Author: Brett Venter

Unihertz has kept the physical QWERTY keyboard on smartphones alive for some time, and it’s extending the trend with an upgraded version of its Titan 2. The Titan 2 Elite has been teased, so it’s (obviously) not yet on sale. When it does eventually hit markets (including in South Africa, we hope), it’ll offer a slimmer form factor and, hopefully, better specs. Keeping punk rock Titan 2 Elite For now, most of what we know is what can be visually determined. The edges of the upgraded Titan have been trimmed down for narrower edges around the still-square 4.03in display, though…

Fujifilm isn’t exactly known for its secrecy, and the pending launch of a sequel to the brilliant X-T5 is similarly unsurprising. Seeing the X-T6 out in the wild is still a shock, given that it already appears as one of a Vietnamese camera store’s listings. The above link to FujifilmShop in Vietnam may not remain active forever. Lax attitude to secrets aside, the Japanese camera maker could well notice that folks are peering at something that’s not supposed to exist yet. Still, while it’s up, we’ve catalogued what is supposed to be coming down the pipe in September this year.…

The Vigx π6 exoskeleton might be confusing to pronounce, but Vigx’s lower-body augmentation has at least something to commend it. AI. Normally, that would be an annoyance, but since it’s not yakking on like your personal Yes-Man, it could be forgiven. Instead, the internal artificial intelligence works with an onboard camera to adjust the hip-worn device’s power settings on the fly based entirely on where the wearer is walking. Clambering over rocks or climbing stairs? It should, in theory, deliver more power to fatigued legs without fumbling with settings or an app. A slice of π6 Vigx makes a range…

We can always count on Fujifilm to do something interesting with an instant camera. The latest to depart from the Japanese firm’s native country is the Instax mini Evo Cinema, a so-called “hybrid” camera that’ll do the things you’d expect from an Instax, plus one more. In addition to taking and printing photos, it’s also capable of shooting short videos. That explains its (loose) resemblance to an old Super 8 film camera, a format that several manufacturers have replicated in recent months. Kodak has a modern model, as do others. Fuji is obviously hoping that its Instax fanbase will pick…

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is usually filled with some of the wildest ideas in tech, but CES 2026 seemed like a different beast compared to recent years. All of the usual product lineups were present, but the black rectangles (TVs, smartphones, and laptops) weren’t quite as dominant as they had been before. Instead, the product lineup seemed a much more varied lot. There was still plenty of AI talk circulating the show floor, but if a laptop or phone made waves, it was because it attempted something novel. The usual incremental updates weren’t worthy of making a fuss…

Someone needs to have a word with the marketers at Honor. The new Honor Magic 8 Pro Air has at least one too many words in its title, but at least it’s in good company. (Looking at you, Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max.) Getting some Pro Air The Chinese handset was revealed in China, and it’s the latest in a series of slim phones from global brands. The difference? Honor seems to have gone harder on the specs than its competitors have, with heftier camera hardware being the main drawcard. Despite only being scheduled for a full reveal on 19…

Meta’s drive into the metaverse — you know, the whole reason for the company’s rebranding — is skidding to a halt. Following reports that the Facebook and Instagram owner would be laying off staff, the company has begun… laying off staff. Affected are employees at Reality Labs, the division responsible for AR, VR, and metaverse experiences, as well as three different VR studios under Meta’s aegis. Well, studios Armature, Sanzaru, and Twisted Pixel used to be under the company’s umbrella. Not anymore. Meta’s dose of Reality (Labs) The transition away from the much-lauded ‘metaverse’ toward something more tangible has been…

Calling all couch potato rock gods in training — Samsung and Fender have announced plans to bring Fender Play, the music training app that’s supposed to teach you how to wield an axe properly, to the South Korean tech maker’s TV sets in 2026. The app also works on most smartphones, as long as they run Android or iOS, and can even be accessed via a web browser. But when you’re ass-deep in your comfy couch and your (preferably Fender) guitar and the TV remote are within reach, but your phone or laptop isn’t… this’ll serve to give your fingers…

Chinese brand Dreame is set on diversifying as quickly as possible. First, it was robot vacuums, then power banks, then hypercars(?)… now there’s Dreame’s 8K Leaptic Cube action camera to look out for. And it’s not just the action cam, either. The company has also announced two wearables, its AI Glasses and an AI Ring, that, in conjunction with the 8K camera, “[redefine] the very essence of ‘recording.” Their words, not ours. Look before you Leaptic The Leaptic Cube consists of a main control unit with a display and controls (and, likely, much of the innards), and a detachable 8K…

Everybody wants a slice of the fresh AI pie, and Asus is offering regular folks the chance to run their own AIs locally. Probably businesses, first and foremost, but there’s bound to be a few units of its new “USB edge AI accelerator” kicking around nerds’ homes soon. Asus on TOPS again The full name for this handy little AI gadget is the Asus UGen300 USB AI Accelerator. It’s designed to plug into a computer and ramp up its artificial intelligence capabilities, augmenting existing processor-based NPUs with an extra 40 TOPS (trillion operations per second). The UGen300 doesn’t look like…