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Round-up: digital music and portable media players at CES

Crave Jasmine France says the aluminium case is supposed to resist scratching and smudging, which could win it points over the slimmer but more delicate iPod nano (reviewed here). With Apple conspicuous by its absence and the iPod looking more invincible...

Tags: car, media player, portable, inch

5 January 2006, 16:48

Apple unveils new iPods and gives us a sneak peek at iTV

Crave The new nano does look different from its predecessor but has a lot in common with the iPod Mini. We didn't get a chance to check whether it's more scratch resistant than the last nano, but if it's anything like the iPod Mini, we expect it to be...

Tags: apple, section, mini, albums

13 September 2006, 12:24

Nokia N95 vs Apple, Canon, HP, Motorola and TomTom

Crave MusicFirst up, it's the Nokia N95 versus the iPod nano -- both play music but which one plays it better? The nano is much smaller and lighter than the N95, however, and it has the best audio quality in the market, which some music fans will value...

Tags: nokia, checking, canon, connectivity

23 April 2007, 14:32

Apple forced to lower price of music in UK iTunes store

Crave According to an Apple statement sent out today, Apple will equalise the price of music on its iTunes Stores across Europe within the next six months. It seems the peeps at Which? weren't satisfied that us Brits were being charged more for music in...

Tags: apple, europe, itunes, european

9 January 2008, 13:44

Urban Camouflage: The Muffpod

Crave Let's face it, iPods may look lovelier than Natalie Portman covered in treacle, but Apple seemingly makes them from the most scratchable material on earth. Once you've taken a virginal 'Pod on its first trip around town, the resulting marks and...

Tags: army, earth, protection, material

10 August 2005, 10:12

Crave TV: Video of the iPod touch, nano and classic

Crave We were stationed in BBC Television Centre in London to watch Emperor Jobs unveil the iPod touch, nano and classic via a video link. You might have noticed that Apple has launched some new products, and where there's an Apple launch, there's Crave.

7 September 2007, 12:19

iPod Radio Remote: The perfect podcessory

Crave Apple has finally answered the shrieks of the radio-loving iPod owner and officially sanctioned this, the £35 iPod Radio Remote. This podcessory is a remote-control unit for your iPod with an integrated FM radio.

Tags: market, radio, apple, fm radio

18 January 2006, 11:16

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

Crave The 4GB (£80) and 8GB (£100) capacities on offer are expandable with microSD up to 8GB, and the players come with built-in microphones, line-in sockets, built-in mini stereo speakers, video playback and, like the iPod nano, come in a variety of...

9 April 2008, 11:58

SanDisk e200: Socking it to the iPod nano

Crave The SanDisk e200 series borrows the iPod nano's black chassis and Clickwheel concept, but -- unlike the iPod nano -- offers video play. The flash-memory e200 (available as the 2GB e250, 4GB e260 and 6GB e270) is twice as thick as the nano, but then...

Tags: sandisk, wheel, campaign, nano

26 June 2006, 11:01

Samsung SGH-P300: The nano of phones

Crave No, it's a super-slim mobile phone that measures 9mm thin -- a whopping 2mm thinner than Motorola's Slvr L6 and only 2mm thicker than the iPod nano. Is it a credit card? Is it a calculator? However, unlike Motorola, Samsung hasn't left out all the...

Tags: samsung, mobiles, motorola, texas instruments

19 April 2006, 11:20

1GB iPod nano unleashed; Bono sees red

Crave The new 1GB nano is exactly like the original iPod nano, but with half the capacity of the previous smallest model, and a lower price-tag of £109. Watching Apple release another iPod is a bit like watching the sack of Carthage.

Tags: apple, capacity, nano, steve jobs

9 February 2006, 10:34

Assault on the nano: Samsung and SanDisk line up their troops

Crave SanDisk's e200 (pictured right) is a more reserved entry into the market, but bears an even more striking resemblance to the nano -- witness its Clickwheel-like interface. Both eclipse the nano's 14 hours, but can they outdo the interface and its...

Tags: samsung, integration, nano, album

25 January 2006, 10:51

Samsung unveils phone even thinner than the iPod nano

Crave Now Samsung has made a phone that's just 5.9mm thin -- that's a whole millimetre thinner than the iPod nano and sets new standards for ultrathin phones. Last year, while in South Korea visiting Samsung's HQ, we asked its design team whether it was...

Tags: samsung, phones, keypad, south korea

24 January 2007, 11:01

SanDisk Sansa Fuze: UK gets a true iPod nano rival

Crave It's been a long time coming as far as the UK's concerned, but SanDisk's Sansa Fuze has finally launched on this side of the pond. It's an MP3 player that comes in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities, complete with an microSD expansion slot.

Tags: sandisk, chips, expansion, creative zen

11 June 2008, 10:45

iPod nano Product Red: Santa's MP3 player

Crave Buying an iPod nano is always a treat in itself, but buying a Product Red version of the natty little MP3 player helps in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. For every Red nano purchased, Apple gives $10 (around £5) to the Product Red charity.

Tags: apple, christmas, nano, ipod nano

29 November 2006, 10:35