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Sony BDP-S300: Blu-ray's been to Weight Watchers

Crave As we perch on the edge of our seats waiting for the Blu-ray vs HD DVD scuffle to end, we have plenty of time to predict which format will be triumphant. The latest salvo is Sony's announcement of a seriously cut-price Blu-ray player, the BDP-S300.

Tags: sony, hd, ray, blu

8 March 2007, 10:58

Sony Walkman NW-A808: Punching above its weight

Crave Today Crave is feeling the positive vibes from Sony's new MP3 Walkman, the NW-A808. It's a sleek, tasty-looking 8GB competitor to Apple's iPod nano that, at a first glance, could comfortably wear the 'potential nano killer' sash, along with a smug...

Tags: sony, crave, nano, tunes

1 March 2007, 16:32

Toshiba Portege R500: The lightest laptop ever?

Crave It's so light, in fact, that Toshiba has asked feted explorer David Hempleman-Adams to carry it on a world-record hot air ballooning attempt -- where weight is of the utmost importance. Some models even use a 19.5mm thick optical drive, and a...

Tags: toshiba, inch, weight, hard drive

22 June 2007, 11:15

Photos: New MSI Wind U100 gets much longer battery life

Crave Obviously, this adds a tiny bit to the overall size and weight, but you'd have to be a major pedant to hold that against it. The overall weight of the new Wind is 1.26kg, which isn't bad. Remember the MSI Wind -- the netbook we nearly soiled...

1 October 2008, 11:49

Gear4 BluEye: Introduce your iPod to your mobile phone

Crave Things we like about the BluEye include the small size, minimal weight and iPod styling of the clip-on remote, which takes its power from your iPod and doesn't need batteries. All-in-all, the BluEye adds a lot of extra functionality to your iPod...

Tags: weight, remote control, displayed, switch

27 November 2006, 11:27

Photos: Lightning electric supercar recharges in 10 minutes

Crave These are about the size of a standard car battery and are situated low in the car to give it a low centre of gravity and good weight distribution. Those 20-inch rims won't make it on to the final model due to their extreme weight, but the...

25 July 2008, 16:28

Wii Fat: How to cheat at Wii Fit

Crave But some people just want to play cool games and not lose any weight. It's no secret that one of America's biggest contribution to Western society has been fat people. And it's spreading. Britain is becoming as bloated as our overseas friends, and...

25 June 2008, 0:00

HP iPaq hw6915: Swiss Army handheld

Crave Our love for anything with an LCD screen means we can barely walk under the weight of our iPods, mobile phones, sat-nav kits, PDAs, laptops, games consoles and digital cameras. Being at the cutting edge of the gadget world has its drawbacks.

Tags: hp, wi fi, ms word, mobile messenger

23 May 2006, 11:43

Crave Podcast 54: Touchscreens on trial

Crave The show's packed to the rafters with news of Wi-Fi-enabled buses, high-tech shopping trolleys that help you lose weight and the story of a man whose lap 'region' was torched by his flaming iPod nano.

Tags: wi fi, podcast, goodwins, rupert goodwins

12 October 2007, 10:00

Casio Pro Trek PRG-80L watch: Wrist survival kit

Crave It also weighs 76g, which is about the same weight as a BenQ-Siemens S68 mobile phone. There are watches that tell the time and there are watches that will save your life. The Casio Pro Trek PRG-80L is firmly in the latter group and is specifically...

Tags: casio, watch, measures, watches

16 August 2006, 11:20

Canon EOS 400D: Another SLR hits the 10-megapixel mark

Crave The 400D is similar in size and weight to the 350D, but has been significantly upgraded in other areas. With Sony launching the 10.2-megapixel Alpha DSLR-A100 and Nikon announcing the 10.2-megapixel D80, Canon's 8.0-megapixel EOS 350D and 8.2...

Tags: canon, resolution, remove, megapixel

24 August 2006, 18:15

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W902

Crave It has precisely the right weight for its thickness, meaning it feel solid but not too heavy. It's got that great combination of style, weight and ruggedness that makes it ideal for loads of different environments.

4 August 2008, 12:31

Alienware Aurora mALX: Six-toed gaming ninja

Crave When the folks from Alienware came to visit us last week, knees buckling beneath the weight of an enormous rucksack, we guessed they were about to show us something special. Inside the sack was the Alienware Aurora mALX -- a laptop that does for...

Tags: gaming, laptop, paint, chassis

2 August 2006, 14:00

Hands-on with the ironically skinny Casio Exilim EX-S10

Crave It's ironic that Casio has named this latest Exilim point-and-shoot the EX-S10, because every gramme of excess weight has been trimmed from its waif-like frame. It's a 10-megapixel camera with YouTube mode, and it's so slim we're worried we'll lose...

Tags: casio, frame, youtube, ex

6 March 2008, 10:56

Samsung SGH-T509: Fight for the thin king title

Crave Crave's American colleague Kent German has just reviewed the Samsung SGH-T509, which was announced at the beginning of the month and is a similar size and weight to the Motorola Slvr L6. But can this South Korean slim contender defeat the American...

Tags: samsung, colour, american, colour screen

28 April 2006, 12:00