mike yamamoto

Behold, the 24k iPod

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: Et tu, iPod? Say it ain't so. We've come to accept the electronics industry's penchant for taking perfectly decent products and making them disgustingly garish, especially where gold is involved.

Tags: gold, smartphone, industry, products

24 April 2007, 9:00 > More matches in Crave

An anti-spying diary for kids

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: Gone are the days of the old-fashioned lock-and-key diary. Kids should have some privacy rights too, especially where nosy siblings are concerned. So even though this item isn't brand-new, Crave felt that it was timely to...

Tags: diary, retail, store, lock

24 April 2007, 8:30 > More matches in Crave

If you're proud to be a geek, inside and out...

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: Anyone can wear their geekdom on their sleeve or, in some cases, around the neck. How much guts, after all, does it take to wear a blue tie? But keyboard boxers -- now we're talking serious Nerdville, thanks to Kleargear.

Tags: mike yamamoto, keys, points, label

16 April 2007, 8:00 > More matches in Crave

Personal trainer turns to the Wii

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: It was bound to happen, wasn't it? Zander Urquhart, a personal trainer from Glasgow, has come up with an official exercise regimen based on playing the Wii. It's not as silly as it may sound.

Tags: playing, exercise, wii, burn

13 April 2007, 13:19 > More matches in Crave

iPod nano in the pink for Valentine's Day

Crave Mike Yamamoto Now that CES and Macworld are over, gadget makers are turning their attention to -- what else? Valentine's Day marketing. And that means pink is back. As if it had ever left. Apple's suggested offering for your sweetheart is its brand...

Tags: shuffle, nano, pink, mike yamamoto

23 January 2008, 9:58 > More matches in Crave

Remote Buddy Stylish: Finds lost remotes in, er, style

Crave Mike Yamamoto What could be better than a remote that finds your remote? A device that will find four of them at the same time, all from one base. The Remote Buddy Stylish (we don't know what the 'Stylish' refers to either) is a caddy with colour...

Tags: remotes, buttons, base, colour

26 June 2008, 10:15 > More matches in Crave

Sqish: How to camouflage your satellite dish

Crave Mike Yamamoto There's not much good to say about a satellite dish sticking out from the side of your house. Depending on your part of town, it might either be stolen or the source of endless carping from aesthetically offended neighbours.

Tags: satellite, house, theme, box

26 June 2008, 10:24 > More matches in Crave

Sony Soutina: Tubular speaker concept becomes reality

Crave Mike Yamamoto Given that concepts are a penny a dozen, it's no surprise that most never make it off the drawing board at most companies -- and Sony is no exception. So it is with some surprise that the company has decided to take that rare step and...

Tags: associated press, name, companies, press

30 May 2008, 9:22 > More matches in Crave

A cigarette case for the iPod

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: We have a long-standing tradition of ranting against useless or ugly special editions, but rarely have we seen one just for a podcessory. But when you're a company like 'WANT Les Essentiels De La Vi', we suppose, you can...

Tags: case, ipod, style, luxury

11 April 2007, 10:15 > More matches in Crave

The George Foreman iGrill

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: There are so many reasons to love American boxing legend George Foreman. The monumental title fight against Joe Frazier in 1973, the insane comeback that lasted into his '40s, and the fact that he's named all five of his...

Tags: george, title, age, inch

25 April 2007, 8:00 > More matches in Crave

When you don't want to talk to anyone

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: We all have days when we just don't want to talk to anyone, especially those office pests who think nothing of barging into our private sanctuary without warning. You know who you are.

Tags: talk, message, motion, gadgets

11 April 2007, 10:06 > More matches in Crave

Blast your best playlist into space

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US:  Attention, online space cadets: astronauts need your MP3s.The European Space Agency (ESA) is holding a contest to send the best astronaut-friendly playlist into space. ESA will put the winner's playlist onto an iPod, then...

Tags: space, mix, playlist, playlists

25 April 2007, 8:45 > More matches in Crave

Diamond iPhone: It was inevitable

Crave Mike Yamamoto Where there's gold, diamonds are sure to follow. It's become a familiar pattern, as we saw most recently with an 18-carat gold shuffle that was soon followed by a diamond-encrusted version.

Tags: gold, iphone, diamond, carat

30 October 2007, 9:58 > More matches in Crave

The Smell-o-phone comes to the U.S.

Crave Mike Yamamoto Crave US: Is there a big outcry for scented gadgets? The folks at Crave have commented on the uselessness of scented USB drives and the wackiness of aroma phones in Japan, but we may be in store for some more smelly goodness.

Tags: phones, gadgets, motorola, san francisco

16 April 2007, 8:15 > More matches in Crave

News.blog: Sony flexes its TV screen

News Like many other TV makers, Sony has been working on screens made with organic light-emitting diodes for some time, to produce paper-thin displays as well as save energy. But ratcheting up the competition even further, it just unveiled what it calls...

25 May 2007, 10:06 > More matches in News