London, January 20th – Available now on the Nokia Online Store is the Nokia Digital Radio Headset. This unique innovation brings the UK’s 24 national digital radio stations and more than 50 local stations to mobile phones for the first time. The headset works across Nokia’s latest range of Smartphones with ‘USB On the Go’ including the Nokia N8, C7 and C6-01 as well as the forthcoming Nokia E7. The Nokia DAB Headset is available for £45, and will be bundled for free with all Nokia N8’s purchased from the Nokia Online Shop for a limited period.
With a number of digital-only radio channels in the UK, the Digital Radio Headset brings a wealth of exclusive content to Nokia users. For those following England’s cricket tour to Australia, digital only station - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra – has ball-by-ball coverage of all the one day internationals. There is also a great range of specialist music channels available including BBC Radio 6 and Radio 1 Extra, Absolute Radio Extra and Absolute Radio 80s and more.
Mark Selby, Vice President, Industry Collaborations at Nokia comments: “With over 90% of UK adults regularly listening to the radio, there’s huge potential for innovative products in this field. The Nokia DAB Headset lets radio fans tune in to their favourite shows on the go, with the excellent quality and additional content brought by digital radio. “
