travel

Video: Electric Mini E debuts at LA Auto show

Crave Powered by a 5,088 lithium battery situated in the backseat, the motor produces 204hp and 220Nm of torque, allowing the Mini E to travel up to 150 miles when fully charged. The Mini E, BWM's first fully electric-powered car, made its debut at the...

25 November 2008, 11:44

China's problem is dirty coal, not dirty plants

Crave Lower-grade coal, which produces high levels of sulfur emissions, can be obtained locally, whereas the highest-grade anthracite comes mostly from China's north-west and must travel long distances to the plants, adding greatly to its cost.

24 November 2008, 10:51

ID cards could replace passports for EU travel

Crave UK citizens will be able to use their ID cards to travel to Europe, raising the possibility that they could eventually replace passports, according to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS). With the cost of a new passport currently standing at...

Tags: part, travel, cards, register

24 November 2008, 9:46

Wi-Fi Tiguan: Volkswagen tests Internet car

Crave Currently, the system provides access to information on 'City Life', 'Travel' and 'Wellness' -- all of which can be shown on the display of the vehicle's navigation system. Imagine driving along and being told by your car which nearby restaurants...

Tags: fi, wi fi, wireless, updated

31 October 2008, 11:48

Archos 5 vs Cowon A3: PMP prizefight

Crave But if you're prepared to spend almost double that for a 250GB home and travel media monster, consider the Archos 5 and its add-ons. Cowon's A3 and the new Archos 5 are quite different devices in terms of overall feature sets, but in our opinion...

Tags: archos, capacity, dock, surround

27 October 2008, 12:15

Five ways the Japanese are technically better than us

Crave The train will travel at 30mph and frequently stop because there is a leaf on the line, while the guard mumbles some incoherent nonsense over the tinny PA system. It's possible for it to travel faster than that, with the Japanese rail company...

9 October 2008, 16:58

Planet CNET Episode 17: Back to the IFA

Crave Apologies for the delay on this ep of our global tech show -- the pixies who draw the little pictures and put them in order went on strike. Anyway, in this episode, CNET France's delightful Louise Ghegan introduces Daniel Schraeder as he gives us a...

2 October 2008, 11:00

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, 11:31

Intel Centrino 2: Montevina platform 'good to go'

Crave Sounds like a typical day of London bus travel, if you ask us. Despite a minor blip that held up the launch by three weeks, Intel officially introduced its new Centrino 2 platform at a press event in San Francisco last night.

Tags: processor, laptop, wi fi, platform

15 July 2008, 9:36

MWg Zinc II and E-Ten Glofiish M810: Two peas in a pod

Crave Boldly going where few other tech journalists bother to travel, we make sure to check out as many new phone manufacturers as possible -- because you just never know. Only yesterday we plunged into the depths of sweaty London to see MWg's latest...

9 May 2008, 12:03

Sony PFR-V1 headphones: Sound great, look 'special'

Crave The two prongs that prop the speakers in this way are actually hollow bass ports, letting bass travel naturally from inside the speaker enclosure, and out of a small hole into your ear. Japan is rightly feted for its wonderfully peculiar...

7 April 2008, 12:17

Photos: Panasonic RP-HX50 travel headphones

Crave For some of us, travelling in a plane is about as enjoyable as having your fingers pecked off by vultures. Leave it to music then, to calm the nerves and alleviate the fear of hijacking and crash landings.

28 March 2008, 10:05

Tech for travelling: Because you can only carry so much

Crave You can pick up a Crumpler Warm Shower from several online retailers, including itchyfeet.com for around £100.Click through for our top travel selections. But after all this testing, what do we think is the best all-round travel kit out there?

22 February 2008, 15:05

Where's my hoverboard? And other movie tech we want now

Crave The concept of time travel is widely used in films and literature, but is considered impossible by modern science. According to Einstein's theory of relativity you'd need to travel faster than the speed of light in order to travel through time, but...

19 February 2008, 14:24

Win £500 in 10 minutes!

Crave Are you purchasing tech or travel, listening to podcasts or playing games on Facebook? Did you know that you could be just 10 minutes away from £500, right this very second? We're putting a £50 premium on each of the precious minutes you spend...

Tags: survey, progress, tech, travel

19 February 2008, 11:03