Author: Duncan Pike

Do you spend a lot of your time jumping around on a stage? Even if you’re just standing there playing with your instrument, Sony’s new in-ear monitors could be for you. Sony doesn’t only make great consumer tech; it also dabbles in professional gear. The IER-M500 is Sony’s latest pro gear aimed at “amateur, emerging, and professional musicians, performers, and monitor engineers who require reliable and accurate in-ear monitoring for live performances and practices.” Check-check, one-two These in-ear buds apparently “fill a gap in Sony’s professional audio lineup, strengthening its end-to-end creator ecosystem,” so they should pair well if you’re…

After its plans to create a super app emerged in March this year, OpenAI has made good on those plans. ChatGPT Work is now what the company hopes you’ll use for all your web browsing, coding, and slop generation. The app is powered by OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 model, which it debuted yesterday and is supposed to be its “smartest model series for professional work”. It’s the same model that the US government made OpenAI delay releasing over national security fears. “ChatGPT Work brings together context from your team’s tools to turn scattered notes, drafts, and ideas into finished work —…

Don’t want to sit through YouTube ads but too cheap to pay for Premium? DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine and browser company, has you covered with its latest free feature added to its browser. According to the company, its browser can now block “most video ads”. Yup, that includes those unskippable 30-second YouTube ads that run before your chosen video starts, as well as the also-super-annoying ads that interrupt your videos, sometimes multiple times per video. Since Google killed the last vestiges of Manifest V2, upon which ad-blocking extensions like uBlock Origin (and all content blockers that depend on dynamic…

Monitors might be one of the only things not priced out of reach for most consumers these days. Yes, flagship OLED monitors that allow you to switch resolution and refresh rate are still pretty pricey. But it wasn’t so long ago that we were saying the same thing about high-refresh-rate monitors like the Acer Nitro VG240. If you’re not worried about fancy features or frills, or if you stick to easy-to-run esports titles with the settings turned down to maximise your fps, then the VG240 could be just the monitor you need. If you want your AAA titles to look…

With its commitment to audio and design, it’s difficult to ignore anything Bang & Olufsen does. The Danish audio company has been around for over 100 years and has proven it (usually) knows what it’s doing with audio devices. Its track record with power banks isn’t as proven, but hey, everyone has to start somewhere, right? Bang & Olufsen brings the power This new device and new product category for the company is certainly a surprise. It stands out, like most B&O products. But in this case, it might not be for the reasons B&O hoped for. At €145, or…

Bentley, the VW-owned British car maker, has finally confirmed that it will be adding an electric vehicle to its lineup soon. It’s been on the cards for a while, but visual evidence has been difficult to come by. That hasn’t really changed much, but the company has finally shared a teaser image of the upcoming Torcal EV. Emphasis on ‘teaser’ as it only shows a limited portion of the rear profile, with the iconic Bentley ‘B’ logo and the taillight designs. Everything looks as premium as you’d expect from a car that will likely cost many millions if it’s ever…

There was never any doubt that Bowers & Wilkins’ new flagship Px8 S2 headphones would deliver as “[t]he best headphone Bowers & Wilkins has ever made.” The company proved as much with the recent refresh of the fantastic Px7 S3. The big question was whether the new cans would do enough to warrant the increase over their cheaper sibling. After reviewing the Px7 S3 earlier this year, we weren’t sure B&W could carve out a place for the more expensive Px8 S2. At R14,000, the Px8 S2 is nearly double the price of the Px7 S3. So are they nearly double…

Asus South Africa has announced the launch of the ROG G700 (2025) Build It Your Way experience. The ‘experience’ part of it is fairly limited, but this could still be one of the more affordable ways to get your hands on more RAM and storage. You’ll also get the rest of the PC, too, in case you were wondering. This whole thing is supposed to make it easier for you to upgrade your ageing gaming desktop at a time when individual components have increased in price by more than 100% in some cases. It will also get less-equipped gamers up…

If you’ve got the Sony WH-1000XM6 or the newer WH-1000X ‘The Collexion’ headphones blasting tunes into your ears, you can also now use them for a better gaming experience thanks to the latest firmware update. Usually, firmware updates tend to register on the boring side of the scale. But owners of Sony’s flagship headphones might not think that of this update. Who doesn’t like a free feature update? More specifically, the 3.1.5 firmware update adds support for the Bluetooth LE Audio Gaming Audio Profile, or GMAP as the Bluetooth SIG calls it. The big advantage? Lower latency. In gaming mode, total…

Pokémon is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. Feeling old yet? To celebrate, a new collaboration with Casio was recently announced — meet the GA-110PKM-7A. And no, you can’t have one, despite its relatively affordable $270 (R4,430) price tag. Okay, maybe you can have one if you can convince the folks at Chrono24 to import it for you (and you have the cash, obviously). Don’t try to catch them all, you just need one This limited edition G-Shock looks rather similar to other G-Shocks, except for all the pocket monsters adorning the face, rear, and strap. It features splashes of…