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.
Friday 10 October 2008, 10:05am
Calacanis: Apple to release networked HDTVs
Yesterday I spent a couple of hours here at the office with Valleywag's most cherished and adored tech celebrity, Jason Calacanis. Love him or hate him, the bloke's got contacts, and he confirmed to me that he knew first-hand that Apple was working on a networked television. Click here for more
Tuesday 30 September 2008, 9:58am
Death Magnetic: Mastered By Muppets
Two weeks ago, Metallica released Death Magnetic -- their best work since 1991's Black Album or 1986's Master Of Puppets. But I can barely bring myself to listen to it. Click here for more
Monday 29 September 2008, 6:10pm
Why Google must acquire Twitter, FriendFeed
Last October, Google acquired Twitter competitor Jaiku. Yet to this day I hear ten mentions of Twitter for every one mention of Jaiku, and every day that goes by that Google doesn't acquire Twitter is another day Facebook could. The same goes for FriendFeed. Click here for more
Thursday 18 September 2008, 10:51am
Could a streaming service for classical music succeed?
After reading my hands-on coverage of classical music site Passionato, musician Drew McManus offered a fair criticism, commenting that I focused solely -- and too positively -- on the download-to-own model the site uses, and lamented the lack of criticism I gave to Passionato for not offering a subscription streaming option. Click here for more
Monday 15 September 2008, 1:13pm
Tesco Digital secures Warner's DRM-free MP3 catalogue
Hot in my inbox this morning was a press release from Warner Music Group, announcing that Warner's music catalogue will be available in MP3 format from Tesco's music download store, Tesco Digital, which I wrote about back in April of this year. Click here for more
Tuesday 9 September 2008, 12:37pm
Please! Don't kill the iPod Click Wheel!
Gizmodo's Mark Wilson thinks Apple needs to abolish the iPod's Click Wheel because the devices' menus have become horribly long and complicated. While I agree with many of his points, I've never hoped more that an opinion doesn't become reality. Click here for more
Tuesday 2 September 2008, 10:52am
BBC to launch music download store
BBC Worldwide, Auntie's commercial arm, is developing a music download service, offering streamed for free and paid download works from its archive of music that bands have recorded for TV and radio in BBC studios. Click here for more
Friday 22 August 2008, 11:14am
How do noise-cancelling headphones work?
Noise-cancelling headphones are, like sound-isolating earphones, an unconventional idea for the average consumer, and so I get asked many questions about them. What do they do? How do they cancel noise? Why are they so expensive? Do I even need them? If you've ever pondered one of these questions yourself, you're reading the right article. 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
