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Logitech S530 Mac: Apple killer

Crave Here are my keys and here's my mouse. Using a wireless USB adaptor, the white keyboard and mouse combo is a 'replacement desktop' for the Apple Mac, and it's stocked up with shortcut keys for Mac-specific features such as iTunes and Spotlight.

Tags: logitech, mouse, keyboard, keys

3 March 2006, 10:57

Ideazon Merc Stealth: N00b-hunting keyboard

Crave It was rather clunky, but it succeeded in making PC gaming slightly friendlier -- the Battlefield 2 keys were certainly very handy. Now Ideazon's back with the altogether sleeker Merc Stealth keyboard.Instead of a swappable keyset, the Stealth has...

Tags: ideazon, gaming, keys, keyboard

29 January 2008, 8:05

Motorola U9: Hands-on with the Cadbury's phone

Crave Underneath its glossy exterior, which also comes in black, lies an OLED display and touch-sensitive keys that only appear when you're listening to music. Although we were dubious at first about the keypad, it's proved easy to use so far, due to the...

Tags: motorola, keys, keypad, megapixel

4 March 2008, 13:28

Photos: Samsung G600 5-megapixel camera phone

Crave Fortunately, unlike the E900, there are no horrid fiddly touch-sensitive keys. The G600 has mechanical keys instead of touch-sensitive ones making it much less fiddly to use than Samsung's E900 or U600.

20 July 2007, 12:50

Motorola Rokr E8 vs Sony Ericsson W890i: Music, mano a mano

Crave As you can see, there's a relatively large screen, but it's the navigation keys and keypad that are really interesting. If you access the music player, dedicated music keys pop up. If you switch to camera mode, special photo keys apper.

26 March 2008, 15:59

Motorola unveils Rokr E8 and Z10

Crave First to be announced is the Rokr E8 (pictured right), a very slick-looking music phone that features a glossy casing, which lights up different touch-sensitive keys depending on the application you're using.

8 January 2008, 11:43

Photos: Doro's simple, easy-to-use mobile phones

Crave All you get is a massive keypad, a monochrome backlit display, memory for up to 50 numbers, speakerphone mode, vibrating alert and four speed-dial keys right underneath the screen. Even simpler than the HandlesEasy 326gsm, the HandlePlus 324gsm...

22 November 2007, 9:00

Google Android: Hands-on with the Google mobile goodness

Crave The screen is wide and sharp, the navigation keys are large, making them easy to press, and the Qwerty keypad is well designed -- with each key raised so it's easy to distinguish between them. Here you can see the raised profile of the keys on the...

12 February 2008, 15:12

Nokia E51: Business doesn't have to be ugly

Crave In particular, we're looking forward to getting our hands on the Nokia E51, a phone that combines sleek styling with Wi-Fi, HSDPA (3.5G) and dedicated keys for quick access to your calendar, messages and contacts.

Tags: nokia, keys, wi fi, megapixel

6 December 2007, 11:19

LG KF600 and KF700: We touch the touchscreens

Crave If you're in the menu, then navigation keys pop up. If you're using the music player, then -- you guessed it -- music keys appear. LG Chocolate users will know how annoying it can be to use touch-sensitive keys when starting or ending calls and to...

13 February 2008, 8:56

Fastap: The best keypads are the simple ones

Crave It's a new keypad layout that has slightly raised letter keys at the corners of the number keys. Unlike more complicated or ambitious solutions, it includes individual keys for every letter from A to Z and the numbers 0 to 9, but organises them in...

Tags: phones, keys, mobile phone, wireless

8 January 2007, 3:59

Nokia N96 and N78: Hands-on with Nokia's new Ns

Crave Everything feels well laid out and its keys are relatively easy to press. You either love 'em or hate 'em, but it seems Nokia isn't ready to get rid of its dual-sliding dedicated media keys. But all is not lost, because these handsets are much more...

11 February 2008, 16:14

Sony Ericsson unveils the W890i, K660i and W380i

Crave After playing around with it for a few minutes we noticed one overwhelming factor that makes it better than the W880i -- it has a usable keypad, not rice-grain sized keys.Update: Read our full Sony Ericsson W890i review.

7 November 2007, 11:43

Photos: Hands-on Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot phone

Crave Underneath the fiddly soft key is a very bizarre four-way navigation key that sits in between the number keys. It's not that difficult to use, but you do end up tapping the 2 or 5 keys, thinking they'll select something when they won't.

18 October 2007, 13:59

MWg Zinc II and E-Ten Glofiish M810: Two peas in a pod

Crave The Zinc II has a slide-out keypad with raised edges so you can find the keys better. There are barely any differences between these two handsets, but you'll notice that the keys on the keypad aren't fully surrounded by a raised edge, which may or...

9 May 2008, 13:03