Author: Duncan Pike

November, and with it, Black Friday, might be over, but there are still plenty of great deals on tech to be had this Cyber Monday. That could mean scrounging around the web, hunting down deals for things you might think you want, but turn out to be hot garbage. It’s a much better idea to put your hard-earned money towards the tried and tested gear. Here are five deals for stuff we’ve tested that we especially recommend if you can find them for the prices advertised. We don’t know how long these will be on special or if there will…

This year’s rAge Expo is nearly upon us. Taking place from 5 – 7 December 2025, this will be the first year the expo is held at Fourways Mall (Level 8). If you’ve waited until the last minute to get your tickets, your procrastination could work in your favour this time. For 24 hours only on Friday, 28 November, day and weekend passes will be available at reduced prices. Release your rAge Starting from midnight on Thursday, 27 November, and ending at midnight on Friday, 28 November, rAge day and weekend passes will have 33% knocked off the prices. And…

This year’s Africa Tech Festival took place last week at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and hosted an estimated 15,000+ attendees, 400 speakers, and 300 exhibitors across its three days. Like last year, Honor had a big presence at the event and invited local media to attend its keynote presentation and two panel discussions. During all three, Honor took the opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to its ‘Alpha Plan’ that it debuted earlier this year at Mobile World Congress. In case you missed that announcement, Honor’s plan is to transition from a smartphone manufacturer to an ‘AI device ecosystem company’,…

By now, you’ve likely heard of virtual reality (VR) and probably know what it does. Then, there’s augmented reality (AR). That one’s probably familiar, too. But unless you’re already invested in the VR/AR space, you’re less likely to have heard of Xreal. Having recently launched in South Africa, it’s aiming to change that. Formerly Nreal, Xreal was founded in 2017 and launched what it says were the “first consumer-grade AR glasses” in 2019. Towards the end of last year, it launched the Xreal One and Xreal One Pro AR glasses with its X1 spatial computing chip. We’ve been playing with…

Following Chinese and global launches last month, Oppo South Africa has stuck to its word and officially launched the flagship Find X9 Pro in South Africa, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of R30,000. Sales for the device should commence tomorrow, Friday, 7 November, exclusively from Vodacom, which has taken the liberty to bump the price up by R3,000… for some reason. Not counting the Find N2 Flip that saw a small number of units made available in the country in 2022, this is the first device from Oppo’s flagship Find series to launch in South Africa. “More than…

You know those smart streaming sticks (or boxes) that breathe new life into old TVs, giving them the ability to stream modern content, play games, and generally operate better? Well, the same concept can be applied to your car. This is the OneNav Classic. If you’re driving something from the era when touchscreen infotainment systems with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay were reserved for cars four times the price, having a OneNav Classic fitted is an affordable way to get that functionality without springing for a whole new vehicle. Internal automobile upgrade The headlining feature of this double DIN…

Following a soft launch at Comic Con earlier this year, Acer has officially launched its Acer AITV, the company’s first 4K Google TV-based streaming device. From 1 November 2025, it will be exclusively available from Incredible Connection, Computer Mania, Takealot, and Amazon. It looks like the “exclusive launch price” is sticking around, so expect to pay R1,500 to be one of the first in the world to take one home. Acer AITV lands in SA first “We ran a soft launch at Comicon Africa in September to gauge the interest and test a few concepts as our go-to-market campaign was…

Battlefield 6 hasn’t even been out a full month, and new content is already on the way. Today, that takes the form of the game’s free-to-play battle royale game mode, Battlefield REDSEC, and the first of three planned post-launch content updates. The battle royale mode won’t be surprising if you followed BF6’s launch hype. A scrap of a teaser was shown off during the open beta launch event, and data miners uncovered references to a codenamed ‘Granite’ project, which turned out to be Redsec (short for ‘Redacted Sector’). Getting Battlefield 6 to more gamers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8k1g3vMDU&rco=1 Come 17h00 SAST today, Tuesday, 28…

If you make a habit of skipping leg day, or would rather scoot around the office in your chair than get up and walk, Nike’s Project Amplify could be just what you need. These futuristic kicks act as “a second set of calf muscles” for “everyday athletes” who want to walk or run more while expending less effort. They’re probably also good for the more serious athletes, although then it might feel like you’re cheating. Nike subhead “Project Amplify started with a single question: What if we could find a way to help athletes move faster and farther with less…

South Africa’s Ministry of Home Affairs has announced a new pilot program that hopes to reduce passport waiting times from 18 months down to just five weeks. The catch? It’s only for South Africans who don’t live in South Africa… for now. “For the first time ever, #TeamHomeAffairs is launching the option of doorstep delivery! From 1 November, citizens abroad will have the option to have their Passport delivered to their home when they use our new service centres abroad,” Leon Schreiber, Minister of Home Affairs, wrote. We have Home Affairs @ home “This marks the first time ever that…