Author: Tshepo Chauke

South African streaming service Showmax is hosting a live stream of superstar Tyla’s concert later this month. The Afropop singer will perform hits from her hit album TYLA at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria. The event will be live-streamed to Showmax subscribers across Africa. Showmax rolls out the carpet for Tyla Fans who missed out on her sold-out shows in Cape Town and Pretoria can catch her performing hits from her debut album TYLA, as she wraps up her global tour. The hit album is fresh off an award-season haul at the BET Awards, MTV Music Video Awards, and Grammys.…

LG and Samsung are both leaping into the Microsoft Copilot AI train as it whizzes by. Both companies unveiled new TV products that include Copilot AI support. It seems Microsoft will stop at nothing until its Copilot AI platform is in almost everything with a screen. Microsoft wants to Copilot your TV, too LG is adding a dedicated AI section to its TVs, even renaming its iconic remote as an “AI remote.” LG has yet to demonstrate exactly how the Microsoft AI platform will work on its TVs, only describing it as a way for users to “efficiently find and…

At CES 2025 Chinese appliance producer Dreame unveiled its X50, a new type of robot vacuum that can navigate its way up and down a flight of stairs.  Yesterday we reported on a robot vacuum capable of lifting small objects and moving them out of the way. This is the next logical… step? Robot vacuums may prove to be a larger market than initially anticipated should new features and innovations continue to arrive as quickly as they recently have. The X50 runs like a Dreame The X50 began making rounds on social media after a teaser dropped on YouTube three…

Toyota SA’s gaming platform The Toyota Gaming Engine (TTGE) is launching another gaming tournament in the country, this time bringing driving gamers together in a chaotic test of who is the fastest and most unshakeable. Backseat Drivin’ GT Challenge will gather gamers on a virtual platform to race while staving off relentless banter and chirping. Take the Backseat with Toyota Toyota’s Backseat Drivin’ GT Challenge will be played on Gran Tourismo. The 14 to 30 January event consists of six races across six unique tracks. The top twelve racers will clash on 11 February and the resulting six finalists will…

Acer has an extensive exhibition at this year’s CES expo, featuring a bevy of new products from laptops to gaming and AI PCs, and even an e-scooter. Among these was the announcement of two new gaming handhelds, the Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11. However, it’s the Nitro Blaze 11 that has caught people’s eyes with its expansive 11in display that almost makes it look like a tray. Acer goes big Both devices share roughly the same internals. They’re powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor, optimised for AI. They have 16GB RAM and a total of 2TB…

Roborock, the Chinese tech company that makes robot vacuums and other household cleaning items, is releasing its Roborock Saros Z70. It comes equipped with a foldable robotic arm known as the ”OmniGrip”. Robot vacuums generally work by sucking up dirt and dust on the floor but they still need assistance with larger-but-still-small obstructions like socks and toys. The OmniGrip allows the Saros Z70 to navigate around disruptive objects and, if they weigh less than 300g, pick them up and move them out of the way so it can clean those spots. Roborock flexes its OmniGrip The Saros Z70’s OmniGrip works…

Hisense unveiled its newest addition to the L9 laser projector series, the L9Q, at this year’s CES convention. The L9Q Laser TV has five different screen sizes, ranging from 100 to 150 inches, and is the first in the series to have automatic screen alignment for easier transition between different screens and locations. Projections on the L9Q’s future The L9Q features a “sleek black walnut décor panel” with metal finishes. The ultra-short-throw projector is designed to fit most rooms while delivering the same image quality as a television. That’s according to Hisense, but they would say that. Hisense’s triple-laser light…

Elon Musk’s low-orbit satellite internet service Starlink might get its chance to officially set up shop in South Africa as soon as the Department of Communications and Digital Technology cuts some regulatory red tape. Once finalised, the internet provider may begin operations as soon as mid-2025. A hurdle many international telecommunications companies have faced with their entry into the South African market has been the Electronic Communications Act. The Act requires applicant companies to hold at least 30% ownership by historically disadvantaged groups, intended to protect local companies from being steamrolled by giant corporations. Stars aligning for StarLink In October,…

Apple’s infamous Magic Mouse charging port may be moving away from the base, according to Bloomberg’s resident Apple whisperer Mark Gurman. He reports that the company has been secretly working on a complete overhaul of the Magic Mouse. It’s about time. Apple’s new Magic Mouse – coming not so soon The Magic Mouse first launched in 2009, more than 15 years ago. It was groundbreaking at the time, with the ability to operate it like a trackpad with scroll and zoom gestures, something that most modern mice have yet to successfully emulate. Over the years, the Magic Mouse has seen…

YouTube has begun experimenting with a new way for creators to engage with their audiences. The company is testing a feature that allows content creators to respond to subscriber comments with voice recordings, adding another layer of connection in the parasocial relationship between mini-celeb YouTubers and their audience. Content creators within YouTube’s small group of test subjects can go to one of their video’s comment sections and instead of typing their response can click the sound wave icon to open up the voice recorder to record their response. YouTube testing voice responses from creators According to YouTube, creators who want…