Rich Trenholm
Rich Trenholm writes about digital cameras and other technology, except when he's writing about films, music and comics. He does not drink tea and never has.
Thursday 8 May 2008, 12:22pm
Iron Man: My new favourite techno-porn
One trailer that's never failed to draw a crowd round here lately has been the Iron Man preview. We saw the movie at the weekend, and weren't disappointed. Click here for more
Friday 25 April 2008, 5:38pm
Tech support, Moroccan style
I've spent the week in Morocco, testing Canon's new HF10 HD camcorder, because I'm the man from Crave and that's just how we roll. Interestingly, my iPhone couldn't tell me where I was when in Marrakech, yet high up in the foothills of the Atlas mountain range, I fired up Google Maps and bang: instant triangulation. The geek kudos was well worth the 50 bazillion pounds O2 will have off me for international scamming -- I mean, roaming. Click here for more
Wednesday 16 April 2008, 11:01am
The iPhone's so good, I don't mind the price drop
As CNET.co.uk's resident Mac fanboy, I've had an itch in my wallet for a while now, and last payday I gave in. The iPhone hasn't changed the world to quite the extent the geeksteria seemed to presage, but it's been irresistibly drawing me in, like a tractor beam from a fully operational battle station, since the rumours began what seems like an eternity ago. Click here for more
Wednesday 9 April 2008, 11:47am
On my Radio(paq)
I really want Radiopaq to be awesome. And on the most basic level, it is. Radiopaq, now out of beta, is an Internet radio portal that allows you to search for and listen to Internet radio stations. Click here for more
Tuesday 1 April 2008, 12:48pm
Bricking it: How stud subculture reminded me of the awesomeness of Lego
When I was a kid, I loved Lego. As the youngest of three brothers, I amassed a pretty tidy collection of 70s Lego (and yes, the plural of Lego is Lego, not Legos, no matter what anybody says). As a geek in training, my favourites were the Space sets, so I loved these reinventions of classic Space models. And when I wasn't, like most schoolboys, making handguns, I made a TARDIS and a very, very crude Starship Enterprise. Click here for more
Tuesday 25 March 2008, 5:55pm
Going underground: Oyster and the War on Terror (and commuters)
Fans of CCTV state conspiracies have been chucking their tin-foil hats out of the pram at recent news that MI5 is after Londoners' travel details. What surprised me isn't that spies want access to the Oyster database, but that they don't already have it. Click here for more
Thursday 28 February 2008, 12:59pm
Texter: Wordy magic
My new favourite thing is text replacement. Just typing those words, I made the same typo I always make: M and N being so close to each other on the keyboard, I always end up with '-mnet'. Some other mistakes that are, for me, as inevitable as Windows crashing include 'avergae' and 'thta'. So I added those typos to a list of text-substitution triggers in the very clever Texter, and my wonky-fingered word-mangling automatically corrects itself. Click here for more
Tuesday 12 February 2008, 2:01pm
Must the (trade) show go on?
There's no business like show business... trade show business, that is. Right now, our man in Barcelona, Andrew Lim, is getting his hands on the mobile phone manufacturers' 2008 ranges at Mobile World Congress. Barely a week before that it was PMA 2008, a carnival of cameras, and before that it was CES 2008, a riot of gadgety goodness. Click here for more
Articles by Rich Trenholm
LG Cookie Plus GS500 and Cookie Fresh GS290: Fresh from the oven
Crave LG is taking a bite out of the market for social networking phones with the LG Cookie Plus GS500 and Cookie Fresh GS290
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11
Review Panasonic's compact cameras are usually solidly built and well designed, and the 14.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-FS11 is no exception. While it's not the most versatile snapper in the world -- its pictures suffer from noise in low light -- it is highly pocketable, very simple to use and pretty affordable too
Gyration Air Mouse Elite: Free yourself from the tyranny of the mouse mat
Crave The Gyration Air Mouse Elite frees you from the shackles of your desk, letting you control your PC by walking and waving. This mouse is all over the house
Sanyo Xacti VPC-CS1: Smallest 1080i camcorder hits UK this week
Crave Sanyo has announced that the Xacti VPC-CS1 will land on British shores this very week. Specs and pricing are just one click away
Windows Phone Starter Edition confirmed: Windows Mobile 6.5 with bits planed off
Crave Microsoft has confirmed the existence of Windows Phone Starter Edition, a tweaked version of Windows Mobile 6.5. What's in a name?
Lenovo X201t: Tablets in disguise
Crave There's more than meets the eye with the Lenovo X201t, a tablet that transforms into a robot. Sorry, not robot, laptop
MSI 3D all-in-one is first 3D HD desktop PC
Crave MSI has unveiled the first high-definition 3D all-in-one PC. We don't much about the specs, but we do have a picture of the ThunderCats
Sigma DP2s and DP1x: Sense and sensor ability
Crave The Sigma DP2s and DP1x are new cameras packing enormous sensors into compact frames. Read the story for more information, and some interchangeable-lens news from Sigma
