glossy

Crave Talk: Why are all our gadgets glossy?

Crave Despite our protests at iPods that scratch too easily and laptops that end up looking like post-operation swabs, we secretly love to wrestle dust out of their nooks and crannies, polishing them back into a glossy shine -- there's a strange sense...

Tags: industry, value, human, water

20 February 2007, 11:21

NEC: now I am a big G

Crave While initials conventionally stand for just one word, the 'G' in the name of the NEC 1970GX LCD monitor apparently stands for three: gaming, graphics and glossy. The glossy part refers to the surface of the screen, which has a fierce contrast...

Tags: contrast, inch, gaming, lcd

29 September 2005, 11:21

Motorola Canary: Bird watching in the USA

Crave From previous leaks we were expecting the phone to feature a narrower form factor than the original V3, as well as a glossy front similar to the LG Chocolate phone, and it looks like this is the case.

Tags: motorola, section, part, glossy

15 June 2006, 10:46

New MacBooks: Worth buying despite the gloss?

Crave This means the MacBooks aren't too far off matching the entry-level MacBook Pro for raw power -- although with the MacBooks you have to contend with the glossy screen. Although glossy screens do provide a superior picture when watching DVDs in a...

Tags: apple, displays, screens, glossy

9 November 2006, 11:42

Photos: Exclusive Cowon O2 hands-on

Crave The O2 uses a slick Apple-esque interface with large glossy icons, all entirely touch-driven using the 109mm (4.3-inch) LCD display. Screen quality, though, is excellent, although us video addicts here at Crave question whether the very glossy...

16 October 2008, 9:35

Asus U1: Stylish fingerprint magnet

Crave We like to think of it as a cross between Asus' own W6 and S6 and the LG Chocolate Phone because of the leather finish on the palm rest and the super glossy 'piano black' finish on the lid. Asus seemed keen to promote the fact that the U1 uses an...

Tags: asus, reader, laptop, surface

12 January 2007, 1:00

Photos: Samsung R410 £499 all-round laptop

Crave Looks-wise, it has the same glossy black lid, but is now sporting a matte-black interior section instead of the silver we clocked it with in May. The glossy lid in full effect. While everyone and his dog is releasing tiny laptops, Samsung is still...

23 June 2008, 10:40

Asus W3: where's the catch?

Crave A glossy screen might look good on the shelf in PC World, but get this laptop home and you may rue the glossy day you were dazzled. It may be small, it may be sweet, but baby it can sure move its polygons around the screen at high speed.

Tags: asus, lcd, section, keyboard

13 May 2005, 10:36

New netbooks: HP Mini 1000, Compaq 7000, Vivienne Tam edition

Crave All use the same glossy screen finish, so you'll struggle to use them outdoors. The screen is preposterously glossy, so in real life, all you'd be able to see is your own reflection. Just when you thought the netbook market was congested enough, in...

29 October 2008, 10:58

Hands-on with Creative Zen Stone and Plus with speaker

Crave The only thing to be aware of is that both models are considerably fatter than their speakerless siblings, and the glossy finish has now become an attractive matte. The original glossy models retain their original prices: £27.99 for the 1GB Stone...

Tags: creative, models, speakers, speaker

26 February 2008, 10:29

Photos: Nokia launches Supernova 7610, 7510, 7310 and 7210

Crave Glossy and reflective -- just one of the options for personalising your 7210 Supernova. The glossy 7610's keypad slides away under the main display. When Elvis died, his fans simply refused to believe he wasn't coming back.

27 June 2008, 11:01

Canon Selphy ES1: From box to print in 9½ minutes

Crave The ES1 pushes a sheet of paper out through the bottom slot, turns it 90 degrees and then sucks it up and down through the printer four times, laying down yellow, magenta and cyan inks and a glossy finishing coat.

Tags: canon, insert, sort, hand

15 November 2006, 8:46

GlamPhone ELLE No3: Alcatel does designer

Crave This glossy slider phone comes in a variety of colours, including the white model pictured. You wear the designer clothes, read the fashion magazines, now you just need a glam phone to complete your trendy lifestyle.

Tags: alcatel, check, fashion, lg prada

24 May 2007, 10:43

Photos: Toshiba's Qosmio G45 multimedia darling

Crave The lid is a glossy black colour and the inside is finished in a stunning, glossy white veneer, complemented by gallons of blue LED lighting. We've just spent an afternoon playing with a Toshiba Qosmio G45 entertainment laptop, and to cut a long...

8 January 2008, 8:17

Photos: LG Joy and Samsung i520

Crave The LG Joy has a large colour screen and features a similar glossy surface to the Chocolate phone. The Samsung i520 is a slider phone with smooth, glossy casing. Today Crave went along to the Symbian smart phone show.

17 October 2006, 14:58