Author: Duncan Pike

Spring is already upon us so a heater probably isn’t at the top of your shopping list. But while it might be warming up, now’s a great time to buy a heater because, just like winter clothes, you’re likely to score a good deal with a sale. Picking one up now isn’t inherently a bad thing, though. It’ll lessen the dent in your wallet, prepare you for surprise cold snaps, the approaching rainy season and next winter. But which one should you buy? Newcomers to South Africa’s heater market, Aeno, thinks it should be the Premium Eco Smart Heater. This…

With so much focus on 𝕩 and Musk’s plans to fold what was once Twitter into an ‘everything app’, it seems Vodacom doesn’t want to be left out of the everything app conversation. But instead of whatever’s going on at the 𝕩 offices, Vodacom is being pragmatic and giving people what they want – free stuff. Everyone loves free stuff, and getting more than what you paid for something is a kind of ‘free stuff’. So everybody should be pretty pleased to know that Vodacom will give you 30% more airtime if you buy your airtime through its VodaPay app.…

Chinese technology company Honor has just launched its Honor 90 and 90 Lite smartphones in South Africa, following their MEA regional launch in Dubai earlier this year. Honor’s devices enter South Africa’s smartphone market in the overpopulated midrange with the aim to claw some market share away from the regulars. To do that, it’ll need competitively priced devices that perform well in the key areas and whose shortcuts don’t make it obvious that you aren’t using a flagship. It’s no small task but Honor seems like it’s ready. The Honor is all mine The Honor 90, the more capable of…

After our first peek at the predictions for September’s fuel prices, we weren’t exactly thrilled to learn we could be facing an increase, by as much as R2.52 in some cases, for petrol, diesel, and paraffin. Well, we’ve just had our second peek at what the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy reckons fuel will cost next month and somehow things are now worse. It’s still worth noting – because sometimes panic causes people to miss important bits of info – that while these updated figures are official, they’re still only predictions from the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) data. There’s…

If you still don’t own one of Sony or Microsoft’s current generation of gaming consoles because you were waiting for the price to drop, we’ve got some bad news. It’s done the opposite. We’ve also got bad news for those wanting to add a PlayStation VR2 to their setup. They’re also going to have to pay more to do that. Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X were already pretty expensive when they launched in 2020. Microsoft launched the Series S alongside the Series X at a reduced price but it also came with reduced performance. That makes the…

If you’re looking to improve your gaming setup and have run out of other things to blow your money on, the Ergo G gaming chair from Ergotherapy is probably the healthiest way to achieve that. Sure, there are plenty of other gaming chairs available for less money. But those perhaps aren’t created with the health and longevity of your spine at the forefront of the designers’ minds. Before the days of accessible high-speed internet, if you wanted to play games with your friends you’d have to lug everything to whoever had the most available space. That almost never included your…

Although it definitely isn’t a front-runner for any miniature golden statuettes, Gran Turismo, the new Nissan/Sony advertisement underdog sports drama from Sony Pictures, did make us laugh. Out loud. Well, just once actually, early in act one, when Orlando Bloom’s character says something along the lines of ‘this whole thing is one big marketing stunt’. That pretty much sums up what’s going on here. Light-hearted, high-octane fun In case you haven’t seen any promotional material for this film with ‘based on a true story’ plastered everywhere, the events depicted here actually happened… more or less. Gran Turismo (the film, not…

Tonight, 10 August, Chinese consumer tech maker TCL Electronics announced four new TVs in its C-series that it will be bringing to South Africa – the C645, C745, C755, and C845. If those sound familiar, that’s probably because they’re some the same TVs the company unveiled at its Middle East and Africa regional launch in June. Now, it’s officially launching them on home turf. We’re as excited to try the new sets out now as we were then but other than the location, nothing has changed since. At least as far as the TV’s specs are concerned. Flying the flagship…

A few months ago in April, video-sharing and social media giant YouTube announced a few new features for its Premium subscription in an attempt to garner more subscribers. Among those was a new ‘1080p Premium’ video quality setting. While that was the first official release of the feature, it was only available to Premium subscribers on iOS. Recently, the platform has made the feature more widely available to Premium members on desktop, Chromecast, and video game consoles. But what’s so ‘enhanced’ about it? Why is it only for Premium members? What does this mean for the platform’s future? We’re glad…

With the recent launch of Sony’s highly anticipated flagship WF-1000XM5 true wireless noise cancelling earbuds, the tussle between the usual suspects over who has the better premium set is closer than ever. Sony isn’t being coy about its new buds, even going as far as calling them “The best truly wireless noise cancelling headphones on the market.” We’ll be the judge of that. Thanks. An earbud by any other name If you didn’t know any better you might get the impression that the folks at the Japanese company aren’t very good at coming up with names for their products. But…