Intempo Rebel review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Mark Harris

Reviewed on: 4 March 2008

Tags: Intempo, Intempo Rebel, ripping, students, memory card

We like:

Simple, stylish design; automatic ripping; decent sound quality; iPod dock is a bonus

We don't like:

Slow to get going; can't select which songs it records; basic MP3 playback

CNET UK judgement:

Bid Chris Moyles farewell -- now you can enjoy radio music without all the irritating extras. The Rebel strips out ads and chatter with equal skill, creating decent-quality MP3s that you can enjoy (and copy) at your leisure. A few ergonomic niggles reflect its budget price-point, but this is the radio of the future at a very affordable price today

Full review:

Imagine if you could have all the best elements of FM radio (decent sound quality, new music, free to use) with none of the worst (annoying ads, jingles, mid-Atlantic DJs) -- plus the ability to skip through songs at will. The Intempo Rebel promises all that and more, sampling FM radio stations to convert analogue tunes into digital MP3s, which it then stores on a memory card to playback or copy. It's available now for around £70. Continue Reading...