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Rebel assault: Die iPod, die!

Crave Next up there's the Cowon iAudio U3  -- postively reviewed by us last week. Batten down the hatches boys, here it comes: the inevitable backlash against Apple's iPod nano. We've covered a few nano killers over the last couple of weeks, but things...

Tags: apple uk, apple, copying, nano

30 January 2006, 11:28

Crave Podcast 41: How reliable is Wikipedia?

Crave If you want gadgets that will help you stop smoking, a camera that miaows when you take pictures or a very, very smart MP3 player from Cowon, we can help. Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit, is a wealth of information on almost...

Tags: crave, podcast, sony psp, crave podcast

13 July 2007, 11:52

Intempo 'Daisy': Wi-Fi Net radio for your pocket

Crave We've seen it in some great portable players, such as Cowon's iAudio D2 DAB. We're living in happy times right now. Happy, because the Internet is no longer restricted to devices with wires. Yes, in 2008 the wireless Web is maturing like the finest...

Tags: intempo

14 January 2008, 10:55

Hands-on with the iRiver E100: nano botherer hits UK

Crave The same is true for the E100 -- it lacks the in-your-face quality from Cowon or Apple's iPod classic, but it's above average. Ever since seeing iRiver's new range of MP3 players back at CES in January, we've been itching to get models to take home...

9 April 2008, 11:58

CNET UK Podcast 109: Windows 7 won't suck. Honest

Crave A much more level-headed Nate talked us through two portable media players, one from Cowon and one from Archos, and told us which one was best out of the box. No, your seeing spheres aren't playing games with you: we have indeed tweaked the name of...

31 October 2008, 11:01

Bang & Olufsen Beosound 6: You'll need a second mortgage

Crave In the meantime, consider looking over our written and video reviews of Cowon's new iAudio 7. If you're struggling to peel open your frontal vision spheres this cloudy morning, we've got something to wake you with a jolt: an MP3 player with the...

Tags: bang & olufsen, pair, protected, technical

16 July 2007, 10:18

Photos: hands-on with the Philips Streamium SA9345

Crave Performance was generally okay and most people won't complain, though it's not got the definition or power of a Creative or Cowon player. The new Streamium SA9345 is the latest MP3-playing gloss-fest from Netherlands-based Philips.

12 October 2007, 10:17

Crave Football: Digital radios for footy fans

Crave Finally, we must mention that Cowon's excellent D2 MP3 player is about to be released and has a DAB radio built in. Football season is upon us. It's time to raid Sainsbury's for Carling, ignore your wives and children and hysterically scream "THE...

Tags: radio, battery, battery life, pure digital

9 August 2007, 11:08

CNET.co.uk Editors' Choice Awards 2007

Crave Cowon iAudio D2 DAB The badinage flowed as smoothly as the champagne, as top industry figures weepingly collected the prizes, smugly avoiding evil stares from their defeated rivals. The awards, which feted the best mobile phone, TV, hi-def product...

19 October 2007, 9:15

Photos: Hands-on with the iRiver B20

Crave One of our all-time favourite players, Cowon's iAudio D2, got DAB integrated not too long ago. Now one of our other all-time favourites, the iRiver Clix 2, effectively just got DAB'd and is known as the iRiver B20.

26 October 2007, 10:07

Crave goes to Vegas

Crave They'll be more interested in fondling the new DVD and hard-drive camcorders; gawping at the smaller, thinner, lighter and yet more feature-packed laptops; licking the latest portable video players from the likes of Archos, Cowon and Creative...

Tags: gadgets, ces, san francisco, las vegas

4 January 2006, 11:25

Hands-on with the TrekStor blaxx

Crave There's also direct line-in recording and an integrated voice recorder.The battery life is just 15 hours, which is frankly a lot lower than we expect these days, especially when Cowon is producing players that claim up to 60 hours of playback time.

Tags: trekstor, model, controls, rename

4 September 2007, 11:15

Hands-on with the Creative Zen

Crave Most of Cowon's superb-sounding players support FLAC, the iPod supports Apple's lossless format and even underdogs such as TrekStor's vibez support FLAC as well. Creative has made some of the best sounding MP3 players in history.

8 October 2007, 13:20

Apple's new iPod touch, nano and classic: Hands firmly on

Crave This narrows the gap between competing manufacturers, such as Cowon and Sony, whose players are known for their impressive battery performance. We told you the Earth would stop turning, and it did. Apple, after the typical rumour-grooming hysteria...

6 September 2007, 9:45