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Cost-of-living crisis or not, are you really going to talk about cardboard tech? Not all of Google Cardboard was cardboard. The original kit included lenses, magnets, Velcro and a rubber band! And on its debut at the 2014 Google I/O conference, this DIY slot-in-your-own-smartphone headset grabbed all the headlines. This was Google making a play for the future, saying VR didn’t need specialised hardware beyond your phone: it could be accessible to everyone, encouraging developers to build a new generation of immersive digital experiences. Like a VR stationery store so you could buy more tape when your headset fell apart?…

Buying gifts for the gaming geek in your life can be confusing, especially if you’re not a gamer yourself. If you’re in that position right now, you’ll know it can be difficult to find out what they want without making it obvious you’re trying to gather intel. A good starting point is to find out what kind of gamer they are (if you don’t know already). The age-old ‘PlayStation or Xbox’ debate could be a safe avenue for finding out their preferred platform. Don’t worry, bringing up that argument will still work if they’re a PC gamer, they’ll make that…

If you missed Stuff’s Black Friday sale, which ended a little earlier this week, don’t fret. There’s still an opportunity to get South Africa’s best technology magazine — in its digital form — for less than you would at any other time this year. Okay, fine, Black Friday was an exceptional discount at the time but a lot has happened since *checks calendar* 9 December. For starters, it’s moderately more expensive to get your hands on the magazine. When you look at it this way, the festive season discount is just as good. Stuff to read If you’re hankering after…

Folks with a passion for audio are generally hard to buy for. Not because there are no options but because there are too many. A target-rich environment is only a good thing if all targets are equal and audio kit… isn’t created equal. If you’re after a solid set of audio presents, you’ll find a stonking collection in Stuff’s current print issue. If there’s nothing that’ll tickle an audiophile fancy there (and there is, we made sure of that) you’ll find a handful of other options right here. No matter what you pick, as long as your target doesn’t already…

There’s always that one person who is really into fitness and is therefore impossible to buy gifts for at the end of the year. Well, not this year. If you’ve already been through the fitness freak section of Stuff’s annual print wish list and nothing’s jumping out at you, we’ve got a few other options. If you can’t find something excellent here… well, that’s probably a skill issue. Fitness is a skill, after all. So is choosing an excellent gift. We may not be excellent at the first of these but we’re pretty decent at the second one. All you…

Ever wonder what pure air smells like? So do we. So we just had to get the 204 Air Purifier from Solenco out of its box and huff some of its air. It features a five-stage filtration system to make sure that you’re only breathing in the good kind of particles with your air. Those five stages include a pre-filter, an activated carbon filter, an antiviral filter, a medical-grade H13 HEPA filter, and it uses UV-C light to destroy harmful microorganisms. Plus, like most useful devices these days, it can be paired with and controlled by an app. Learn more…

As countless parents have heard over the years, “Everyone else is doing it.” Stuff isn’t immune to providing improved prices during November for the collective hallucination known as Black Friday. For a little over two weeks, you can score a one-year subscription to Stuff for the discount sum of just R120. That’s down from the usual price of R200/year but there are a few small (but important) conditions. Stuff to do This special only applies to the annual, six-issue digital subscription to South Africa’s best technology magazine available directly on this website. The digital version from Zinio is… okay. It’s…

As the nights begin to roll in later every evening, get your head ready for summertime with these six mobile games packed with idyllic scenes and blue skies. Whether you’re killing time in the shade waiting for it to cool down or soaking up the sun beside the pool or other body of water, these mobile games offer some of the best ways to spend your summer days. And the best part is most of them are free. Horizon Chase This unashamed love letter to classic arcade racers is like the dazzling offspring of Out Run and Top Gear, as…

The Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro is now available in South Africa. It arrives with the Watch GT 5 and is available in two sizes, each with two unique styles. Like its predecessor, the Watch GT 5 Pro showcases Huawei’s focus on fusing fashion and functionality into its wearable devices. Huawei sent us the Watch GT 5 Pro 46mm Titanium edition to unbox, so that’s what we did. If you’re interested in Huawei’s new Watch GT 5 Pro, it is available online and in stores right now, from R12,999. Unboxing the Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgEijl13Quw

It took some doing, but it’s finally here. Amazon, the pioneers behind the e-reading revolution, released the Kindle Scribe, and not so long ago, announced a successor to the massive (and gorgeous) e-reader we cherish so dearly. That inevitably means the Scribe is due a much-needed price cut in the coming months, and we for one can’t wait. There’s no harm in jumping the gun, either. If you can stomach the R10,500 starting price, you won’t hear us stopping you. The Scribe’s excellent battery life, humongous 10.2in e-ink display and slim form factor make this the Kindle to get, and more…