Author: CraigWilson

Fibre infrastructure company Vumatel has announced it’s in the process of rolling out thousands of smart CCTV cameras around Johannesburg’s suburbs via a subsidiary called Vumacam. It plans to deploy up to 15,000 cameras around the city, capable of capturing ultra-high-definition footage the company then plans to sell to security companies. The project is a joint venture between Vumatel and Imfezeko Holdings and has rolled out to over 900 poles (each of which can house multiple cameras) to date.

South African agriculture tech company Aerobotics wants to help create more accredited drone pilots and give them work.

Toby Shapshak and Craig Wilson discuss rumours Facebook is looking to integrate Messenger with WhatsApp and Instagram messages, the latest leaks concerning Samsung’s forthcoming S10 smartphone, Mazda’s rollout of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in South Africa and the advent of ‘portless’ phones. https://soundcloud.com/user-492019255/stuffed-ep-12-facebooks-proposed-unholy-trinity-samsung-s10-leaks-and-portless-phones Catch up on previous episodes of Stuffed over here. Or subscribe to Stuffed in iTunes or via the podcast app of your choice (our favourites are Pocket Casts and Google Podcasts).

LG’s latest phablet, the V40 ThinQ, will go on sale in South Africa on 7 February with an impressively aggressive price point of R12,500. Vodacom will have the sole mandate for the device for the first quarter of this year. You’ll only be able to get the V40 in one colour, “Moroccan Blue”. Thankfully, it’s rather fetching, though. Plus, most people will be hiding it in a cover anyway. LG’s also launching its analogue-digital hybrid watch, the LG Watch W7 alongside the V40 at a price point of R3,700. Those users who want the phone on post-paid can get it…

We’re still waiting on Back to the Future-style hover boards, but at least self-lacing takkies are a reality thanks to Nike. Last week the company announced its Adapt BB footwear will come to market on 17 February 2019 with a recommended price tag of $350 (around R4,800). The bad news? Nike South Africa says there are no plans to bring them to local outlets, so if you want ’em, you’re going to have to import ’em. A local Nike representative says South African sneaker heads will be able to order the shoe from Nike’s global website, but we’d suggest exercising extreme…

South African pavement pounders will soon be able to track their runs via their footwear because sportswear maker Under Armour has announced it’s bringing one of its connected shoes to our market next month. The Under Armour HOVR Infinite has a sensor embedded in the midsole of the right shoe and connects via low-energy Bluetooth to the MapMyRun app on the wearer’s smartphone. The fancy footwear goes on sale this month at a recommended retail price of R2 500. In addition to basic metrics like distance, pace and splits, the Infinite’s sensor can also provide information on stride length, cadence…

The Entertainer app has been available in South Africa since 2013 and gives users access to 2-for-1 specials at restaurants, spas, hotels and the like for an annual subscription of R495/city. First National Bank (FNB) has today announced that its giving its customers (and those of RMB Private Bank) free access to the service for all four supported South African cities (Cape Town, Durban, Joburg and Pretoria). Users can also make use of The Entertainer in the UK, which would usually cost an extra R541.30. Founded in 2001 in Dubai, The Entertainer App is available to all eBucks members. To get…