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Hancock Blu-ray comes with bonus digital copy

Crave Blu-ray is great for home viewing on a large screen, but when you're on the move with a laptop it's neither practical or necessary to watch a 1080p copy of a movie. With that in mind, on the Hancock Blu-ray Sony provides a digital copy of the movie...

Tags: ray, disc, laptop, blu

1 December 2008, 11:37

YouTube videos now available in widescreen

Crave This new, wider player is in a widescreen aspect ratio which we hope will provide you with a cleaner, more powerful viewing experience. The expanded viewing width will please YouTube users who are filming and uploading more videos to the site in...

Tags: youtube, length, videos, viewing

25 November 2008, 9:22

Philips designs 'smart' camera pill

Crave Among other such products, GivenImaging created the PillCam Colon Capsule Endoscope for viewing the colon, as well the PillCam ESO for the esophagus and the PillCam SB for the gastrointestinal tract. Philips Research has come out with a new...

Tags: medicine, drug, patients, pill

13 November 2008, 9:47

Photos: Hands-on with the BlackBerry Storm

Crave That said, the screen itself is very sharp and provides a vibrant viewing experience -- similar to the BlackBerry Bold's screen. Today the BlackBerry Vodafone press minibus turned up at Crave Towers to give us a sneak peek at the new BlackBerry Storm.

6 November 2008, 17:04

Orange to be exclusive carrier of HTC Touch HD

Crave The operator is claiming this will be well-suited to various applications, including Web surfing, streaming mobile television and viewing photos taken on the handset's 5-megapixel camera. Orange is going to be the exclusive carrier of the HTC Touch...

Tags: handset, hd, htc, touch hd

28 October 2008, 9:53

Audio Technica ATH-A2000X and ATH-A1000X: UK bound '09

Crave We'll be reviewing this pair in the new year all being well, so keep your viewing spheres firmly on Crave. Audio Technica just gave us some hot info about two high-end models from its new range of headphones: the ATH-A2000X and ATH-A1000X.

Tags: audio technica, input, frame, driver

23 October 2008, 11:03

Opinion: Why Freeview is better than freesat

Crave The Sky channels appear to have a slightly higher bit rate, meaning if you have a Sky viewing card -- either a paid-for service, or its free system -- you'll be getting a better quality version of the service than freesat viewers.

Tags: air, rate, channels, frame

17 October 2008, 11:30

Photos: Exclusive Cowon O2 hands-on

Crave Viewing angles are good, but it's not the single brightest screen on the planet. This flash-based PMP follows on from the Cowon Q5W and A3 of 2007, bringing with it support for almost every video and audio format on the planet, including MKV video...

16 October 2008, 9:35

BBC iPlayer goes mobile: Which player is best?

Crave Like the YP-Q1 it comes with up to 16GB, but adds a true 16:9-resolution screen for widescreen viewing without letterboxing. Then it adopted Adobe Flash and opened up its streaming walls to Mac and Linux.

14 October 2008, 12:03

Opinion: What's next for Asia's mobile industry?

Crave Take mobile TV, for example: as a one-way broadcasting system it doesn't offer a very compelling business model, but add a viewer's location and viewing habits into the mix and every advertiser will be clamouring to buy mobile TV ad space.

13 October 2008, 13:32

Philips HTS6515: Apparently, the sound will embrace you

Crave The truth is, we love them because they offer you a way to vastly improve your home TV viewing experience, in return for only a minimal commitment to wires and a sensible sum of money. If your boss said to you, "Hey, we've been talking and we're of...

Tags: philips, stereo, cable, speakers

8 October 2008, 11:10

LG 50PG6900: 50-inch plasma goodness with built-in Freeview+

Crave The LG 50PG6900 is a 50-inch, 720p plasma with a built-in Freeview+ recorder, so you can pause and record TV programmes for viewing later. In today's AV world we have a rapid explosion of little black boxes waiting to take over the space beneath...

Tags: lg electronics, waiting, lg, panel

6 October 2008, 10:57

Onkyo TX-NR906: Darth Vader endorses this AV receiver

Crave The purpose of ISF is to make sure your system is set up perfectly for your viewing environment. He may enjoy killing the innocent, blowing up planets and generally keeping a stranglehold on those around him, but that doesn't mean old Darth Vader...

Tags: onkyo, planets, hd, inputs

3 October 2008, 11:01

YouTube upgrade: Better uploader, 10x the file size

Crave Videos are still capped at 10 minutes, and you still have to wait longer than your video's length for the system to process your video for viewing. Over the weekend YouTube quietly began testing a new uploading tool for users to publish their videos.

Tags: limits, uploading, testing, upload

30 September 2008, 8:43

Fujifilm's FinePix Real 3D System: Kabwooommmph!

Crave Fujifilm has developed a 3D viewing panel, which will be in the camera's screen and a digital photo frame. In the news from photography trade show Photokina, we've seen some stuff that's made us go "ooohhh", some stuff that's made us go "aaahhh...

Tags: fujifilm, inch, frame, lcd

25 September 2008, 9:03