Author: Brett Venter

Samsung’s tri-folding smartphone is no longer a secret, but it’s been standing in the shadows for some time. A new report out of Korea suggests that the hardware could make its first appearance as soon as this week, though it won’t be at an official Samsung unveiling. The Korea Herald says that Samsung’s first tri-folding smartphone may turn up at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province, this week. That would let the company get the word out ahead of a projected release sometime this year. Above the tri-fold When it does release, it won’t be…

Welcome back to yet another issue of Stuff Magazine. In this issue, we’ve got everything you need to know about the newest tech to hit the South African (and global) market since the last time we clued you in on what is going on pretty much everywhere. The October-November-December 2025 issue (you’ll see what we’re on about when you spot the next on-shelf date) has everything in it. And not just a little bit. It’s got loads of everything technological that you’re likely to drool over. Except for AI. There’s not much visually interesting in the AI space unless you’re…

Keen on humanoid robots but don’t have R100k handy? Noetix Robotics will sell you Bumi, its new commercial humanoid, for a shade less than the cost of the newest flagship smartphone. Priced at around R23,600, you can own your very own humanoid droid traipsing around your home. What it’ll do there is, largely, up to you. It’s not the most advanced version of the technology, and it’s about the size of a four-year-old, but it’ll do what you ask it to, provided you’re mostly asking it to move around. And, perhaps, punch people. So exactly like a toddler, then. Sounds…

Fallout 4, the best release in the series (besides all of the others, which are definitely better), is coming back for another round. Bethesda has yet to release a sequel to its Skyrim cash cow, which means it’s time to re-release work it did back in 2015. The Microsoft-owned developer is positioning this as an anniversary release, since it’s been ten years since Preston Garvey and the Minutemen decided that what you need is automated generic ‘go there and kill everything/everyone’ quests every minute of your virtual Wasteland day. The company hopes to tempt players back by including loads of…

The Nikon Monarch M7 10 x 42 binoculars are one of the rare distance-shrinking gadgets that pass through Stuff’s doors in search of assessment. That’s a pity, since they’re so fun to use. Previously, we’ve seen the surprisingly affordable Svbony SV202 8 x 32s and Fuji’s high-tech Tecno-Stabi 12 x 28 bins, but this new pair from Nikon may be the best general-purpose set we’ve seen for a while. There’s plenty to like about the Monarch M7. They’re fairly rugged, compact, lightweight (as 10 x 42s go), and feature excellent optics for their R11,900 price. That price puts these into…

What if… customers don’t actually want super-skinny smartphones? A new report out of Asia reckons that Apple’s iPhone Air will step back a little to make room for the smartphones everyone knows and, apparently, loves. Production is being scaled back “drastically”, with the other iPhone lineups seeing a bump in production to compensate. Produced by iPhone Air Following the news that Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Edge probably isn’t happening, a change attributed to the S25 Edge only selling 1.3 million devices, it seems that hyper-skinny smartphones just aren’t what the world wants right now. Which is fine, since the world absolutely…

Amazon may have designs on ditching more than half a billion jobs in favour of robots, but its new delivery glasses will go a long way to augmenting the remaining staff. It’s not the first time we’ve heard about the smart eyewear,  but it is the first time we’ve seen Amazon say something official on the subject. The ‘delivery glasses’ — that seems to be the only name the online retailer has given them — are designed to “help Delivery Associates (DAs) identify hazards, seamlessly navigate to customers’ doorsteps, and improve customer deliveries.” If you’re interested in how that works…

If your major problem in life is that there’s not enough ChatGPT, the launch of the ChatGPT Atlas web browser on macOS could be just the news you were waiting for. All of the misfires of an artificial intelligence system combined with the entirety of your browsing activity — what could go wrong? ChatGPT’s Altas browser looks more or less the same as any other, with the addition of a little button in the corner that summons everyone’s favourite* AI to inspect the page and answer any questions you might have about it. It’ll also perform actions, according to OpenAI’s…

Samsung’s Frame TV has a bit to answer for. Aura, a company that makes digital picture frames, has adopted the Frame’s concept and removed the TV, replacing it with a coloured e-paper display that fits into a frame that hangs on your wall. The result, the Aura Ink, is the last family photo frame you’ll ever buy unless there’s some sort of subscription service that can be cancelled when it stops making money. That is, in fact, the case, so prepare yourself for annoyance when the Ink’s corporate lifespan reaches its end. I can see your Aura Beyond the 13in…

Samsung’s Galaxy XR has been lurking around the internet for some time now, but an event this morning finally let the headgear step out into the open. The XR headset, made in partnership with Google, hopes to provide users with a “new way of interacting with technology.” That said, Samsung’s very pricey (though not as expensive as Apple’s gear) headset seems like just another way to burn hours on Android. Major features include access to streaming apps, tailored gaming experiences, and a retread of the same old Google apps, plus additional Gemini integration, in case your cognitive capabilities are getting…