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Pioneer CDJ-400: Issuing a final blow to vinyl

Crave The Pioneer CDJ-400 is just one of them. Pioneer sent us the DJM-400 to go with our pair, which is a very useful, simple mixer which should allow you to do the whole DJ thing pretty well. Right, we're sticking our neck out here.

Tags: pioneer, usb, digital music, mixer

15 May 2008, 10:56

Big-screen plasmas from Pioneer

Crave Pioneer has put its foot down and said it will stick with plasma TVs at this year's CES. There are a number of more modest plasmas coming out from Pioneer this year too, with 50-inch (PDP-5060HD) and 43-inch (PDP-4360HD) TVs launching in September...

Tags: pioneer, definition, inch, high definition

5 January 2006, 18:41

Photos: More gadget goodies from Pioneer's UK headquarters

Crave We got a first look at Pioneer's LCD TVs on Friday, but that wasn't enough. Pioneer once had a significant investment in Air and the two companies have worked closely together to produce audio equipment ever since.

21 July 2008, 12:01

Limited edition Pioneer Kuro: Perfect black meets perfect beige and white

Crave As if the price of Pioneer plasmas wasn't enough to keep them exclusive, now the company has added two new limited-edition screens. The media receiver also features network connectivity and DLNA certification, which means you can stream media to...

Tags: pioneer, screens, brightness, tvs

28 October 2008, 15:02

Samsung's two firsts: Blu-ray player and massive LCD TV

Crave Speak to anyone at the Pioneer side and they'll tell you the same thing about their player, but either way we don't expect there to be much Blu-ray content available in March, nor should we expect to see any player in the UK until a few months after.

Tags: samsung, lcd, ray, blu

9 January 2006, 12:35

Sharp Aquos XS1: Ultra-slim 1080p TV with LED backlight

Crave What is new is that the audio system is Pioneer-branded -- clearly one of the first signs that the two companies are working closely together. Sharp has gone to its new friend Pioneer to learn about high-quality flat-panel speaker design.

5 September 2008, 11:48

Top ten spacecraft

Crave Pioneer 10As humans we want to learn about the world around us. Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt, and is the first artificial object to leave the solar system (although there's considerable debate about what...

19 June 2008, 16:36

And the winners are...

Crave Cameras and camcorders: Sanyo Xacti HD1Car technology: Pioneer AVIC-Z1Cell phones and PDAs: Samsung ZX20Computers: Intel Centrino Duo Mobile TechnologyEmerging tech: ZenSys Z-WaveGaming: Nvidia GeForce Quad SLIHome audio: Denon AVR-2807Home video...

Tags: cameras, products, camcorders, vision

9 January 2006, 15:51

Crave's guide to World Cup gadgets: Part Three

Crave Pioneer PDP 436SXEThe World Cup only comes round once every four years so you're more than justified in treating yourself to a high-end TV. One of our favourites is the Pioneer PDP 436SXE, which offers 43 inches of plasma gorgeousness.

Tags: high definition, watching, definition, sports

15 June 2006, 15:53

Hitachi Plasma: Digitise This!

Crave If the plasma world was the Premier League, Hitachi, Panasonic and Pioneer world be Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal. Just when you think one has the best lineup, another goes and buys some fancy foreign talent to usurp the competition.

Tags: hitachi, plasma, plasmas, manchester united

29 June 2005, 9:49

Sharp LC-37B20E: 1080p LCD with a delightfully svelte bezel

Crave Sharp is having a productive year: it recently bought a fairly large chunk of much-loved plasma TV producer Pioneer, and in so doing triggered the Kuro manufacturer to accept LCD into its ranks. Not a bad achievement for the company that introduced...

Tags: sharp, panel, lcd, analogue

20 June 2008, 10:49

Yahoo CEO says 'time is right' for new leader

Crave Internet search pioneer. Timing is everything. And, so, it should come as no surprise that Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang feels the 'time is right' for a new leader to guide the embattled The company announced Monday that it has started a search...

Tags: yahoo, continue, deal, advertising

19 November 2008, 10:12

Philips Aurea 42PFL9903D: It's illuminating

Crave The only disappointment: it costs more than a 50-inch Pioneer Kuro. If you love Christmas lights and don't see why they should be restricted to just one time of the year, the Philips Aurea II is the TV for you.

Tags: philips, frame, christmas, leds

5 November 2008, 11:43

Richard's Christmas cravings: Home-cinema heaven

Crave The centrepiece of any shrine to home entertainment is a big screen and they don't come much better than the Pioneer PDP-5000EX plasma. "We're gonna to need a bigger chimney", Santa might say, in his best Chief Brody (Jaws) impression, at first...

Tags: hd, disc, cinema, hd dvd

22 December 2006, 10:50

Microsoft unveils Windows Azure

Crave It's a transformation of our software and a transformation of our strategy," said Ray Ozzie, a computing industry pioneer who now serves as Microsoft's chief software architect. Microsoft yesterday announced a version of Windows that runs over the...

Tags: developers, servers, windows vista, preview

28 October 2008, 13:33