Author: Duncan Pike

First unveiled at IFA last year, Samsung’s new 115in behemoth Micro RGB TV is finally available in South Africa. If you’re interested, this isn’t something you could just pop down to the shops to purchase. Well, we guess you could technically do that if you arrive with a flatbed truck. But we’d suggest making sure you have a large enough space to put it in (it’s nearly three metres long), and that you have at least R700k in your account. You’ll probably also need a team to help you load it, unload it, unpackage it, and set it up. But…

The already-dizzying number of SUV-type vehicles available in South Africa has just increased. Meet the Citroën Basalt. This “SUV-coupé”, as the company calls it, is the third and final vehicle in Citroën’s C-Cubed programme. It is aimed at folks looking for the cabin space that SUVs usually offer, while also sporting coupé-inspired proportions and design flares. That means that next to the standard C3 and Aircross, this is one of Citroën’s better-looking vehicles we’ve seen. The starting price of R355,000 also makes it Citroën’s most expensive. A pinch of Basalt On the inside, the cabin is supposed to reflect “Citroën’s…

It’s been roughly six years since Denon first launched its Home wireless smart speaker range. The Denon Home 150, 250, and 350 were the Japanese audio company’s first to support the Heos wireless multi-room platform and retain the company’s branding. Now, it’s got refreshed versions with the Denon Home 200, 400, and 600 that expand the Heos-supported lineup and add Dolby Atmos support. Denon brings Heos home “Designed for music lovers who want powerful, room-filling sound without complexity, Denon Home 2.0 combines the brand’s 100-year heritage in high-fidelity audio with sleek design, smart connectivity, and seamless multi-room functionality,” says the…

LG Display, makers of pretty much every screen, has some new technology on the way that should bring noticeable improvements to laptop battery life across the board. Well, for the laptops that use it, anyway. Over the weekend, it announced that mass production has begun of the world’s first laptop LCD panels capable of dynamically adjusting the refresh rate (how many times the screen redraws itself per second) from 120Hz down to 1Hz, thanks to its new aptly-named Oxide 1Hz technology. But wait, isn’t ‘bigger number better’ for refresh rates? Usually, yes. But so is this. LG Display slows things…

The ExpertBook Ultra is the latest flagship from Asus’ business-focused series and borrows a few features from the company’s other laptops that could make this the business laptop to beat in 2026. We’ll only know that for sure after we’ve spent more time putting it through its paces, but judging from the specs unveiled at yesterday’s local launch, things are looking good. Small, light, durable, expensive At the heart of the ExpertBook Ultra is Intel’s new Panther Lake chipset. Asus is only bringing a single configuration to SA for now, sporting the Core Ultra 7 356H. This chip boasts 16…

The echoes of audio excellence from the HDB 630 hadn’t even finished ringing in our ears when this lot showed up at the office. We were expecting the HD 500 BAM, but we didn’t know which headphones Sennheiser would send with it. Thankfully, the company sent along the HD 550, its latest over-ear headphones, along with the ‘BAM’. The HD 550 was unsurprisingly superb, but we were pleasantly surprised by the mic. If you’ve never heard of it before, the HD 500 BAM (short for Boom Arm Microphone) is Senny’s gift to audiophiles who also like to play games with…

F1 fans have had this coming weekend circled on their calendars for a while, but if you’re wondering, it’s the start of the F1 2026 season, with the expected first Grand Prix taking place in Australia. If you’re a regular fan, you’ve probably already politely declined any plans that take place over today’s practice sessions, tomorrow’s qualifying sessions, and race day on Sunday. With P1 and P2 already concluded, you might be looking for something to fill your time before P3 starts tomorrow, and in all the gaps between qualifying sessions. How about constructing some Lego? Appropriately themed, of course.…

The big American Fruit Company kicked off the week by announcing the new iPhone 17e, its next shot at capturing the mid-range smartphone market. It follows the iPhone 16e, which launched around this time last year and replaced Apple’s previous mid-range SE devices. The big news this time around is that the new device will land locally with a lower launch price than its predecessor. iPhone 17e available for pre-order The new iPhone 17e is already available for pre-order from iStore, Apple’s ‘premium partner’ in South Africa, with prices starting from R14,600. That’s a whole R1,400 cheaper than what the iPhone…

Towards the end of last year, Logitech held what it called the ‘Logitech G Play’ showcase to… well, show off a few of its new gaming peripherals. Fast forward to now, and we have official confirmation that some of those new devices will make their way to South Africa. The headliner is definitely the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike, with its new ‘HIT’ system that replaces traditional microswitches. We’re also getting two new gaming headsets — the Logitech G321 and the Astro A20 X. There are actually no strikes involved With the curiously-named G Pro X2 Superstrike, Logitech have replaced…

It’s Apple’s chosen week for some new products. On Monday, it launched the new iPhone 17e and M4-powered iPad Air. Now, it’s followed those up with two new Studio Displays to go with fresh M5 MacBooks. Unlike the new iPhone or still-unnanounced Macbook Neo (or whatever its real name is), these new Studio Displays will not be wallet-friendly. Quite the opposite, in fact. The ‘standard’ Studio Display comes with a tilt-adjustable stand (wow, thanks Apple) and will cost $1,600 (R26,400 directly converted). The Studio Display XDR comes with a tilt- AND height-adjustable stand and starts at $3,300 (R54,430 directly converted).…