metal

BenQ DC E1000: Hands-on with the manly metal compact

Crave Metal is the primary element symbolized the manhood. When talking about metal, hard, cold and rigid say it all.Okaayyyy. Yes, the E1000 has a solid all-metal body. We didn't think BenQ could top the hilarity of the press release announcing the 10...

Tags: benq, modes, compact, metal

16 October 2007, 10:19

Photos: Hands-on with the Onkyo T-4555

Crave The solid construction is just what you'd expect from a £300+ separate -- the brushed-aluminium front panel boasts some sturdy metal buttons and a stylish dot-matrix display. The brushed-aluminium finish is beautiful and the metal buttons add extra...

28 September 2007, 10:49

Samsung G400, L310, L320, L770, L170, J150, J700 and E251

Crave First up in this smorgasbord of Samsungs is the all-metal, all-folding G400, with a tagline of 'Dual Touch Chic'. Despite its metal frame, this entry-level candy bar is only 9.9mm deep. There's new phones flying at us from all angles at Mobile...

11 February 2008, 16:00

Samsung Tocco: A phone that wants to be touched

Crave The Samsung Tocco is smaller than other touchscreen phones and thin too, but it feels very solid because of its metal casing. At only 12mm thick, the Samsung Tocco slips easily into a pocket and its metal casing means it's unlikely to snap in half.

23 May 2008, 11:21

Hands on: Asus Asteio D22 Media Center

Crave It looks as if it's been cut from the same generic mould as most Media Center machines, sporting DVD-player looks, a black and silver colour scheme (brushed metal, of course), but this one can be mounted vertically or horizontally.

Tags: asus, stream, media center, metal

4 December 2006, 10:39

Photos: Hands-on with the BlackBerry Storm

Crave A large touchscreen is surrounded by a solid casing and metal back. Below you can see the metal battery cover. Today the BlackBerry Vodafone press minibus turned up at Crave Towers to give us a sneak peek at the new BlackBerry Storm.

6 November 2008, 17:04

Asus F8P: White-hot leather laptop

Crave Shiny metal accents around the edge and above the keyboard round off a truly elegant package. The slight wedge shape gives the laptop a dynamic look, and the shiny metal around the edge of the laptop is a nice touch.

14 January 2008, 11:06

Hands-on with the Casio Exilim EX-Z100: 100 per cent class

Crave This 10.1-megapixel snapper sports a sleek metal body. The metal accent on the top and ring around the lens are both lovely and shiny, but don't half pick up fingerprints. You've got to hand it to Casio at the moment.

Tags: casio, scene, shot, zoom

17 March 2008, 11:23

Speedball 2 -- Brutal Deluxe: Mobile mayhem

Crave In order to win the game you have to play matches against other teams in a metal arena with a metal ball. While Crave was lost in a storm of products, an email was sent to us regarding somebody's love of a mobile phone game.

Tags: crave, ball, deluxe, metal

24 May 2006, 11:06

Photos: Nokia E66 and Nokia E71 rock-solid emailers

Crave Successor to the E65, the E66 boasts an attractive metal casing, GPS, Wi-Fi, HSDPA and an accelerometer, which knows which way you're holding it up and adjusts the screen accordingly. Notice the solid metal backing -- it provides a satisfying...

17 June 2008, 12:00

Lotus Eco Elise: Solar-powered sports car really is dope

Crave Hemp is very light compared to metal, which improves performance and promotes greener, more fuel-efficient driving. It doesn't compromise on safety either -- all the parts that are important for structural integrity are metal.

28 July 2008, 11:03

Hands-on with iTunes 8 Genius: Einstein with dementia?

Crave We started off our test with Adenosine Buildup by Blotted Science -- an extremely complex experimental metal song, full of changing time signatures, unpredictable tempo changes and an erratic song structure.

10 September 2008, 11:53

We will be good: New Year's resolutions for gadget makers

Crave All these adaptors are providing similar voltages through similar metal prongy things, so let's have a standard voltage and a standard prong and charge everything from one chunk of metal and plastic. Welcome back, and happy New Year, and all that.

Tags: recorder, metal, memory card, duo

3 January 2006, 11:13

Photos: Unboxing the Nokia 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte

Crave The Nokia 8800 Arte feels very solid, thanks to its metal casing. According to the spec sheet, the Nokia 8800 Arte comes with an anti-fingerprint coating on the metal and glass screen, but as you can see from the obvious fingerprint marks on the...

18 March 2008, 11:01

PS3 2.40 firmware update pulled after bricking consoles

Crave Well, I downloaded version 2.40 put in metal gear solid 4 and i get a black screen forever," complains ASickness.bricked my console," moans Frito_Bandito. He goes on, "I was just planning on sitting down to a game of Metal Gear and a nice pop-up...

Tags: gear, console, community, xbox

3 July 2008, 11:20