The VQ Christie Retro Radio
If you're still thinking of what to get the lover of all things music in your life for Christmas, look no further. Of course, the VQ Christie retro radio also makes the ideal gift for yourself, especially when you know what it can do, and when you see how good it looks on your desk, in your kitchen, in the bathroom, absolutely anywhere... The Christie is one of View Quest's selection of adorable digital radios with a retro look, each of them available in a range of eleven colours. They kindly sent me this gorgeous purple Christie to try, and I'm loving it. The Christie is small and fits nicely onto a shelf or work counter, but the size doesn't stop it having an almighty sound.
The LCD display flips round so you can have the radio standing up or on it's side, and it will still tell you what's playing the right way up, if that makes sense... it's a full DAB, DAB+ and FM radio, and you can also use bluetooth to connect it to your own music library, or streaming services like Spotify. Other features include alarm and countdown timer functions, making it handy as a bedside radio, and it charges via a USB port.
If you want to take your Christie out with you, maybe to the beach, or the park, whilst camping at a festival, or lounging by the pool on holiday, you can also get a stylish vintage carry case and portable battery charger. You'll be able to keep the radio working, with runtimes of up to 16 hours, or 36 hours whilst in standby mode. I absolutely love this radio! The speaker is fantastic, and I love being able to switch easily from radio to my own playlists, and carry it round from room to room depending on where I need it. The design is so cute; that purple! It looks great, and there's a colour for everyone. I think anyone would be chuffed to open this on Christmas Day, and the lucky recipient will be thinking of you all year round if they use it daily (like I do). If you like this kind of retro design, take at look at View Quest's other radios, a truly stunning collection that makes it super hard to choose from. In a good way.