Nate Lanxon
Nate is CNET.co.uk's expert on digital music and portable media. He was born just long enough before the beginning of the digital age to grow up with it, become one with it and then be utterly consumed by it. 'Geek by profession' has been his career goal for two decades.
Monday 4 February 2008, 1:05pm
Amazon teams with Lovefilm: Post Office next?
Amazon has just announced it intends to team up with Lovefilm -- a UK-based DVD and games rental-by-post service -- to hitch it up with Amazon's own rental service. The deal is subject to regulator approval, and Amazon will be promoting Lovefilm on its UK and German sites. Click here for more
Monday 4 February 2008, 10:06am
Hundreds crushed at London Euston
There are frequently moments in life where the difference between 'humans' and 'people' is obvious -- humans are actually very intelligent. On Friday, hundreds of people were stuck at London's Euston train station. There was a fire up the line and almost every train was cancelled; some were severely delayed. Click here for more
Wednesday 30 January 2008, 10:35am
Blister packaging is just more DRM -- please kill it
We all hate blister packaging. You know the stuff: the thick plastic vacuum-sealed casing that companies pack their products into that makes it almost impossible to open with anything other than a bread knife. Manufacturers are aware of the issue and know how much we all hate the damn stuff, yet they continue to use it because it makes stealing what's inside much harder. Click here for more
Friday 18 January 2008, 11:47am
'Future of Ideas' up as free PDF download
Lessig explains the worrying observation that as the Internet and the digital world shifts into a new paradigm, the media corporations of the world are trying to control creativity and new thinking Click here for more
Thursday 10 January 2008, 8:00am
The four things that grind my gears at CES
CES is an awesome place; hundreds of millions of pounds worth of exciting tech lies around every corner. But there are some things that irritate me beyond belief. Here are my four favourite things to moan about at CES. Click here for more
Wednesday 9 January 2008, 12:00pm
Crave gets Buzzed Out Loud
I'm not going to pretend that spending a week in Las Vegas checking out all the most tripped-out new tech isn't a blast, but today I had a total bonus: getting to record CNET.com's Buzz Out Loud podcast live from the CNET stage with Tom Merritt, Molly Wood and Mahalo Daily host and ex-BOL co-host Veronica Belmont. I'm not even going to try and pretend I wasn't exciting kinds of chuffed to be asked to be a guest. Click here for more
Monday 7 January 2008, 7:11pm
16GB microSD cards could be on the horizon
I've predicted that we'd see some interesting advances in flash memory this year at CES, and thus far it seems I was right. Click here for more
Sunday 6 January 2008, 9:40am
HD DVD dies: I can finally invest in HD
Today, the war ended. The war between HD formats, that is. As you're probably aware, Warner Bros has ditched support for Toshiba's HD DVD format in favour of an exclusive partnership with Sony's Blu-ray. Well, after May this year anyway. With only two studios -- Paramount and Universal -- behind HD DVD, the consumer-unfriendly feud is, as our own Ian Morris puts it, "As good as over." Though I will be interested in hearing Microsoft's response, being HD DVD backers 'n' all... Click here for more
Articles by Nate Lanxon
Sony NWZ-B133 Walkman
Review Sony's B-series Walkman is tiny and cheap, and is clearly designed for on-the-go use with its built-in USB interface and simple design. While it offers a good range of features, such as an integrated FM tuner and voice recording, it's not laden down with frills. The sound quality is good, though not spectacular
Shure SE102 sound-isolating earphones
Review Shure introduces their lowest-priced earphones yet, the sound-isolating SE102s. A definite upgrade from the earphones that come bundled with your MP3 player, the SE102s are durable, loud and bright-sounding,l but hardly dazzling
Photos: Extensive ears-on with Sennheiser IE 8
Photo We've waited ages to get Sennheiser's new flagship IE 8 earphones in, but it was worth it -- these could pinch high-end earphone customers from Shure's spectacular SE530s
Ears-on with the Atomic Floyd AirJax earphones
Photo We've been trying out some £120 earphones that -- for once -- don't use sound-isolating silicone tips. They're Atomic Floyd AirJax earphones, and they're jammed in our head as we speak
The complete history of Apple's iPod
Photo We roll back the years and embark on a tour of the Apple iPod from its very first model, right up to the present day. Are you sitting comfortably? Then let's begin...
Inside TorrentFreak: Ernesto's art of the niche
Crave If you wanted to know how even the tightest niche subject can explode as a blog, you'd look at TorrentFreak. We talk to the site's founder, 'Ernesto', about how to get 3 million readers
SanDisk Sansa Clip goes 8GB, eats FLAC
Crave SanDisk's FLAC-loving, gym-going Sansa Clip just got its capacity upped to 8GB, making this already awesome little musical matchbox even more attractive
Hands-on with the Tangent Uno FM radio
Crave Tangent's Uno is a back-to-basics FM/AM radio, with a beautiful retro design and enough 3.5mm sockets to keep it working with iPods. For £90 this could be an ideal Christmas present for your dad
