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Photos: Exclusive ears-on with Denon's AH-C252 earphones

Crave Denon, the Japanese high-end audio manufacturer that sounds like a yoghurt, has been getting bacterial on the earphone market over the last year or so, with the top-end AH-C751 earphones, then the AH-C551s, followed by the entry-level AH-C351s.

8 July 2008, 12:36

Ears-on with Shure's SE110 sound-isolating earphones

Crave Any manufacturer typically associated with high-end personal and professional audio attracts our attention when it begins to cater for the average consumer. Just such a manufacturer is Shure, whose SE530 and E500PTH sit with scores on and above 9...

2 October 2007, 11:46

Crave plays David Dickinson with the Relisys RLT2000

Crave The Relisys RLT2000, the PC manufacturer's brand new 20-inch LCD TV, costs less than £350 if you shop online. Relisys, a new manufacturer on the AV block, has also shown some generosity. If prices carry on falling, at this rate you'll find an LCD...

Tags: lcd, manufacturer, lcd tv, bedroom

26 May 2005, 11:39

Pioneer announces plasma deal with Panasonic

Crave We knew that a deal to outsource Pioneer's plasma panels to another manufacturer was imminent. We assumed that it would indeed be done with Panasonic; it's the company that has recently dazzled us as a plasma display manufacturer, and the...

Tags: pioneer, panasonic, production, tvs

25 April 2008, 11:25

Sharp MP-B300: But too blunt to slay the iPod

Crave Hopefully, by standardising our response to new players, we might even find that a manufacturer reading Crave realises where it's going wrong and steps in to save the day, so here goes. We're still taking bets on whether any manufacturer is going...

Tags: players, manufacturer, fm tuner, inferior

30 May 2006, 12:18

Cashback for Christmas: Camera promotions

Crave Manufacturer: Olympus Manufacturer: Nikon Manufacturer: Olympus Manufacturer: Canon A beautiful sight -- we're happy tonight -- walking in a winter wonderland with a camera we bought in a nifty cashback promotion.

22 November 2007, 11:56

Crave Talk: Is Nintendo the apple of Apple's eye?

Crave What could be more quintessentially left-field Apple behaviour than buying out the US's number three games console manufacturer? Apple was the first computer manufacturer to commercialise the windows- and icon-based GUI that is now used by almost...

Tags: nintendo, mini, console, gaming

9 June 2006, 10:51

Top ten terrible tech products

Crave A year down the line, the Gizmondo's manufacturer Tiger Telematics went bankrupt, having burned through a preposterous £160m in 18 months, helped in part by Gizmondo director Stefan Eriksson -- of crashing his Ferrari fame -- being paid in excess...

20 November 2007, 14:50

Exclusive: Cowon iAudio D2 16GB to get DAB

Crave Fans of Cowon take note: the South Korean manufacturer has just let us know it's planning to add DAB to its 16GB iAudio D2 MP3 player. The DAB edition of the audiophile's choice of portable music player was previously only available with up to 8GB...

Tags: cowon, memory, model, portable

14 July 2008, 9:43

Naim HDX: An audiophile jukebox... at last

Crave British manufacturer Naim has put not one, but two 400GB drives in its new HDX audiophile music centre -- one primary disk for use in the day, and one that backs up the primary disk at night. 80GB hard disks are only good for old people and the...

Tags: naim, cds, disks, store

30 April 2008, 11:23

Sharp BD-HP10: Meet Sharp's bargain-basement Blu-ray player

Crave One thing Blu-ray has always had in its favour is that there's more than one manufacturer making players. With HD DVD, if you aren't a fan of Toshiba, you're stuck -- at least for the time being. It's taken Sharp a while to announce its Blu-ray...

Tags: sharp, ray, blu, blu ray

16 October 2007, 11:34

Brenthaven laptop bags: Bag it or break it

Crave Brenthaven started out life as an outdoor bag manufacturer and since then has turned its focus on laptops, while keeping some of its old-school ethos. Its range combines classic laptop bag designs with sturdy materials that will keep your...

Tags: inch, laptop, iii, laptops

31 May 2007, 9:00

Sony back on the campaign trail

Crave So, Sony, you badass consumer electronics manufacturer, what are you planning to hurl at the iPod next? Ah, a new Walkman is it? Hmm, this one doesn't look bad at all. Maybe there's something to this.

Tags: sony uk, store, walkman, plan

12 September 2005, 10:52

Mirai LCD TVs: New kids on the block

Crave Asian LCD manufacturer Mirai is better known for its computer monitors, but like many other companies it's getting bored of making displays for Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, and is branching out into the television market.

Tags: mirai, model, inch, lcd

3 February 2006, 10:21

Crave Talk: Creative vs Apple -- why sue now?

Crave MP3 player manufacturer Creative has filed two legal actions against Apple, claiming that the iPod infringes on a patent for hierarchical menus Creative applied for in 2001 and was awarded in August 2005.

Tags: creative, case, art, summer

16 May 2006, 12:00