Author: Brett Venter

You know how it is: You want to get from point A to point B but you’ve seen everything on that route before. Or perhaps you’re just bored with reality. Microsoft’s DreamWalker hopes to help there. DreamWalker is a wearable VR system concept designed to be used in the real world, offering another view of the world while also not letting you step into traffic. Hopefully. 

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We’ve been waiting for news concerning Motorola’s new RAZR smartphone. The device is supposed to be a retro(ish) take on the company’s old faithful (and best-selling) RAZR handset, one with a folding display if rumour has it right. We don’t have to wait on rumour any more, though. That’s because Motorola has sent out invitations for its new handset. The date? 13 November. The handset? Almost certainly the new RAZR. The invitation? Kinda… melty. Guesswork Moto’s invitation (above) features what looks like the iconic RAZR hinge with bits melting off the main frame of the handset. On peeling away the…

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Apple’s Mac Pro is on the way and it’s got one heck of a case. Part tank, part cheese grater, the Mac Pro’s shell is the sort of thing you can depend on to support the full weight of a car. Or something else heavy. We think. Please don’t test that at home, we didn’t design the thing. But to lay hands on that case you need to buy a Mac Pro — which starts at (at least) R87,000. Much cheaper to buy the case — but Apple’s not selling those on their own. Pro tools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGHUkeyotXQ You could always…

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