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When two become one: A torch/map combo

Crave Wouldn't it be nice if the two items most essential to you finding your way out before night falls (not counting a GPS unit) were rolled into one convenient little package? You're lost in the woods and it's getting darker.

Tags: map, device, leds, torch

3 December 2008, 9:31

Nokia to announce new phone next week

Crave Last night at a Nokia press event we heard further whispers that next week a N-series handset is indeed going to launch, so we revisited the leaked Nokia handset roadmap. A while ago we got a mysterious phone call from someone claiming that they...

Tags: nokia, fi, wi fi, handset

27 November 2008, 12:07

The CNET UK Blu-ray player speed challenge

Crave Of course, we would still happily include this player in our home cinema, we'd just factor in a little extra time at the start of movie night to compensate. One cold and wet British summer, a Home Cinema reviewer was growing old waiting for a Blu...

Tags: pioneer, tray, blu, disc

27 November 2008, 11:51

Asus unveils upmarket Eee PC 1002HA

Crave At a media preview event Thursday night in New York, Asus showed off for the first time a new brushed-metal design for the 10-inch Eee PC netbook. The new Eee PC 1002HA has essentially the same components as the Eee PC 1000 -- Intel Atom CPU, 1GB...

Tags: metal, eee, eee pc, brushed

21 November 2008, 10:51

Philips 42PFL9803: Best LCD contrast ever?

Crave This means Serenity fans should be able to appreciate the inky blackness of space without a nasty grey tint to it, and horror fans should be able to enjoy suspenseful night-time scenes as they were intended by the director.

Tags: philips, background, fans, scenes

18 November 2008, 11:37

Photos: World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King UK launch

Crave Last night saw the release of World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King and there were 16,000 midnight launches of one sort or another across Europe and the rest of the world -- including a disco-dancing spectacular in San Francisco.

13 November 2008, 15:32

Great Christmas gadgets under £100

Crave They might be small, but they bark out 6W of sound -- enough to keep the neighbours awake at night. Christmas isn't just about family arguments, bad Cliff Richard records and improbable plot twists on EastEnders, it's also about last-minute panic...

11 November 2008, 16:50

Photos: Hands-on with the Sanyo Xacti CA8 waterproof camcorder

Crave There are a number of scene modes, including the usual portrait, landscape and night modes, as well as sports, snow and beach for sporty types. Usually when a waterproof gadget arrives in Crave Towers, we bust out our cagoules and sou'westers take...

5 November 2008, 11:27

Hands on with the Casio Exilim EX-Z19: N-n-n-n-nineteen

Crave A night portrait mode also allows you to snap your friends wearing sunglasses at night. In the week that MTV released every video ever shown on the channel to people in the States -- and people who know how to work a proxy -- we've revisited...

Tags: casio, scene, ex, portrait

31 October 2008, 11:20

Crave TV: Top five Halloween tech horror stories

Crave From IMing your boss by mistake to your hard drive failing, the Grim Reaper reveals the top five disasters that keep geeks awake at night -- as well as a surprising regard for Bobby Davro. Crave has a very special correspondent today -- Death himself.

31 October 2008, 10:45

Photos: 8-year-old tests XO laptops

Crave Still, when it came time to borrow one for the night, she opted for the Linux model, in part because it had more built in than what she had time to explore at CNET's office. Our friends over at sister site CNET News.com wanted to find out how the...

27 October 2008, 10:00

MacBook Air blows out the cobwebs

Crave The MacBook Air has already benefited from Apple's new chassis technology, so it didn't receive much of an upgrade last night. Physically, the new model is the same as the original Air, but Apple has squeezed a mini DisplayPort connection under the...

Tags: air, upgrade, model, macbook

15 October 2008, 10:24

Hands-on: Apple's new MacBooks

Crave Tuesday's announcement of new and updated MacBook laptops from Apple could never have lived up to the hype of the past several weeks. After endless predictions about tablets, touch screens, and cheaper (some would say recession-friendly) products...

Tags: dedicated, gaming, edge, air

15 October 2008, 9:39

Video: BMW 7 Series boasts new iDrive

Crave The 7 Series is a hotbed of new tech, including a side-view camera system to help manouvre into tight spaces, night vision, lane-departure warning and a heads-up display. BMW showed off its new-look 7 Series at the Paris Motor Show and our...

9 October 2008, 8:59

Crave TV: Club4Climate at Surya eco-club tour

Crave In this one, Rory pops in on Dr Earth to talk to him about his club night that caused a fuss in the eco world a few months ago. Here we are again in our quest to bring you the solo UK segments of Planet CNET, our worldwide video show.

26 September 2008, 13:55