Pure Evoke Flow - Internet & DAB Radio Comments

does it so "listen again" from BBC? Does it do Podcasts from the BBC? (the great thing with internet radio is being in charge of the schedules!). Excuse the BBC bias, I'm sure our cousins have similar stuff over the pond, etc. Does it do alarm-clock radio type functions (I guess, since there is a snooze bar?). Does it display the time whilst the radio is playing (daft question, but when the radio output is time-shifted [assuming it does do listen again/podcasts] its good to know the real time. Does the clock auto-sync to a time server somewhere?
Keep the internet radio reviews coming.

thanks. I was referring to BBC "listen again", so that is great. Time-shifted, well by that I meant listen-again or podcast stuff - i.e. the real time will not be the same as the time given by the radio announcer or the BBC pips, since its not a live transmission, hence the desire to have the real time permanently displayed - nothing radical, just what clock radios always used to do, but which my Logik fails to do, preferring to use the display space to keep me permanently informed that the device is "real enabled" - vital info!
I guess my only reservation now is those pesky touch-sensitve controls and the general control logic (which you seem to love) - it looks from your excellent video review that you need to be fully awake and eyes focused to navigate the controls, the semi-somnolent fumbling hand will struggle I think?

I live half the year in the Tropics. I need a robust trustworthy Internet Radio which will receive signals from a good wireless router about 30ft away.
Will the Pure Evoke Flow do the job?
Your advice please.

Laurence - I've just bought one for the Missus for Christmas, but I had to sneak a quick play with it, you know, just to check it works. It appears well made, although I know the tropics is death to most electronic kit - its just a quesion of time. The signal reception is much better than on my Logik IR100, but that's not much of a boast. For all the fancy touch sensitive buttons and designer looks of the Evoke however, the clunky buttons and dials on the Logik are a far better interface. If you want to grope you radio in the middle of the night and select Radio 4 to send you off to sleep, well you can do that on the Logik without raising your head from the pillow, just fumble around for the right preset and push it. With the Evoke you really need to be up and dressed, as you have to navigate the screen by twidling a knob and select the correct touch sensitive part of the flush control surface - no feeling around for the right button because whatever your fingers fumble first, that is the "button" you've pressed, so to speak. Sound quality is good, the OLED screen is easy to read from any angle, and the device is highly configurable via The Lounge site. They even do a selection of sounds, like cicadas or a thunderstorm, might remind you of the tropics...

Hello, re Pure Wifi radion
Does this Pure wifi radio, have to connect up to the a) computer, b) broadband router, to be able to play internet stations, on the Pure radio. In short, please, how does this work? ie, can I just plug the Pure wifi radio into the mains, and switch on, and start to surf and listen to internet radio stations? I am very much a beginner in this wifi technology and your advice and information would be welcome. Thank you

David, you need an internet connection and a wireless router. The radio connects to the internet via the wireless router. A computer is not necessary (but see below).
Its a bit like using a laptop to connect to various internet radio stations. Obviously you don't have a keyboard with the radio, so it connects via the internet to Pure's own gateway which basically serves up the choice of radio stations for you to select from using the radio's buttons and dials. You can also use your computer to log into Pure's website (thelounge.com) to set up lists of favourite stations which your radio will then see.
The benefit of getting your radio via the internet is that you can receive signals from all over the world, and (the bit I really like) you can listen to podcast material and anything from BBC's 7-day programme archive (listen-again), so are pretty much master of the schedules - listen to what you want when you want. You can also stream stuff off your PC/server.
I bough a Flow after much consideration and after reading this review. I have to admit to some disappointment. Pure seem to have abandoned the product, there is zero support from them, even the support forum only exists because someone else set it up independently. They promissed much by way of firmware upgrades to add missing functionality (like you only get one simple alarm, and its DAB or buzzer only, not internet radio) but so far failed to deliver, the menu structure is a disaster, and the touch controls are a real nuisance in practice - see my post above. I regret the purchase.
My other internet radio is a Logik IR100 from Dixons/PC World/Currys. Not sure if they are still available. That is not all good either - poor build quality, no DAB or FM, mains hum, etc. But even so, I much prefer it to the Pure.
Suggest you look at the forums before you decide (http://flowusers.com/ and https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_joomlaboard&Itemid=108)

This may have been asked before, so forgive me if it has! Does anyone know if this is compatible with imac? Thanks in anticipation!

Thanks Geoff. I've got the whole singing dancing Airport thingy so I'll just pop off and order the Evoke. Thanks very much for the reply! Oh happy Saturday!

Can I stream from iTunes on an iMac?
If not, do you know of any (portable) radios that do have this feature?

Lovely as a radio BUT not as an internet radio. I bought this as a Christmas present, assuming that if you can listen to a radio station on the internet then this PURE radio would also pick them all up. Wrong! The PURE staff also claim to be passionate about what they do. Nope! They are not too hot on customer service either. Nearly 5 months on and we are still requesting that they add a station for us. They do not reply to emails. We tried adding a station ourselves but that doesn't work either. Such a shame as it is a lovely peice of equipment. Just a shame their customer service is so poor. It really lets them down.

Update & answer my own question...
Yes, you can stream iTunes to this radio (yippee!) just download a UPnP server app such as SimplifyMedia