washing

LG's iPod washing machine: Convergence gone mad

Crave Of all the things you shouldn't build an iPod speaker system into, a washing machine has to be up there with the chainsaw. Well, despite the obvious conceptual flaws of building a product that quite simply has no use whatsoever, LG has patented...

Tags: lg electronics, machine, patent, washing

29 May 2007, 11:08

Top green tech that saves you money

Crave You whack them in your washing machine and clothes come out sparkly clean, at lower temperatures than conventional washing powders and liquids. Making the changes that will have a positive impact on our planet begins at home.

6 March 2008, 7:30

MagicBox Imp: Radio goodness, Internet style

Crave The wireless has come a long way since the days of cat's whiskers, Bakelite headphones and aerials that looked like your gran's washing line. The good old BBC is still up there with the leaders, too; its Listen Again service means you can get a...

Tags: wi fi, stations, radio, dial

19 June 2006, 10:49

Dell Dimension 5150c: The incredible shrinking PC

Crave On its arrival, its petite proportions led us to believe Dell may have accidentally dropped it into its corporate washing machine on a hot cycle. The Dimension 5150c is tiny -- pictures just don't do it justice.

Tags: dell, pcs, panel, pc windows

16 January 2006, 11:31

Crave TV: Gadget report from Korea

Crave Unfortunately, he was so excited at the prospect of visiting the world's third-largest mobile phone manufacturer that he accidentally put his passport in the washing machine. Andrew Lim explores Samsung's HQ in Seoul, South Korea.

30 September 2006, 20:00

Samsung in South Korea: Who owns this town?

Crave Unfortunately, I was so excited at the prospect of visiting the world's third-largest mobile phone manufacturer that I accidentally put my passport in the washing machine -- which makes a change from my usual money laundering.

Tags: samsung, mobile phone, logo, cars

29 September 2006, 17:19

Philips 32PF9830: Ambilight of my life

Crave This mix of technological power and design extravagance is like dining on a juicy steak of high definition, and washing it down with the finest red wine. Regular LCD TVs are just so boring -- they're all so preoccupied with 'HD Ready' badges and...

Tags: philips, definition, hd, high definition

28 February 2006, 11:01

LG Flatron L197WH: OMG! A 10,000:1 contrast ratio?!

Crave Apparently it's utterly brilliant at making blacks blacker and whites whiter -- like Daz washing powder, but in monitor form. The tech stork just dropped off LG's new 19-inch L197WH monitor, which the company claims has a contrast ratio of 10,000:1.

Tags: lg electronics, contrast, lg, angle

5 March 2008, 12:00

LG HomNet: Home automation gone mad?

Crave Special software is installed on your computer, which you can use to control HomNet-compliant appliances including washing machines, microwaves, air conditioners, ovens and refrigerators. Crave has spent the last few days in Korea with LG, and it's...

Tags: lg electronics, switch, mobile phone, lg

14 November 2006, 9:59

Levis RedWire DLX Jeans: Integrated iPod trousers

Crave The controls are fixed to a panel of removable jeans material, so washing the trousers won't destroy any electronics. Have you ever reached into your jeans pocket to skip a track on your iPod, only to be plagued with annoyance at how inconvenient...

Tags: levi, material, jeans, trousers

17 September 2007, 11:10

The Dixons is dead. Long live the Currys.digital!

Crave As far as Crave can work out, this means that as well as scanning a selection of PCs, digital cameras, TVs and MP3 players, these already crowded stores will also have the odd washing machine and fridge that we normally find in Currys.

Tags: stores, crave, street, gadget

5 April 2006, 11:00

First Look: Hitachi DZ-MV580E DVD CAM

Crave Washing the DVD-R solved the problem, but the incident reflected poorly on the design. The idea of a camcorder which records video straight to writable DVD seems quite sensible -- most of us have DVD players at home, and this approach cuts out the...

Tags: disc, problem, loading, mechanism

14 March 2005, 15:45

Crave Podcast 35: Should the humble mouse scroll no more?

Crave If that's not enough to tickle your tech tentacles, swot up on LG's iPod washing machine, the Sony Vaio TZ series, Sony's E-series MP3 player and the forthcoming Episode 4 of Crave's Space Bubble, our wonderfully weird tech video podcast series.

Tags: listen, crave, tech, podcast

1 June 2007, 12:32