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Tivoli Audio has enhanced its PAL BT and PAL+BT radios, adding two hours of battery life and a new color choice, grey.
These portable radios now feature improved lithium-ion batteries, delivering 14 hours of playback for the PAL BT and 10 hours for the PAL+BT, with a 2.5-hour USB-C recharge time.
The PAL BT offers FM radio capability and Bluetooth 5.0, whereas the PAL+BT adds DAB+ radio functionality and an alarm clock.
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