http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology Latest videos from CNETTV.co.uk en Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:33:01 +0100 CNET Networks UK http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-7-place-your-bets-on-ibm-s-racetrack-10000310.htm In this episode of ZDNet.co.uk's Dialogue Box, Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan dig out their binoculars and unleash the "could-o-meter" as they investigate IBM's Racetrack memory, and take their finest pointing sticks to the bigger and even better Asus Eee PC 900, which now has more memory, a bigger screen and iPhone-like finger-glide technology. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:33:01 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-7-place-your-bets-on-ibm-s-racetrack-10000310.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/smart-ed-electric-ninja-mobile-10000308.htm Meet the Smart ED, an electric car that's set to revolutionise - or at the very least shake up - the way people get around. It's just like an ordinary Smart ForTwo: quirky-looking, easy to park and nimble, but with a couple of crucial differences. The Smart ED doesn't use any petrol and doesn't emit any nasty, toxic poison into the atmosphere. You simply charge it up over the mains, hop in and off you go. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:12:02 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/smart-ed-electric-ninja-mobile-10000308.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/sony-s-pfr-v1-headphones-out-and-about-in-london-10000305.htm Sony's unusual PFR-V1 headphones are without question one of the most obscure personal audio products we've seen in a long time. They've seen a fair bit of coverage over on CNET.co.uk recently, but we thought we could go one step further and gather the opinions of London's gadget-loving young popinjays on video. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:30:00 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/sony-s-pfr-v1-headphones-out-and-about-in-london-10000305.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-06-intel-development-forum-debrief-10000306.htm What do the Atom processor, MIDs, a bio-sensing chip, fuel cells, Shanghai's traffic and a revolution in photography have in common? ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan investigate as they bring you a rundown of Intel's recent Development Forum. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-06-intel-development-forum-debrief-10000306.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-5-return-of-the-axis-of-awesome-10000296.htm The Axis of Awesome is back! Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan get their hands on some recently released mobile gadgets and debate their coolness and usefulness. Can an Apple iPhone stand up to the likes of a military-grade rugged laptop? How cool is a solar panel that will charge your mobile phone? And why does an Etch-A-Sketch get a look in? Find out all the answers in the latest episode of Dialogue Box. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:05:01 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-5-return-of-the-axis-of-awesome-10000296.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/nokia-8800-arte-10000294.htm From the moment you take it out of its flashy box, you know the Nokia 8800 Arte fashion phone is something special. Building on the original 8800, it sets its sights on the luxury end of the market. With a 3.2-megapixel camera and a Web browser, is it worth its premium price? Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/nokia-8800-arte-10000294.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/sony-ericsson-w890i-10000286.htm According to CNET.co.uk's Andrew Lim, the Sony Ericsson W890i Walkman phone could go down in mobile phone history as one of the best Sony Ericsson handsets ever. It greatly improves upon its W880i predecessor with a solid, slim casing, and it could even replace your MP3 player as your main music device. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:23:01 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/sony-ericsson-w890i-10000286.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-4-are-black-websites-really-greener-10000276.htm If you want to be green, you should give your website a black background. True or false? ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan don their white coats and get up close and personal with monitors to investigate for this environmentally friendly episode of Dialogue Box. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:34:01 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-4-are-black-websites-really-greener-10000276.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-3-barbados-or-bust-10000270.htm Dialogue Box's Rupert Goodwins is on his own in the studio this week, as Charles McLellan jets off to the West Indies - so he says... In actual fact that sneaky technician is just a few yards away, but the duo are testing telepresence, or to be more specific the benefits of the LifeSize Express, the company's mid-range video-conferencing kit. Is it worth the £3,500 it retails for? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:31:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-3-barbados-or-bust-10000270.