Author: Trent Meikle

No, we didn’t misspell the headline – we’re here to talk about DTS:X, not some K-pop band. In all the hustle and bustle of CES 2023, Disney’s quiet announcement that it is adding DTS:X to Disney+ went unnoticed by plenty of folks. Well, no longer. If you’ve already rushed to your TV, we’re sorry to disappoint you. The feature isn’t available yet, with no real timeframes to work with. We know it’ll be released in 2023. That’ll have to do for now. It also won’t be available for everything. It’ll appear on MCU movies such as Infinity War and Endgame…

We may have just found our favourite controller… perhaps ever. This is the NYXI Wizard Wireless Joy-pad for the Nintendo Switch. Okay, our second-favourite controller. The GameCube Spongebob Squarepants controller is still a thing, and as glorious as ever. Still, second place isn’t anything to scoff at. If you couldn’t already tell, there’s a theme here. We, like many, loved the original GameCube. Anything that takes us back to those simpler times is alright in our book. If Nintendo could hurry up and release The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the Switch a little faster, our journey back…

CES is officially over. A weekend filled to the brim with some mind-blowing tech – like Displace’s wireless TV that sticks to walls easier than Spider-Man. Sure, it needs a battery change every six hours. But what baby doesn’t need a change every six hours? Then there’s Withing’s U-Scan device that’s desperate for you to pee on it. Not for anything weird. We promise. That one almost made this list, but we ultimately decided against it. There were weirder products out there. Trust us. That’s why we’re here. To show off some of the weirdest tech to make its debut…

Last week, South Africa got one of the best belated Christmas presents we could ever ask for: A R2 drop in petrol prices and an even better R2.70 drop for diesel drivers. If you’re only heading back onto the roads today after a long month of Christmas dinners and countless braais, then you should probably fill up. If, for some reason, you’re extending your holiday all the way into February, filling up a little later might be a safer bet. Why? Well, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is predicting yet another drop in petrol and diesel prices. It won’t be…

Dragons in space It’s been over a month since SpaceX sent its Dragon spacecraft up to the ISS, filled with new solar arrays and a bunch of experiments to keep the astronauts up there occupied. It’s time for those experiments to make their way home, with the Dragon spacecraft set to make the trek back to Earth in the early hours of tomorrow morning. SpaceX’s Dragon left Earth with 3,500kg of hardware and leaves the ISS with 2,000kg of completed experiments. One of the major experiments conducted over the last month is the Astrovad vest test – a vest that…

CES 2023 is officially upon us. Well, not us specifically. South Africans have been sentenced to watch from afar, awaiting every new announcement as it happens. Still, it isn’t the event that matters. It’s the tech. And you best believe there’s some cool stuff to see. CES kicked off last night for the masses, though some of the bigger names revealed their announcements to the media prior to the doors opening. Names like Samsung and LG revealed a plethora of new screens to hypnotise us with – and Sony told the world that the PS5 shortage was over. There’s even…

More than two years after its launch, Sony’s PS5 still feels as elusive as ever. Okay, maybe not as elusive as when it first launched – scalpers were selling consoles for close to R25,000 a pop. That’s since died down – thank goodness – but it doesn’t mean that PS5s are readily available. Heck, some South African retailers still have trouble keeping stock. But that’s about to change. At least, that’s what Sony says. Chips back on the block “Everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally, starting from this point forward,”…

WhatsApp is simple. You type out a message and hit send. That’s the gist. If you’re under the age of 15, you probably communicate primarily through GIFs and sticker packs. Come to think of it, that’s how most of the population over 60 communicate as well. Except those tend to lean more towards the ‘good morning’ and ‘good night’ variety. But as with any tech, there are hidden features and tips that can make the experience a more pleasant one. Don’t want anyone to see your profile picture? Done. Sharing your live location? Easy. The problem is, WhatsApp doesn’t always…

Lego designers make up the backbone of our society. They sit quietly, without any recognition, pumping out designs that the brickmaker feels okay with charging an arm and a leg for. If you disagree, now’s your time to show them up. Build your own set, submit it, and the set could be an unofficial, yet official, Lego set. Five winners will be chosen, with 20,000 units being made of each winning set. These won’t be sold in regular stores – no – these will be packaged under Lego’s own BrickLink, available online exclusively. The winners will even be paid –…

E-tolls are unfortunately still a thing. In 2023. Yup, the entire scheme was meant to shut down before the clock struck twelve on 31 December 2022. That… didn’t happen. The Gauteng Premier’s office released a statement confirming the delay of e-tolls’ demise. We can’t be exactly sure when they’re going away, but until then, Sanral can continue collecting bills. But there is perhaps some good news attached. Recently, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that people who have paid their e-tolls bills will have their money refunded. Speaking to 702 yesterday, Lesufi claimed that the e-toll shutdown delay was due to…