add ons

Best plug-ins for Firefox 3

Crave Extensions, plug-ins, add-ons, whatever you want to call 'em, Firefox 3 has got 'em. This collection of add-ons can be used for the Windows, Mac and Windows Portable versions of the browser. AIOS, or the All-In-One-Sidebar, allows us to force the...

Tags: bookmarks, downloading, add ons, ons

18 June 2008, 12:30

Firefox 3: Reviewed

Crave Other tweaks include those to the Password manager, Add-Ons manager and Download manager. Enhancements within Firefox 3 include changes to the Add-Ons manager. Now Firefox presents a list of popular Add-Ons without redirecting your browser to a Web...

Tags: add ons, star, ons, places

18 June 2008, 15:39

Loewe Connect 37 DR+: LCD TV with built-in media streaming

Crave There are five configuration options available when you buy the TV and a number of add-ons to complement it. You can add DVB-S functionality, which enables the TV to receive HD via satellite -- although Rupert Murdoch makes this impossible in the...

Tags: loewe, hard drive, playback, connect

26 March 2008, 11:16

What's the best beta? IE 8 vs Opera 9.5 vs Safari vs Firefox 3

Crave But this is a beta release after all, and we can see this being a useful feature, even if similar functionality is already available by using add-ons in Firefox ('Digg This! Report to your managerFirefox is famous for its wealth of add-ons and...

17 March 2008, 10:47

Polar Rose: Photo tagging for the whole Web

Crave With Internet Explorer 7 now offering add-ons and Firefox's extensions expanding to bigger and better things, Internet browsers are becoming more powerful and influential by the day. One new development attracting a lot of attention is the Polar...

Tags: person, beta, firefox, rose

9 August 2007, 11:22

FM transmitters: iTrip vs everyone else in our real-world test

Crave These ickle add-ons stream your music from your MP3 player to your car's radio, but some folk are sceptical of their usefulness, due to their apparently patchy performance. What do The Smurfs, thrash-metal band Napalm Death and FM transmitters all...

2 August 2007, 11:37

Everything new is old again

Crave We've seen lots of retro add-ons for mobile phones, including this and these. While we obsess over all things new and shiny, intrepid modders are packing today's tiny products into the larger, sturdier and possibly more stylish gadgets of yesteryear.

Tags: mac mini, add ons, guide, mini

24 March 2005, 10:28

Nikon D700: 12-megapixel full-frame dSLR adds dustbuster

Crave It's largely a D3 in the smaller body of a D300, with a few minor add-ons. It might not be a surprise that Nikon has launched the new D700 dSLR camera, but there are a couple of twists in the description.

1 July 2008, 11:20

Nikon D40: The fourth digital SLR of the compact apocalypse

Crave The D40 measures 126mm by 64mm by 94mm and weighs about 475g, although that's without useful add-ons such as a lens, battery and memory card. As the sapphire skies of summer deteriorated into the desolate greys of winter, digital SLRs came...

Tags: nikon, lens, entry, points

16 November 2006, 11:39

Apple: Avoid death -- integrate iPod with your car

Crave Borchers sees add-ons as passé. Can you imagine a more impressive podcessory than the very thing that will ultimately deliver global environmental apocalypse: the glorious motorcar? Although there's reportedly been an overall slump in car-stereo...

Tags: apple, integration, mini, car

17 July 2006, 12:51

Mustek MP80D: Portable, you say?

Crave In fact, when all the add-ons are added on, they turn a reasonable-sized DVD player into the gadget equivalent of a beached whale. We looked at the MP80D's little brother, the MP70D, a few months back, and this beast is similar -- but with a larger...

Tags: dvd player, aerial, achievement, ds lite

16 April 2007, 12:11

Crave Talk: Is Origami the future?

Crave To get the most from the current clutch of UMPCs, you'll need an external keyboard and a host of USB or PC Card add-ons, all of which diminish its 'ultra mobile' status and purported low cost. When Kevin Costner's corn field whispered "If you build...

Tags: microsoft, field, ultra, host

15 March 2006, 8:00