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/ford-focus-titanium-1-8-tdci-the-hatchback-gets-a-facelift-10000269.htm In this episode of CNET.co.uk's Car Tech, Rory Reid looks at the 2008 Focus Titanium 1.8 TDCi, which boasts a new front grille, a more muscular rear end and a more dynamic, modern aesthetic. However it's not all improvements. Why is the sat-nav haunted? Why is the main information display the size of a wrist watch? Why is the 1.8-litre diesel engine so keen to stall at inopportune moments? Click the player and take a look... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:18:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/ford-focus-titanium-1-8-tdci-the-hatchback-gets-a-facelift-10000269.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-2-why-the-wait-for-solid-state-10000263.htm In this episode of ZDNet.co.uk's Dialogue Box, Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan revisit solid-state memory a year on from the last time and ask 'Where are our 64GB drives?'. They explore the reasons why solid-state drives are not yet available and show the differences between standard flash memory drives and multi-level cells. Do they find the answer to their question? Click the player above and find out... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:47:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-2-why-the-wait-for-solid-state-10000263.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/jaguar-xkr-portfolio-who-s-in-control-10000262.htm Ladies, geeks, petrolheads - we're proud to present a video of the most technologically advanced car we've ever driven. Meet the Jaguar XKR Portfolio edition, which literally drives itself. Just point it in the right direction and its Adaptive Cruise Control will automatically brake and accelerate for you. Not only that but its sound system is also the best we've heard in any non-modified car. And boasting 0-60 in just 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 200mph, it doesn't hang around either. All this for a mere £75,597... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:29:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/jaguar-xkr-portfolio-who-s-in-control-10000262.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-1-another-fine-mesh-10000255.htm In the first in this new series of Dialogue Box, ZDNet.co.uk's zany tech show, Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan examine three low-power laptops: Asus' Eee PC, the Intel Classmate PC and the OLPC XO. Not content with the constraints of the studio tests, however, the adventurous duo head out into the wild to perform a test of Mesh networking... and find themselves in familiar territory. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:46:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-1-another-fine-mesh-10000255.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/apple-macbook-air-10000253.htm Apple's new laptop, the MacBook Air, may not be a true ultraportable, but it still easily breaks new ground for small laptops. At just 19mm at its thickest part, Apple's so-called 'world's thinnest notebook' includes most of the usual MacBook features, plus a multi-touch touchpad that uses innovative gesture controls. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:29:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/apple-macbook-air-10000253.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/ford-focus-cc-3-voice-controlled-car-bot-10000248.htm Meet the Ford Focus CC-3, the Optimus Prime (well, maybe Bumblebee) of cars you can actually buy. Not only does it transform from coupe to convertible like some crazy metallic origami gadget on wheels, but pretty much everything inside it can be controlled by your voice. Want to skip CD tracks, change the radio frequency or set the precise temperature in the cabin? Just hit the voice-activation button, say the words, and the Focus CC does the rest... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:47:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/ford-focus-cc-3-voice-controlled-car-bot-10000248.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/cowon-a3-10000236.htm The Cowon A3 is the most capable video player we've looked at to date. It has the best screen we have ever seen on any media player. Playback for most videos is smooth and glitch-free and audio quality is close to perfect, supporting multiple codecs, making it a killer for its price of £250. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/cowon-a3-10000236.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/peugeot-308-s-even-diesels-can-rock-10000218.htm The Peugeot 308 S may be a diesel but don't let that put you off - it comes with bucket-loads of cool gadgets to mess around with. Our favourite additions include an electronic speed-limiting system that prevents you from going above whatever speed you set it to. Then there's the in-dash MP3 system, integrated iPod connector, an eight-speaker sound system with optional subwoofer, and the coup de grace: a panoramic sunroof with an electrically sliding cover. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:16:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/peugeot-308-s-even-diesels-can-rock-10000218.