Articles on Optical

Optic fiber enters the PC - Sep 24, 2009

Crave The Light Peak technology sends signals with infrared light over optical fibers. Intel unveiled technology called Light Peak that it hopes ultimately will replace the profusion of different cables sprouting ... Read story »

Mantis shrimps unlock future DVD technology - Oct 27, 2009

Crave These mantis shrimps native to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia are not only a sight to behold, they may also unlock a piece of the puzzle in future DVD ... Read story »

Microsoft mouse turns blue - Aug 29, 2008

Crave Despite being obsolete, there is one thing which a ball mouse can do which even the latest laser sensor can't. The former can work on almost any solid surface, even ... Read story »

New holographic optical standard can hold 500GB - Apr 28, 2009

Crave Though not as fast as conventional harddisk or even solid-state device standards, that doesn't mean that optical storage technology is standing still when it comes to storage capacities. The jump from ... Read story »

The Laser Disc format is officially dead - Jan 16, 2009

Crave Pioneer DVK-900. Anyone still own one of these mammoth Laser Disc (LD) players and oversized optical discs at home? (Psst: I do) Well, it's finally time to say goodbye as Pioneer ... Read story »

Electronic or optical viewfinder? - Oct 20, 2009

Crave The Olympus 17mm optical viewfinder for the E-P1 and Panasonic's DMW-LVF1 for the Lumix DMC-GF1. Last week, Epson announced the production of a high-resolution electronic viewfinder (EVF) with the company ... Read story »

Microsoft Optical Mouse by Starck - Jul 9, 2004

Crave Even the humble mouse is getting a makeover, from pedigreed designer names like Frenchman Philippe Starck, no less. Starck lends his considerable talents to design two streamlined, corded mice for Microsoft--one ... Read story »

LG Finger Mouse - Jul 13, 2006

Crave Anything that tiny isn't going to be good news, ergonomically speaking, for your carpel tunnel. But this has to be one of the coolest portable optical mice we've come across. As ... Read story »

A4 Tech NB-30 BattryFREE wireless optical mouse - Nov 9, 2004

Crave If a mouse is accurate and cordless, with long battery life, what more could you want? How about no battery? Once you get past doing a double take on the spelling ... Read story »

BenQ S700 Wireless Optical Card Mouse - Nov 9, 2006

Crave Initial appearances can be deceiving. So after giving this a rather cautious lookover, being the oddest and most unergonomic-looking notebook mouse we've come across, this wireless BenQ rodent has one thing ... Read story »

Body Limited - Sep 20, 2007

Crave Aiyayah. True to type, our largely male-dominated CNET Asia review team went gaga over this body beautiful mouse from rodent-friendly store Pat Says Now. The singles drooled, the married ones (pretendingly) ... Read story »

Samsung launches the AMOLED 12M in Korea - Sep 29, 2009

Crave The name probably doesn't tell you a lot, but according to Samsung, the AMOLED 12M is the world's first 12-megapixel camera-phone with built-in 3x optical zoom. There were other 12-megapixel ... Read story »

GPSMouse tries to find itself - Oct 9, 2007

Crave The mouse seems to be undergoing something of a midlife crisis, no longer satisfied with its traditional role on the desktop. While struggling to find its way, it's been experimenting with ... Read story »

Hoverstop Mouse - Aug 2, 2006

Crave Looks like a mouse. Works like one. So what gives? Apparently, it's designed to give your mouse (oh, and your overworked wrists) a break. Built into this ergonomically correct rodent is ... Read story »

Hanwang T&Mouse - Jun 1, 2007

Crave How many ways can one reinvent the wheel? Apparently, not enough. China-based Hanwang is the latest to give the modest mouse a mini makeover. Mini because it's equipped a USB optical ... Read story »

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