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Crave Live: Panasonic Lumix G1 video tour

Crave Panasonic is the first manufacturer to make a camera that has the lens-swapping advantages of an SLR, but without the bulk of a standard SLR. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 has the traditional camera manufacturers feeling a bit nervous at the moment.

9 October 2008, 16:45

Photos: Citroen GTbyCitroen goes from game to reality

Crave At the Paris Motor Show today, it announced it would be the first car manufacturer to build a car originally designed for a computer game -- a bleedin' computer game, we tell you. Citroen's just gone up in our estimation -- way up.

2 October 2008, 16:04

Photos: Robots at Ceatec 2008

Crave Genibo version 1.3 is a robotic toy dog, created by Korean manufacturer 3C Tae Yang. In addition to all the concept mobile phones and paper-thin OLED screens we've been ogling at this year's Ceatec electronics show in Chiba, Japan, we've seen a few...

2 October 2008, 10:45

Squeezebox: The world's best audio streamers, bar none

Crave While Squeezebox might wrongly not be on the tip of the average techie's tongue when talking music hardware, our reviews should be a point of reference for any manufacturer producing streaming products, and any music nerd looking to do at home for...

Tags: logitech, talking, hardware, boom

18 September 2008, 11:33

HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva unveiled

Crave As if giving birth to the Touch HD wasn't an epic enough afternoon for the Taiwanese manufacturer, it has pelvic-thrusted another set of twins out into the open -- the HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva handsets.

Tags: htc, hd, bluetooth, fi

15 September 2008, 17:43

Apple's September event: Definitive rumour round-up

Crave The CEO of a major manufacturer once told us confidentially that he was sent specifications, images and schematics of the iPod touch and 'fat nano', from Apple, weeks in advance of their official unveiling.

Tags: apple, wi fi, subscription, air

4 September 2008, 13:02

From IFA with love: Crave goes wild in Berlin

Crave The Blue Man Group must have been busy, so this accessory manufacturer decided to boost its eco credentials instead. If a time-travelling DeLorean can be used to promote some random tech manufacturer, then so too can an adventuring archaeologist...

3 September 2008, 11:34

Photos: LG Netbook X110, free with a Phones4U contract

Crave That's especially true when said netbook is made by a manufacturer that's previously refused to release any of its laptops in our region. As much as we love netbooks, it's difficult not to be cynical when we see a new one arrive in the UK.

2 September 2008, 12:16

Sennheiser MM200: Bluetooth, auf Deutsch

Crave Not content with dominating our mid-range earphone round-ups though, the German manufacturer has sneezed out its first stereo Bluetooth headset, the MM200. Sennheiser's earphones have for a long time been popular as upgrades from the useless...

Tags: sennheiser, bluetooth, headset, earphones

13 August 2008, 11:45

Photos: More gadget goodies from Pioneer's UK headquarters

Crave While at the company's head office, we had a poke around to see what other technological goodies the manufacturer was producing, from high-end AV receivers with 'Air Studios' certification to new Blu-ray players.

21 July 2008, 13:01

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Vaio BZ Series (VGN-BZ11VN)

Crave Most laptops only really bother with SD, but since this is Sony, it's important to cater to the Japanese manufacturer's love of proprietary technology, in this case Sony Memory Stick Duo. Just when you thought 30 pages of laptops in one day was...

16 July 2008, 17:21

Exclusive: Cowon iAudio D2 16GB to get DAB

Crave Fans of Cowon take note: the South Korean manufacturer has just let us know it's planning to add DAB to its 16GB iAudio D2 MP3 player. The DAB edition of the audiophile's choice of portable music player was previously only available with up to 8GB...

Tags: cowon, memory, model, portable

14 July 2008, 9:43

Photos: Exclusive ears-on with Denon's AH-C252 earphones

Crave Denon, the Japanese high-end audio manufacturer that sounds like a yoghurt, has been getting bacterial on the earphone market over the last year or so, with the top-end AH-C751 earphones, then the AH-C551s, followed by the entry-level AH-C351s.

8 July 2008, 12:36

Advent 4211: It's the MSI Wind, but cheaper

Crave It's quite simple: MSI is an ODM (original design manufacturer), which means it makes barebones chassis for its own use and to sell to other companies, known as SIs (system integrators). Want an MSI Wind but can't afford the £320 asking price?

8 July 2008, 10:27

Toyota to launch solar-powered Prius

Crave We applaud any car manufacturer that harnesses the power of technology -- particularly if it helps fuel economy, driving fun, or makes us look cool. That's why we launched Car Tech. So our ears perked up when we heard Toyota is upgrading its Prius.

Tags: power, car, air, engine

7 July 2008, 11:41