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Intempo 'Daisy': Wi-Fi Net radio for your pocket
Crave But you'll have to connect to a hotspot first. This will leave you unable to connect to a hotspot and therefore unable to connect to any Net radio. We're living in happy times right now. Happy, because the Internet is no longer restricted to...
Tags: intempo
14 January 2008, 10:55
Samsung HT-XQ100: Self-facilitating cinema node
Crave When you remove a small panel on the side of the DVD unit, you can connect a USB device directly to the system. The system also has all the usual Dolby Digital and DTS audio formats, and you'll be able to buy a separate wireless kit for around €100...
Tags: samsung, usb, functionality, cinema
13 March 2006, 9:48
Denon D-F103: Caviar for the general
Crave The unit is compatible with the DLNA industry standard and will connect to the online Compact Disc Database (CDDB) to look up CD, artist and track information. The D-F103 will also stream music to a PC via USB, or will stream MP3, WAV or WMA files...
Tags: denon, japanese, cds, connect
11 July 2006, 10:07
Sling Media unveils SlingCatcher and three new Slingboxes
Crave And let's also not forget that you can connect a small Slingbox-equipped laptop to your hotel TV. It has a TV tuner, as the name implies, but it won't connect to your set-top box and doesn't let you control any AV devices remotely.
Tags: connect, television, laptop, tuner
12 January 2007, 1:15
Asus EN7600GT: HDMI/HDCP graphics card
Crave The card also has a standard DVI port that supports HDCP, but the HDMI connection's far more interesting -- it supports video and audio over the same cable, it's easier to connect, and is more robust thanks to a lack of exposed pins.
Tags: asus, cable, definition, windows vista
31 July 2006, 11:13
Toshiba Portege R400: Sexy, smart and in your lap
Crave Another significant feature of the R400 is its ability to connect wirelessly to its optional docking station -- the Toshiba Wireless Port Replicator. This uses ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, so when the laptop is within 1m of the docking...
Tags: toshiba, calendar, station, wireless
9 January 2007, 1:37
Photos: Popcorn Hour A-100 does media streaming right
Crave The A-100 will also connect to your network via Ethernet. To connect it to your TV you can either use the HDMI socket, which can output at 1080p and some other custom resolutions aimed at computer monitors, or make use of component, S-Video or...
2 June 2008, 11:01
Photos: New MSI Wind U100 gets much longer battery life
Crave You also get high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi, so you can connect to compatible networks at up to 300Mbps. Naturally, it can still connect to more common 802.11g networks. Remember the MSI Wind -- the netbook we nearly soiled ourselves over back in May?
1 October 2008, 10:49
Evesham iplayer: Smartest set-top box ever?
Crave The funkiness doesn't end there, either: you can also connect an external hard drive or memory key via the iplayer's USB port and play hi-def movies and music files or view images on your TV. Perhaps most exciting of all, the iplayer can connect to...
Tags: evesham, hard drive, definition, box
6 December 2006, 10:59
iPhone vs Sony Ericsson W950i vs Nokia N95 vs LG Prada
Crave Unfortunately, the W950i doesn't have a 3.5mm jack for your headphones, but it does come with an adaptor so you can connect one via the headphone port at the bottom. There's a built-in Web browser that can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi or EDGE...
22 January 2007, 12:03
Photos: Top new toys you'll want (well, most of them)
Crave It can store six months of usage stats, which are uploaded when you connect to your computer. This new version has a new one-on-one game mode, lets you get a higher score and can connect to your computer via USB for new sounds and music you...
30 July 2007, 10:35
Solwise Homeplug: No-hassle powerline networking
Crave You shove one in a mains socket near your router, and one near the device you want to connect to the Internet, and that's pretty much it. There is encryption available if you need it, but that will only be relevant to people sharing houses who don...
Tags: connect, house, fi, wi fi
25 March 2008, 11:52
Photos: Qool Labs SkyQube brings Skype to your mobile
Crave On the back there are ports to connect it to your PC and telephone line. In order to make it work, you need to connect SkyQube Squared to your PC and leave your PC on. This box saves you a fortune in mobile roaming charges when you're overseas by...
15 March 2007, 13:33
Slingbox on 3G iPhone: Jumping the gun
Crave Sling Media has plans to connect your Slingbox to Apple's 3G iPhone. But don't get too excited; there's no release date set yet. Sling showed us a brief demonstration of what the company's mobile application, SlingPlayer, looks like on a jailbroken...
Tags: stream, windows mobile, developers, iphone
9 June 2008, 12:55
Samsung Syncmaster 2040UX and 940UX: USB monitors
Crave It's a 20-inch monitor that, get this, can connect to your PC via USB. One of the coolest things we've seen at CeBIT has to be the Samsung Syncmaster Ubisync 2040UX. USB, we tell you! The monitor has special software built into it, which can...
Tags: samsung, monitors, usb, graphics
16 March 2007, 16:21


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