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Beat Big Brother: Dodge CCTV, phone taps and spies

Crave Big Brother is watching you -- and we're not talking about the mind-numbing reality show. The UK has become a real-life Orwellian nightmare. There's reportedly a CCTV camera for every 14 people. Police helicopters circle our skies.

19 March 2008, 13:55

Brother DCP-135C: Quirky, cheap multi-function printer

Crave When we're not partying with rock stars, we're getting down and dirty with multi-function inkjet printers like the Brother DCP-135C. Brother says this reduces the chances of damaging the USB connector if you trip over the cable.

Tags: brother, usb, printing, cable

24 December 2007, 8:00

E4: It's not heavy, it's my Big Brother

Crave Well, sod all that effort providing quality programming, because it's much easier for E4 to launch a new channel on the back of 24/7 Big Brother coverage. Freeview box owners rejoice! No longer do your days have to be filled with aimless channel...

Tags: channel, freeview, desperate housewives, material

23 May 2005, 10:02

Big brother's little brother: Dell Dimension 5100

Crave Our second newborn from Dell this week, the Dimension 5100, runs a 64-bit processor and uses a Balance Technology extended (BTX) motherboard to make the little critter run quieter. Only Windows XP Professional takes advantage of 64-bit processors...

Tags: dell, machine, balance, linux

2 September 2005, 11:51

Philips' spanking new iPod range: Please dock before entering

Crave Next up, the MCM138D -- this is the brother of the previously mentioned MCM398D, but slightly less powerful, not to mention a hell of a lot more cuboidy. This model also offers MP3/WMA CD playback functionality, but with two 35W output channels, it...

18 July 2007, 12:27

Ears-on with the Denon AH-D2000: Audiophilia for £250

Crave The second difference is the aforementioned sound quality, but we won't be putting the D2000s up against their older brother until we've given them at least 100 hours of play time to burn themselves in.

Tags: denon, pair, headphones, sound quality

21 May 2008, 11:48

Mustek MP80D: Portable, you say?

Crave We looked at the MP80D's little brother, the MP70D, a few months back, and this beast is similar -- but with a larger screen (8 inches to the MP70D's measly 7). It's a decent little DVD player -- it does that job really quite well.

Tags: dvd player, aerial, achievement, ds lite

16 April 2007, 12:11

IPTV in the UK: BBC and Motorola sound off

Crave Most of us don't give a hoot how our TV is delivered, we just want to watch Big Brother with minimal fuss. But IPTV can offer us lots of extra features, such as on-demand movies and maybe one day high-definition TV.

Tags: motorola, vision, bt, freeview

7 June 2007, 11:36

BlackBerry 8820: RIM rams Wi-Fi and GPS into the 8800

Crave On the surface, the BlackBerry 8820 smart phone is identical to its gleaming older brother the BlackBerry 8800 -- and it shares some of its specs too. But RIM has added a few extra features into the mix that make the 8820 a bit of a beast.

Tags: rim, fi, wi fi, blackberry

7 August 2007, 11:45

Dell XPS M1210: Lilliputian powerhouse

Crave Well this is its little brother -- the Dell XPS M1210. Remember the 20-inch XPS M2010 laps-top? It's small, admittedly, but this 12-inch wonder packs a mean punch, as you probably guessed from the fact that it's part of the XPS range.

Tags: dell, inch, xps, spec

11 July 2006, 12:03

Final Cut Pro 5: the cutting edge

Crave Tarnation was cut using its younger brother, iMovie -- which should give you some idea of exactly how powerful the older sibling is. Final Cut Pro had a hand in creating almost every fringe movie going in the last few years.

Tags: apple uk, footage, final cut pro, final cut

25 April 2005, 11:05

Sony SVR-S500 PVR: Twice as nice

Crave Do you watch Pete and Nikki's blossoming relationship on Channel 4's Big Brother or take guilty pleasure in seeing Sophie Anderton nearing a nervous breakdown in ITV's Celebrity Love Island? Reality TV addicts will be aware of a daily dilemma...

Tags: sony, recording, watch, recordings

16 August 2006, 11:59

We take the iRiver H320 to the river

Crave But what of the H10’s older brother, the H320? Bill Gates pimped the iRiver H10 at CES in January, fondling the tiny MP3 player on stage and calling it “a very nice device”. We eagerly tore one out of its packaging and took it for a walk down the...

Tags: linux, adventure, directory, tracks

18 March 2005, 10:34

Exilim S500: We've been admiring its form

Crave Crave liked Casio's Exilim EX-Z750 because of its monster screen and easy-to-use controls, so we've been looking forward to a chance to play with its stylish little brother, the Exilim EX S500. This elegant little credit-card sized camera has 5...

Tags: casio, action, body, silver

22 September 2005, 10:56

LG's TX Express and T1 Express laptops leave us giddy

Crave The latter is the big brother of the pair. Providing a break from the plethora of mobile phones at CeBIT 2006, LG Electronics has just given Crave a sneaky look at two of its forthcoming laptops -- the TX Express and the T1 Express DUAL.

Tags: lg electronics, intel, crave, express

8 March 2006, 15:27