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Pentax DSmobile 600: Scanned on the run

Crave The Pentax DSmobile 600 looks like a great idea: a scanner that you can take anywhere, for anyone wanting to digitise documents on the go. Weighing in at only 340g, the scanner takes up no more space on your desk than a packet of digestives and...

Tags: pentax, scanner, scan, handy

26 June 2007, 11:16

Lexmark X2470: snap-happy all-in-one

Crave So we were eager to see the X2470 -- Lexmark's latest budget all-in-one colour printer and scanner. So, we're sitting here, staring blankly at an £60 printer which, if it worked, would be churning out black text at 17 A4 pages per minute (PPM...

Tags: lexmark, scanner, printer, colour

29 May 2006, 9:00

Toshiba Portege G900 and G500: Finger-friendly smart phones

Crave When you turn either the G500 or G900 over, you'll see a fingerprint scanner that secures your phone against unwanted access -- a useful tool if you have confidential information on it. Interestingly, though, the fingerprint scanner also doubles up...

14 February 2007, 13:31

Canon's EOS 30D dSLR makes a grand entrance

Crave There was something for everyone, ranging from the mini-skirted charm of the petite Digital IXUS 65 (accessorised with a revealing 76mm (3-inch) LCD) to the sober business suits of the multifunctional printer-scanner-fax combos (cut with flair to...

Tags: canon, compact, inch, silver

22 February 2006, 9:40

Lexmark X2470: A smashing bargain

Crave It looks a bit odd -- as if bits are missing from it, or Lexmark was running low on beige plastic -- but it delivers decent prints for a £60 printer/scanner. Last week Lexmark sent us a shiny new X2470 Everyday Compact All-in-one printer, but we...

Tags: lexmark, printer, prints, frame

6 June 2006, 12:02

Samsung Q2 UMPC: Leaked

Crave The Q2 also comes with a fingerprint scanner for secure logins, two cameras, and an array mic, but none of these has us as excited as the prospect of using a (decent) keyboard. Apparently, our friends at Samsung are working on a sequel to the Q1...

Tags: samsung, cpu, tech, inch

12 March 2007, 10:40

Sony Vaio G11: Diddy but durable

Crave You also get an ultra-low voltage Intel U1500 Core Solo CPU, up to 2GB of RAM, a dual-layer DVD rewriter, a fingerprint scanner and Windows Vista. People tend to think of size-zero laptops as extra flimsy.

Tags: sony, windows vista, inch, laptop

2 February 2007, 11:06

Lexmark 3840: Budget photo demon

Crave The scanner, which can produce colour copies, has an optical resolution of 600x1,200 pixels per inch, and Lexmark reckons it can print at up to 17 pages per minute (ppm). It seems Lexmark makes printers for the sheer hell of it.

Tags: lexmark, usb, budget, memory stick

6 July 2006, 12:50

Crave Podcast 85: CNET gets owned

Crave Natuarally, we had a very successful brainstorm about circumventing the protection, which ended up with us discussing how easy it is to hack a fingerprint scanner. Yes, that's right, we're about to get owned.

Tags: windows vista, podcast, doctor, episode

16 May 2008, 11:30

Crave Talk: Start your own mobile phone rumour

Crave All your details would be protected using a biometric scanner that let only you use it, and you could pay for things by simply pointing the Visa phone at the desired object. According to the blogosphere, everyone is making a mobile phone these days.

Tags: section, companies, youtube, wi fi

21 March 2007, 11:42

Photos: HTC Touch Dual, Shift, S730 and P6500

Crave For those who need a more secure mobile device, the P6500 offers a fingerprint scanner, which should prevent anyone gaining access to your confidential data should you leave it on the train. On Monday we went along to an HTC unveiling at London's...

2 October 2007, 13:05

Lexmark P6350: Jack of all print jobs

Crave Some of the best products in the world serve multiple purposes. With a Swiss Army knife, for example, you could start your day by using the knife implement to cut a nice slab of breakfast cheese; then use the saw tool to hack your way through some...

Tags: lexmark, colour, printing, printer

28 November 2005, 14:00