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.
Thursday 21 August 2008, 5:19pm
How do sound-isolating earphones work?
I'm frequently asked about sound-isolating earphones, how they work and what they're good for, and quite frankly I think they're something many people would benefit from using. For the benefit of all concerned, I felt it was time for the definitive, easily accessible guide to the pros and cons of this type of portable headphone. Click here for more
Wednesday 30 July 2008, 2:46pm
Owning iPhones doesn't make us friends
Apparently it may surprise a small number of people to know this, but simply owning an iPhone does not automatically make you friends with someone else who owns an iPhone. Click here for more
Thursday 24 July 2008, 12:52pm
Meet the Pyro: Team Fortress 2's F student
The Pyro just runs around aimlessly blowing fire at people. One 'skill' of the Pyro is the 'hide around corners' technique, as the flamethrower does more damage at point-blank range. But I'm sorry: since when was waiting for an enemy to get close to you a skill? Oh, that's right -- it's not Click here for more
Friday 18 July 2008, 9:39am
Games consoles cure cancer, Apple fails at simple activation
While it was always going to be spun by Apple as a "demonstration of the extraordinary demand for iPhone 3G", it's also a demonstration of the extraordinary inability to ensure a more than adequate infrastructure is in place. Click here for more
Friday 11 July 2008, 9:50am
Hands-on with Tomb Raider Underworld, pre-alpha build
I was lucky enough to be given a preview of the brand-new Tomb Raider game yesterday -- Tomb Raider: Underworld -- due for release this November. As a pre-alpha build it was a long way from being finished, with only one level playable. But on a debugged Eidos Xbox 360 and a massive HDTV, I got to see the game in action. Click here for more
Tuesday 24 June 2008, 10:51am
Eight Apple questions Clarissa didn't explain
Hip TV teen Clarissa claimed to explain "it all" in the early 90s, but she failed to explain anything about consumer electronics 15 years ahead of the broadcast of her otherwise astute explanations. Click here for more
Tuesday 17 June 2008, 2:50pm
'Get well soon' costs 49p per minute to NHS hospitals
Calling a loved one in a UK hospital? It's cheaper to call a mobile phone in Japan. My father suffers from multiple sclerosis and is currently lying in an NHS hospital bed. He's miserable, as you might guess. If, like I did, you want to call a suffering family member in one of over 150 UK hospitals that use Patientline's bedside TV, Internet and phone service, it'll cost you 49p per minute from a BT land line at peak rate. That's more to call a bedside across town than it costs to call someone on the other side of the globe. Click here for more
Wednesday 11 June 2008, 3:33pm
Why iPhone 3G doesn't have mobile iTunes downloads
Apple is soon to launch the iTunes app store, which will allow iPhone users to download applications seamlessly to their handset. As a bonus, you'll be able to download from the store wirelessly over the mobile network, providing application file sizes are below 10MB. Click here for more
Articles by Nate Lanxon
Sennheiser IE 7 sound-isolating earphones
Review If you read our reviews, you'll know that as far as mid-range sound-isolating earphones go, we have a soft spot for the Klipsch Custom-3s. Well, now we have been introduced to the Sennheiser IE 7s, and boy are they giving the Klipsches a run for their money. The IE 7s are reasonably-priced, superb all-rounders
Sennheiser IE 8 sound-isolating earphones
Review We loved the way the Sennheiser IE 8 sound-isolating earphones added warmth and depth to our broad music collection. With the added bonus of being able to manually adjust the bass, these earphones are more than worthy competitors to the Shure SE530s. Be prepared to have your music rocked
Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman
Photo We've got Sony Ericsson's latest Walkman phone in-house -- the beautiful W705 -- and this one is for sure a hot contender for sexiest phone of the year
Woo Audio WA2 headphone amplifier
Review To put it simply, the Woo Audio WA2 is the best headphone amplifier in its price category by a mile. It provides an experience that is completely luscious -- deep, smooth bass, rich vocal reproduction, and a sweet, spacious, notably airy treble that's smashing for live classical performances, although can handle anything you throw its way. Superb
PURE Digital Avanti Flow: Slick Net and DAB radio
Crave PURE Digital's latest DAB radio is the second Net radio-enabled system from the company, and it could make one hell of a good gift for the Consumermas season.
Apple releases iPhone 2.2 firmware
Crave The brand new firmware for Apple's iPhone is out, and it includes Google's Street View service and wireless podcast downloading, among a heap of performance improvements
Sony NWZ-S639F Walkman
Review Sony's NWZ-S639F Walkman S series is an affordable model that delivers. It supports BBC iPlayer downloads, so you can take full advantage of its crisp -- albeit small -- screen. Its stylish design and incredibly easy-to-use navigation system is coupled with superb Sony sound quality, making this MP3 player music to our ears
Photos: Ears-on with the wireless Sleek Audio SA6 earphones
Photo Sleek Audio's high-end SA6 earphones are now available with Kleer wireless technology, and it's a whole load better than Bluetooth. Here's why
