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Vantage Point Blu-ray: Hands-on with some funky interactivity

Crave We'll say this at the outset: Vantage Point on Blu-ray is best played on a PS3. If you haven't heard of Vantage Point then allow us to fill you in on the concept. You get to see the events play out from the 'vantage point' of a number of different...

Tags: point, gps, ray, events

16 July 2008, 15:23

BBC iPlayer to launch on 27 July

Crave If you'd held your breath from the point the BBC's iPlayer was announced until now, you'd be stone-cold dead, and would have been for some time. The BBC bods we spoke to were also keen to point out that iPlayer is a huge part of the BBC's on...

Tags: demand, high definition, point, broadcast

27 June 2007, 14:32

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4: Top zooming

Crave It's palm-sized, sure, but nearly 35mm at the thickest point. But don't be put off: instead of thinking of this 8-megapixel snapper as an overfed point-and-shoot, think of it as a superslim superzoom.

29 April 2008, 11:16

Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS: 10-megapixel compact has us at hello

Crave This 10- megapixel point-and-shoot is draped in sleek straight lines, the subtlest curves, and two-tone silver finery. We look for minimum shutter speeds of up to 15 seconds, and 9-point auto focus with face detection.

Tags: canon, silver, crave, lens

6 June 2008, 11:29

Apple Aperture 1.5: This time it's good

Crave But the first release of Apple's digital darkroom, though visually thrilling, was processor-intensive to the point of oppression, and was undermined by a flawed raw conversion method that, in our experience, gave photos odd little multicoloured...

Tags: apple, point, minority report, contrast

27 September 2006, 12:05

Crave Talk: Philips goes off the wall

Crave Reality was never Philips' strong point. It seems to have missed the point that flat TVs -- although successful -- are still being snuggled away in the corner of the room. Philips is pleased with itself.

Tags: philips, wi fi, remote control, wall

30 August 2006, 11:28

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W902

Crave We're not allowed to show off the W902's workings at this point, as only prototype models are available, so you'll have to cut us some slack for that. Of course that 5-megapixel camera is going to be a big selling point unless sound quality is...

4 August 2008, 12:31

Real Life: The BT Home Hub baby monitor

Crave But when the pimply estate agent suggests the fourth bedroom would make a lovely nursery, he doesn't point out that the Home Hub, with its curvy Mothercare face and perky grey aerial, looks like a giant baby intercom.

Tags: bt, broadband, package, wireless

15 August 2006, 10:09

Olympus mju 1010 and 1020: Spot the difference

Crave Both are 10.1-megapixel point-and-shoots. A few manufacturers stuff their ranges with cameras so incrementally different from each other we wonder what the point is -- we're looking at you, Samsung -- but this is ridiculous.

8 April 2008, 12:20

Hands-on with the family-friendly Fujifilm FinePix J100

Crave This 10-megapixel snapper puts the point-and-shoot in point-and-shoot with its simplicity of operation. What a week that was. With Photokina bringing the camera industry together for its biennial bunfight, new products and innovations flew thick...

Tags: fujifilm, zoom, shoot, optical

29 September 2008, 11:49

ViaMichelin X950T shows us the way

Crave As a result, it'll not only take you from point A to point B, it'll also show you cool places to explore as recommended by the Michelin Green Guide, and points of interest including local services, shopping, car parks, petrol stations, restaurants...

Tags: viamichelin, navigation, point, stations

9 May 2006, 13:07

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Cyber-shot T77 and T700

Crave But despite being only 15mm at the thickest point, it still packs in image stabilisation, and even more impressively, a Carl Zeiss 4x optical zoom lens. You get a choice of three colours, but this point-and-shoot is only modelling to put itself...

18 August 2008, 11:26

Photos: Hands-on with the Casio Exilim Z19, Z85, Z250 and Z300

Crave The Exilim Card EX-Z19, pictured, is a 9.3-megapixel point-and-shoot with a 3x zoom and 37.5-112.5mm equivalent focal length to 35mm film. Next up, the £150 Exilim Zoom EX-Z85 is a dainty 9.1-megapixel point-and-shoot available in six colours, and...

20 August 2008, 11:28

Crave Talk: Why do all our gadgets break?

Crave Consumer electronics have largely reached a point where their top performance already far outreaches any demand the average user will put on them. The evolution of the microchip to a point where the average consumer cannot tax it technically has...

Tags: consumer, upgrade, mobile phones, technical

28 November 2006, 12:16

New camera round-up: Six of the best

Crave It shoots an eye-watering 9 frames per second, has a completely new 51-point autofocus system, and boasts a 76mm (3-inch) LCD screen with live view. The body is a respectable 21mm at its thinnest point, and contains a thumping great 7.1x optical...

31 August 2007, 15:27