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Do you remember, exactly a month ago, when we gave four potential winners a shot at a R2,500 Battery Centre voucher each? Do you remember how you kinda forgot to enter? Well, it’s too late now. The competition has closed and we’ve drawn the winners. But, if you did enter, then this is the day you’ve been waiting for. We’re announcing who those four folks are, right here and now. Battery Centre-of-the-universe But first comes the slightly educational bit. We’ve always got some Terms and Conditions governing our giveaways — for example, you have to be a South African resident…

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Stuff is expanding into television with a new show called Stuff on eNCA. The weekly technology and gadget variety show premieres on Friday 16 April at 21:30. “Stuff is the same much-loved brand that tells our readers everything they want to know about everything they want,” says Toby Shapshak, Stuff’s publisher and the show’s presenter. “We’re calling it Stuff on eNCA, in no small part because the acronym is SOE – and who doesn’t want to show government how an SOE should be run,” jokes Shapshak, who has been running small businesses for 20 years. “It’s a wonderful extension of…

Wait, wait, wait — why is Stuff giving away vouchers for Battery Centre? The short answer is: Because we can. The even shorter answer is: Why not? But the longer explanation is: Look, we can argue about this all day but that’s just wasting time. How about we just get on with it? But you’ve read correctly — we’ve got a total of four Battery Centre vouchers to give away. Being able to replace your car battery without paying for it is sure to enhance your calm. Not having to budget for a motor vehicle upgrade might almost be grounds…

Every action camera, whether it’s made by the company or not, tends to be referred to as a GoPro by people who don’t know any better. But if Insta360’s star had risen a little sooner, we might have started referring to them as Ones. Maybe? If the Insta360 One R is any indication of the company’s quality (and it is), the Chinese outfit is a strong contender for dislodging the market leader from its perch. The One R is a versatile piece of camera hardware that serves up excellent software, fantastic image stabilisation and up to three modules (you’ll pay…

The thing about ninja is that they’re nearly invisible, which might be why the terms behind Parcelninja’s acquisition by international logistics company Imperial are shrouded in mystery. Or maybe it’s just the usual corporate secrecy or the terms of the contract or whatever. Parcelninja is a South African startup that has won plenty of acclaim in the delivery space here at home — so much so that the company attracted the attention of logistics giant Imperial, which snapped it up in a recent deal. Corporate ninja The acquisition was announced in Imperial’s interim results for the last six months of…

Everybody wants a tablet. Those that have one, want a bigger one. Bigger like Samsung’s 12.4in Galaxy Tab S7 Plus. That’s bound to be better, right? Samsung’s obviously taking on Apple’s larger iPad Pro with this slate and, in terms of design, the company’s getting mighty close. It’s almost large enough to swap out your laptop for and it’s got all the hardware under the hood to at least have you considering the move. The OLED panel, sporting a 120Hz resolution, wants you to spend all your time gazing at the screen. But does it really live up to the…

If you’ve ever been in the market for some premium noise-cancellation in ear-wear, Bose has been the company to hit up. Honestly, its QuietComfort 35 headphones represented the gold standard of noise-cancelling earphones until the brand one-upped itself with the Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. What a name.  Since then, we’ve been biting our nails in anticipation for the company’s true wireless offerings, which has finally come in the form of the QuietComfort Earbuds — the first in-ear headphones to carry the QC name. So there’s a lot riding on them. When it comes to size, they’re not AirPod-style discreet in…

Whether you’re a tough-as-nails mountaineer, a mad person who likes competing in triathlons or just an appreciator of long walks outside, Garmin has always your back with a series of wearables that are ready for a tumble and capable of providing all the info you could possibly need. The only downside to this is that Garmin has largely marketed its fitness gear to those diehard enthusiasts willing to spend a little more for a quality product. With more and more people beginning to take an interest in healthier, more active lifestyles Garmin has been in need of a product to…

We’re no strangers to high-end headphones but, while we’ve seen the best that the likes of Bose, Bowers and Wilkins, Sennheiser and the rest have thrown at the market, the absolutely best has long been Sony’s WH-1000XM. Back when we were taking planes and going out in public, the best way to really block out all those other people was the WH-1000XM cans. Combining wearability, noise-cancelling and audio performance, there simply isn’t a better package. The competition has gotten close over the years but they never quite made it. And now the Sony WH-1000XM4, the imaginatively-named successor to our favourite noise-banishing…