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British broadcaster Channel 4 is currently looking into new ways to implement DAB radio into already-existing devices such as mobile phones and mp3 players.

Channel 4 is in talks with various electronics manufacturers to develop an branded plug-in device that delivers DAB software and hardware for release to coincide with the launch of the broadcaster's new radio service, E4 Radio.

The device will allow unrestricted access to radio channels other than E4 Radio and will cost no more than £20. While some manufacturers have already developed similar devices, Channel 4 hopes that the strength of its brand will facilitate marketing DAB to young people.

The UK's digital radio industry suffered a great blow in February when GCap media, the largest British commercial radio group, announced that it planned to leave digital radio.

Source: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article4009766.ece

A French photographer, Cedric Delsaux, has created scenes similar to the one above which place Star Wars subjects against bleak urban backdrops. By using such stark urban settings, icons of the Star Wars franchise seem to fit into modern-day France perfectly.

Subjects which Delsaux has used in his collection include C-3PO and R2-D2 looking at a derelict Citroen, Darth Vader swiping his lightsaber against a building and Jango Fett holding up a car.

Delsaux used image manipulation software to merge the images of the subjects and backdrop; 'I decided to mix together the common suburbs and some fantastic characters, which I think has created something poetic,' he said.

Find Delsaux's photography here: http://www.cedricdelsaux.com