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/peugeot-207-gti-thp-175-octane-white-hot-hatch-10000203.htm The Peugeot 207 GTi THP 175 Octane edition is one of our favourite 'whips' to date. It's a hot hatchback with more high-tech gadgets than CES and more performance than is good for the state of your licence. It boasts rain-sensitive wipers, a 30GB hard drive for stashing your music, a sat-nav, auto-directional headlights and an in-dash mobile phone system. It even has its own sunglasses, or as Peugeot would say, an athermic windscreen to reflect UV light. Take a look... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:52:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/car-tech/peugeot-207-gti-thp-175-octane-white-hot-hatch-10000203.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/london-black-cab-races-sat-nav-10000188.htm Ever wondered how well a cutting-edge sat-nav would perform against a seasoned black cab driver with the Knowledge? CNET.co.uk's Andrew Lim challenged experienced cabbie Steve McNamara to a race along the winding streets of London town to find out. Andrew had the state-of-the-art TomTom Go 520; Steve had the Knowledge and years of experience. Would Steve's grey matter prevail over modern technology? Watch and find out... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:09:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/london-black-cab-races-sat-nav-10000188.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/ces-the-attack-of-the-mp3-taser-10000179.htm Do you have serious concerns about your personal safety? Taser International has developed an MP3 player with a built-in taser, guaranteed to instantly transform a potential attacker into a writhing, crippled heap on the floor. Don't believe us? See it here - CNET.co.uk's Rory Reid manages to persuade one brave guy to volunteer to be tasered on the show floor at CES in Las Vegas. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:41:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/ces-the-attack-of-the-mp3-taser-10000179.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/apple-presents-the-macbook-air-10000182.htm Steve Jobs once again had the world hanging off his every word this week as he presented the Apple keynote at Macworld 2008 - and once again he delivered the goods, wooing the crowd with the MacBook Air. Measuring 19.4mm at its thickest end and weighing just 1.36kg, it's Apple's thinnest, lightest laptop yet - small enough to fit into an envelope. He also announced upgrades to the iPhone, the iPod Touch and Apple TV, and launched iTunes movies to rent. Catch CNET.co.uk's highlights here... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:14:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/apple-presents-the-macbook-air-10000182.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/samsung-f700-10000181.htm There's no mistaking where the Samsung F700 takes its design inspiration from - it's a dead ringer for the iPhone. But while Apple's phone is hamstrung by its limited EDGE system, the F700 has full-blooded HSDPA mobile broadband. Can its interface bear the same comparison, though? Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:51:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/samsung-f700-10000181.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/ces-kenwood-goes-to-town-on-a-1956-chevy-bel-air-10000180.htm CNET.co.uk's Rory Reid was caught drooling over this 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and for good reason. It may look pretty standard on the outside, but inside it has a fully motorised dashboard. Hit the button on the key fob, and out pops a tray containing an Xbox 360 controller and an iPod nano. From here, you can enjoy a spot of Halo 3 on the 7-inch in-dash display, or bump some 'choons' through the speakers, which seem to be located in every possible orifice of the car. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:20:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/ces-kenwood-goes-to-town-on-a-1956-chevy-bel-air-10000180.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/nokia-n82-10000176.htm It might have fallen off the ugly tree and hit several particularly grotesque branches on the way down, but the Nokia N82 is all about substance over style. It's got HSDPA and Wi-Fi for mobile broadband, GPS that just works and - most importantly - the best camera we've ever seen in a phone. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/gadget-reviews/nokia-n82-10000176.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/ces-tv-makers-strive-for-skinniest-model-10000175.htm Although you may not think your current TV is especially lardy, it's inevitable that LCD and plasma technology will become more and more svelte as time goes on. But there are also new technologies that are going to be terribly skinny from day one. OLED, for example, can fit into a case that's significantly shallower than either LCD or plasma. And while large-screen OLEDs are quite a way off, the technology has got everyone excited - CNET.co.uk's Ian Morris takes a closer look. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:51:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/crave-tv/ces-tv-makers-strive-for-skinniest-model-10000175.htm