(Credit: CNET Networks)

Maybe we've been driving too many very nice cars lately, but the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550 didn't excite us much when it arrived in the garage. It's hard to follow acts like the Maserati GranTurismo and the BMW M6, and we tend to like shorter, ...

As you might guess from this photo, the ZvBox isn't the easiest gadget to set up.

Awhile back, I wondered aloud when we'd finally see a "Hulu box" that could stream on-demand video from that increasingly popular online video destination directly to your TV. And a couple of weeks ago, we got our hands on the first potential candidate in the form of the ZvBox. The PC accessory converts your computer's video output and makes it accessible on your home HDTV (multiple TVs, in fact, if your home is cable-ready). It also includes an RF remote with wireless-mouse functionality, so you can navigate your PC screen from afar, and pull up any computer-based media content on the TV screen--including Hulu, iTunes, BitTorrent, or whatever other Web- or PC-based video strikes your fancy.

Unfortunately, we found the ZvBox had too many caveats. ...]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10029147-1.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:06:00 GMT John P. Falcone http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10029411-1.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave

Given the Democratic and Republican conventions and the Labor Day holiday stealing everyone's attention, I expected this week to be a quiet one when it came to product announcements. But those distractions really only apply to folks in the States, and overseas manufacturers pushed out plenty of new laptop ...

Just in time for the fall semester, we've gone and reviewed more than two dozen new back-to-school laptops. For this particular roundup, we stuck to relatively recent configurations that were available on the shelves of ...

Motorola Q Global

A new Moto smartphone joined the Motorola Q9h in AT&T's lineup on Thursday. The Motorola Q Global is largely like the Q9h except it ships with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Edition and comes with a pinstripe design and metallic silver casing.

We'...

For years now, Samsung has made laptops for pretty much every market except the US, and generally, we've been pretty fine with that arrangement (the Q1 Ultra UMPC is as close as they've gotten here).

But now, we're eager to get our hands on the just-announced Samsung X360. ...

The developer of the HairMax LaserComb claims the comb will restore your hair and prevent hair loss by applying low-level laser therapy.

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I just recently got my hands on a product that could potentially restore my thinning beauty as well as my confidence: a comb....

EPISODE 104

Hottest solar-powered sports car ever
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/seat_brisa_the.php

Solar ice maker
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/08/solar_icemaker.php

Xbox 360 coin-up arcade
http://gizmodo.com/5042961/xbox-360-goes-coin+op

Logitech Squeezebox Boom: The ultimate Wi-Fi radio?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10027437-1.html

Nikon D90: The hotness
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10026094-1.html

PinkWatch:
LG to join the UMPC bandwagon with the Netbook X110
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/08/lg_to_join_the.html

It’s about time
Chococlock delivers chocolate every hour
http://www.mystichackers.com/1054.html

Why didn’t I think of that?
GE Profile frontload washers & dryers
http://www.uncrate.com/men/home/appliances/ge-profile-frontload-washers-dryers/

Kill me
The Fuggit by Fuggis Hilton, Part II: The actual box of fake hair
http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2008/08/the_fuggit_by_fuggis_hilton_part_ii.html

A propos (of) nothing
Kinesio Tex Tape
http://www.uncrate.com/men/body/health-fitness/kinesio-tex-tape/

What the hell!?
Teddy Bear USB drive is a headless horror
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/27/teddy-bear-usb-drive.html

Game Key Revealer's interface is simple.

Lifehacker pointed us to a handy PC gaming tool this morning. Game Key Revealer is a free download that can tell you the security key for any PC games (of roughly 500 titles, according to its unspecified, presumably Turkish creator) you may have installed on your system. This could obviously be useful if you've lost your documentation. We were curious if it would help piracy as well, so we took Game Key Revealer for a quick spin this afternoon.