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A fruity Bravia for Mother's Day?

Fri, 9 May 2008 19:10:34 +0800

Not a Mac, you silly! We're referring to the latest 20-inch Sony Bravia KLV-20S400A HDTV in fruity pink, green and orange. Also available in blue, black and white, it's based on ...

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Bet for your Mother's Day gift

Fri, 9 May 2008 11:25:00 +0800

Feel the pinch of increasing food prices and can't afford to buy your mom a gift this Sunday? Sure, you can buy a lottery ticket and hope to win the big ...

The Hard Disk Crusher doesn't mess around

Fri, 9 May 2008 11:01:01 +0800

Oliver North found out the hard way that erasing e-mail doesn't mean it's gone forever. And in more than two decades since, countless others have shown that they still hadn't learned ...

Jade camera case for mummy

Fri, 9 May 2008 11:01:01 +0800

Asian mums like jade, or at least I think my mom does. She owns a digital camera but the case looks crappy. While shopping in Hong Kong, I chanced upon this ...

A picture perfect gift this Mother's Day

Fri, 9 May 2008 11:00:00 +0800

I'll be the first to admit. As much as I'm a geek with electronic gadgets, buying my mother tech stuff hasn't always been the most brilliant of my ideas in the ...

How to energize your gadgets (and yourself)

Fri, 9 May 2008 10:30:14 +0800

Talk about serendipity. Just yesterday Crave posted items on workstation fitness equipment and manually cranked chargers, and now there's a product that combines both concepts. This pedal-charging device from Japan is like ...

Dell's new laptops leak (again)

Fri, 9 May 2008 10:23:30 +0800

Dell has some top-secret new laptops coming out, and there's already a bunch of leaked docs about them floating around the Interwebs this morning. The mainstream Inspiron line, currently sitting at ...

Help mom digitize her old memories

Fri, 9 May 2008 10:21:48 +0800

For the woman who gave you life this Mother's Day, help her keep all her old memories with the Photograph to Digital Picture Converter from Hammacher Schlemmer. Looking a little like ...

Report questions Sony's next-gen TV claims

Fri, 9 May 2008 10:12:43 +0800

Sony appeared to be on the verge of starting the next revolution in TV technology last year when it introduced its first OLED television, most notable for its paper-thin screen. The ...

Philips LivingColors now in Singapore

Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 +0800

Just in time for Mother's Day, too. Philips' LivingColors, which we had a sneak of in March, is finally here in Singapore, outside of Europe. Even the US hasn't gotten it ...

One cable TV, eight times the soccer mania!

Thu, 8 May 2008 18:52:30 +0800

Psst! Singapore's StarHub is going to simulcast eight Barclays Premier League matches live this coming Sunday for its cable TV Sports Group subscribers. That's eight times the soccer action and a ...

Fashionable custom gadget cases

Thu, 8 May 2008 18:27:41 +0800

Accessorizing tech gadgets is an addiction, and sometimes can be a chore as well. Finding the right bag, sleeve, case or even screen protector for your music player or notebook can ...

The Magic Wheel rolls around

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:46:55 +0800

What do you get when you decide that a bicycle needs only one main wheel while declaring that the seat and handles are useless? You get the Magic Wheel, which functions ...

Hitachi hawks a 320GB notebook drive

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:57:43 +0800

Following Fujitsu, Hitachi is now stepping up to the plate with its 320GB hard drive for notebooks that also spins at 7,200rpm. The 2.5-inch Travelstar 7K320 can read and write data ...

Get back for all those times with the Super Soaker Bottle Shot

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:55:00 +0800

For anyone who's ever been the target of a Super Soaker drenching, rejoice. Revenge is at hand with the Super Soaker Bottle Shot (US$7.99) which gives you the ultimate unfair advantage. ...

Laptop sleeve is a hoarder's worst enemy

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:49:13 +0800

This is one of those items that might look goofy at first but then, after some thought, might just make sense. All too often, messenger bags and other laptop totes are ...

TrekDesk: Another shackle to the workstation

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:42:54 +0800

When Crave first started seeing workstation fitness machines, we thought they were just a passing novelty. But now we're seriously beginning to wonder--and worry--whether they're actually catching on. The desk treadmill seems ...

B&O takes a different angle on TV sound

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:34:13 +0800

Leave it to Bang & Olufsen to break the mold once again, this time with a TV under-screen speaker. While other manufacturers toil away with boring rectangles and cylindrical designs, the ...

Who makes the most reliable laptops?

Thu, 8 May 2008 13:04:16 +0800

One question we get pretty frequently is some variation on "Which laptop brand is most reliable?" It's an important question, as laptops can be tough to fix, with pretty much no ...

Hot water in 3 seconds with Tefal QuickCup kettle

Thu, 8 May 2008 11:30:00 +0800

This one's not only ideal for mom, but great for the entire family. It's bad enough waiting for your toilet turn in the mornings, but what's worse is the atrocious time ...