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Gizmo

10 August 2005

A radio that allows you to listen to your favourite satellite TV station while lounging in the bath or digging in the garden is to be launched by BSkyB. The Gnome, as it is oddly named, comes in two halves: a transceiver that plugs into the back of the satellite receiver, and a pint-sized portable “radio” you can carry around the house with you. A wireless link lets you switch channels on the satellite receiver, and an FM radio signal transmits the hi-fi stereo to the portable device.

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