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Sharp Aquos XS1: Ultra-slim 1080p TV with LED backlight

Crave As dedicated cravers of technology, we'd never criticise a company for trying to do something better, so our hands are slapping against each other in admiration of the Sharp Aquos XS1. We'll reserve judgement until we get our hands on one though...

5 September 2008, 12:48

Photos: Exclusive ears-on with Denon AH-D7000 headphones

Crave For now, enjoy over the next few pages our gallery of hands-on photos, comparisons to the D5000s and our favourite physical features of these extremely promising new headphones. After months of waiting we've been sent a glistening pair of Denon's...

5 September 2008, 12:27

Crave Podcast 101: Gadgets we despise

Crave As ever, our mission is to bring you the latest industry news, hands-on gadget fingering, plus technical help, and that. Rory, Nate, Kate and Ian are your hand-picked hosts this week, as the Crave Podcast returns to its audio roots in episode 101...

Tags: gadgets, forums, episode, hate

5 September 2008, 12:10

Photos: Hands-on with the Fujifilm FinePix F60fd

Crave The Fujifilm FinePix F60fd hit Crave hard this week, all 12 megapixels of it. That's pretty high for a compact camera. Resolution this enormous may be the figure used by the marketing chaps to convince you which camera is the bestest, but without a...

5 September 2008, 11:47

Photos: Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Crave We've known for some time that Dell was working on a netbook-style laptop -- the same kind of small, low-power, inexpensive system made popular by Asus and the Eee PC line. And even though there are not many surprises in the just-announced Inspiron...

4 September 2008, 16:53

Photos: Hands-on with the Samsung i8 and its many hats

Crave Having just come back from IFA, this travel-weary Craver is fully onboard with the idea of reducing the amount of stuff we gadgetheads have to carry around. So we're in the right frame of mind to test out the Samsung i8, an 8.2-megapixel point-and...

4 September 2008, 12:31

Photos: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Pro Qwerty slider

Crave It's fair to say we weren't exactly overwhelmed by the HTC Touch Diamond -- it looks good, but it just doesn't deliver the smooth smart phone goods we loved on other HTC handsets. Enter the HTC Touch Pro, which we've just got in the Crave house.

3 September 2008, 14:35

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony S-series Walkman

Crave IFA was a little disappointing this year for audio enthusiasts, due to the general HDTV orgy that takes place inside what appears to be 99 per cent of the show's halls. We also discovered there are four different Miss IFAs and that they all wear...

3 September 2008, 12:15

Google Chrome: Hands-on with the polished new browser

Crave In its comic-book preannouncement of its new browser, Chrome, Google stated correctly that watching videos, chatting and even playing Web-based games didn't exist when browsers were first invented. Google wants the browser to help users focus on...

Tags: tabs, javascript, beta, tab

3 September 2008, 11:04

Photos: Hands-on with the GPS-enabled iRiver M3

Crave Back in April, Archos broke the PMP mould by announcing a GPS add-on to its popular range of Generation 6 video players. At the time we were all like 'omg lol wtf? but now iRiver -- the Korean clan responsible for the Spinn and Clix -- is making a...

2 September 2008, 12:03

iPhone 3G on pay as you go: Crack open that piggy bank

Crave Ages ago, O2 confirmed that the iPhone 3G would be available on pay as you go, but it failed to mention when it would come out and how much it would cost. Yesterday afternoon though, O2 and Carphone Warehouse finally announced the official launch...

Tags: iphone, wi fi, contract, compare

2 September 2008, 11:45

Hands-on with Hyundai L1030T, L8427, S800: Cars to cameras

Crave With Photokina just around the corner, there wasn't a huge amount going on camera-wise at IFA. So we decided to have a look in the quieter corners of the Berlin gigantoshow to track down some stories -- we certainly weren't trying to track down the...

2 September 2008, 10:31

Crave Podcast 100 video part 1 of 2: See them move!

Crave All your favourite Cravesters are in the house, churning through the week's tech news, bringing you hands-on tests and generally trying to entertain you. They told us Crave didn't need a podcast. They said it was a waste of a CNET's resources, a...

1 September 2008, 16:44

Photos: Hands-on with dual-format JVC Everio HD30 and HD40

Crave At the JVC stand, we got some hands-on time with the JVC Everio GZ-HD30 and GZ-HD40, two high-definition hybrid dual-format camcorders. Although there weren't that many big announcements in the camera and camcorder sphere at IFA 2008, we still...

1 September 2008, 12:53

Photos: Hands-on with the iRiver P20

Crave We'll have our extensive hands-on and review for you as soon as we possibly can. Would you go to Crufts to look at a stuffed version of a dog that hadn't been born yet? No, neither would we. That's why we didn't bother writing about iRiver's latest...

Tags: iriver, portable, selection, love

1 September 2008, 12:10