Author: Trent Meikle

As much as we love Nintendo’s Switch 2 Pro Controller, that R2,300 price is a tough pill to swallow. The alternatives are typically just as expensive, if not more, or stumble when it comes to features. Until CRKD’s Ult Pro controller came along, which promises to topple Nintendo with a $70 (∼R1,200) price. Make transparent controllers great again CRKD hasn’t skimped on features, either. Customisation is the name of the game here, beyond just the three colours available (welcome back, transparent controllers). On top of the usual buttons (plus four on the rear), the Ult Pro ships with six additional…

It took some doing, but Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A57 and A37 have finally emerged from the shadows. Perhaps “shadows” isn’t accurate. It implies Samsung’s new devices were shrouded in mystery. As usual, when it comes to the company’s gadgets, that wasn’t the case — with leaks revealing key specs in February. The biggest question mark at the time was price, with some concerned that the RAMpocalypse™ would impact even the budget and mid-range market and alienate customers for good. That hasn’t happened, with listings for both the Galaxy A37 and A57 already live in SA. First up is the Galaxy…

Oh, how we wish we could travel back in time. Back to a time when our biggest worry was a R3 price increase for diesel this April. That number has only worsened over these past few weeks, with the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF) latest snapshot foretelling a much larger R9+ increase for diesel. The situation is similarly dire for petrol drivers, who currently face a R5+ increase at the pumps. All thanks to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), officially responsible for the monthly fuel price adjustments, typically comes to a…

Being stranded without access to those essential apps — Uber, Maps, Letterboxd — because you didn’t want to pack a bulky charger isn’t any fun. It’s a obstacle that has persisted since the invention of chargers. Rolling Square thinks it has the answer with something it calls The Supertiny™, the smallest 100W charger out there. Rolling Square takes charge https://youtu.be/CQXRRQVyono Toby Shapshak’s beloved Anker GanPrime 65W chargers are all well and good when the owner has ample luggage space. Something local, though? There’s no concealing that in a pocket. Rolling Square’s latest Kickstarter aims to make that a worry of…

In the age where that artist in your playlist might have literally been “born” yesterday, listeners want assurances that the art they’re consuming was human-made. Spotify, on a winding journey to rooting out AI ‘music’ on the platform, has rolled out a new music approval system called Artist Profile Protection. It joins a new beta feature, SongDNA, which was built to help users rise above the ever-rising tide of AI slop plaguing the service. Baked into your SongDNA The feature, announced yesterday, is essentially a family tree (or web) for your favourite tracks, showing who wrote, produced, or had any…

Honor is always welcome at Stuff — whether it’s the Chinese company’s budget, mid-range, or flagship devices. The brand’s latest gadget, the Honor Magic 8 Pro, falls into the latter category with a rather impressive… well, everything. It looks like something Apple might’ve cooked up, and we don’t just mean in hardware. It’s got an Android suite that would make Samsung tear up — all for a price we’d call reasonable in this jungle. Now you might not think R28,000 is reasonable, and we’d salute you. It’s not what anyone could call “affordable”, but compare it to something like Vivo’s X300 Pro,…

Oh yeah, that’s the Stuff. Xbox just announced its second games showcase of the year. This one will be a Partner Preview event, rather than a Developer Direct, as we saw in January. The show will be available on Xbox’s official YouTube and Twitch channels later this week. Separate streams will be set up, one offering ASL, another British Sign Language, and, finally, one with audio descriptions (in English). Outside the Xbox? Microsoft’s Xbox hardware leaves much to be desired, it’s true, but there’s no denying its impressive line-up of studios. Even though that figure may be dwindling by the…

Honor made its new 600 Lite smartphone official a few weeks ago, and now a fresh batch of leaks suggests it’s gearing up for another launch. That’d be the Honor 600 and 600 Pro, as revealed in new leaked renders, along with a couple of specs. If you’re wondering where the brand’s 500 series is, look to China. The fast-moving 600 series will likely see a wider release — like the 400 series from last year. Bringing Honor to South Africa? In typical Honor fashion, the leaked 600 and 600 Pro look like little iPhone clones. Apple’s design team is…

Capitec is really flying toward its goal of offering Smart ID services at more than 100 of its branches before 2027, huh? It was only a few weeks ago that the bank upgraded thirty of its branches with its new self-service terminals across Gauteng, North West, and the Free State. Today, it has added seventeen more branches to the already impressive figure, bringing the total up to a whopping 47 branches. For now, the bank’s powers are limited to Smart ID applications. The ability to apply for or renew a passport is expected to come later down the line. Not…

They grow up so fast Even after unveiling a slew of refreshed products — capped off with the AirPods Max 2 — Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reckons there’s more to come from Apple. Just one more, really, if we’re only talking about the first half of the year. That’d be the iPad 12, which has been on the cards since last year. The Fruit Company’s next generation of iPhones is set, as ever, to debut in September. The mainline iPad, without the Air or Pro monikers to root for, presents a gap in Apple’s release strategy. The tablet will jump from the…