Stuff.tv
7th February

"An incredibly versatile, forward-thinking piece of kit that looks, works and sounds every inch the radio of the future. And at £150, it's a bargain."

Stuff.tv's opinion on our new BLIK RadioStation hybrid digital radio.  Read the full review here.


What Hi-Fi

What HiFi Raves About BLIK RadioStation
1st February

Esteemed hifi writer Andrew Everard really liked BLIK RadioStation, read the full review here.

"In one deeply cool matt black box, with a striking speaker grille and control keypad on the top, you get internet radio, FM radio, DAB radio, wireless music streamer and even a bit more. And best of all it's British! Oh alright then, Scottish - but since when did that do anything but good for a product's hi-fi credentials? Linn, anyone? Or Tannoy?".

"We've had more than a few wi-fi radio devices at home, but this one looks like it might stay. The bedside clock radio could be feeling the cool draught of obsolescence, I feel..."


Times Online

The Times 'Coolhunter' Loves Pico Wi-Fi
26th January

Coolhunter in The Times discovers the joys of the internet radio... Pico-style.

"I realise that I sound like an infomercial, but truly I am passionate about radio, particularly this radio."

Read full review


Twice Magazine- Click to read article on cover

Las Vegas - CES 2008 - Revo Technologies and Coby Electronics USA Announce Partnership
7th January

HD Radio versions of two popular Revo models are set to go on sale in the USA following a partnership deal with U.S. based Coby Electronics, announced at the CES 2008 consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.

HD Radio versions of our Pico and Mondo designs are due to go on sale in the USA in April 2008, through Coby's extensive dealer network.

HD Radio is the U.S. equivalent of Europe's DAB digital radio platform.

The agreement will initially see Pico and Mondo renamed HDR-700 and HDR-650 respectively, and jointly carrying the Coby and Revo brand names.

www.cobyusa.com

To view enlarged 'Twice' cover click here


IF product design award

Pico Wins iF Product Design Award
January 2008

Pico wins prestigious international product design award from Hannover's International Forum Design.

Read full story


Revo Announces World's First One-Box DAB, FM and Wi-Fi Internet Radio
December 2007

In a double world first, Revo has launched the first multi format ‘hybrid’ DAB, Internet and FM radio – in the form of BLIK RadioStation. BLIK RadioStation is also the first product capable of receiving both standard DAB and new DAB+ broadcasts.

Read full story


Trio of BLIK Radios Launched
December 2007

Revo are pleased to announce the release of a family of exciting new radios, covering the DAB and Wi-Fi Internet radio formats.  The new BLIK range includes a DAB model, Wi-Fi internet radio version and the world’s first ‘hybrid’ DAB, FM and Wi-Fi Internet radio.

Read full story


computer buyer best buy

Computer Buyer
September2007

PICO Wi-Fi WINS INTERNET RADIO TEST - Computer Buyer awards Pico Wi-Fi 5-Stars and 'BEST BUY' in group test.



Ideal Home

Pico DAB "EDITOR'S CHOICE
September 2007

Ideal Home magazine says that Pico is "small but perfectly formed" in a 5-star review in their October issue. Up against four rival products including the Pure Evoke 3 and Vita Audio R1 - Pico takes the top-spot and earns the coveted 'Editor's Choice' award.


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