Author: Trent Meikle

Did you hear that? Millions of audiophile gamers all uttered a guttural moan right around the time Audeze unveiled its Maxwell 2 wireless headset. Riding on the success of the original Maxwell, Audeze’s latest bit of audiophile-grade kit hopes to attract buyers with an “inside-and-out upgrade”, including magnetic earpads. Audeze nuts The appeal of interchangeable earpads is obvious. Rather than dropping another small fortune when the Maxwell 2 can’t withstand any more gamer sweat, Audeze will sell separate earpads that clip on with a snap and can be swapped at will. Otherwise, the headset looks the same as its older…

It feels like only yesterday Xreal took the stage at CES to unveil its altogether more competent and affordable 1S specs. That’s because it was. It didn’t take long for the AR spec-makers to unveil a new collaboration with Asus’ ROG that’ll turn Xreal’s hardware into a proper little gamer, replete with a 240Hz refresh rate and 171in display. Speccy spectacles? https://youtu.be/mbIIPM7Lsrg They’re known as the ROG Xreal R1 gaming glasses, and boast dual plug-and-play microOLED (1920×1080) displays that’ll hit 240Hz without breaking a sweat — a feat that Asus reckons it is the first to accomplish. The idea is…

It’s always fun to see a directing duo like the Safdie Brothers go their separate ways, if only to see who the more talented one was, really. We got our answer when we went to see Marty Supreme this past weekend, which put all of Josh Safdie’s talents out in the open for all to see. And make no mistake, you should see Marty Supreme. Preferably in theatres, if you can wrangle enough funds to make that happen. Marty Supreme deserves the biggest screen possible, half-finished bucket of popcorn in hand. It tells the real-life story of Marty Mauser, a gifted table tennis player…

DStv clings to a partnership with Warner Bros. Right around the time Mariah Carey defrosted in December 2025, it seemed certain that DStv would lose access to its longtime partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery — a move that would ultimately lead to the loss of twelve of its premium channels for paying customers. According to The Citizen, it seems that new owners, Canal+, managed to find common ground with the company in a last-minute deal that saved those channels. The channels at risk of disappearing were Discovery, CNN, TLC, Discovery Family, Real Time, TNT Africa, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, Cartoon…

It’s the first week of 2026, and that means a couple of things. For many, it means hitting the gym as hard as physically possible until they inevitably stop showing up. Fortunately, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE) official fuel price adjustments — arriving later this week — will make the financial hit that much more bearable. The department recently confirmed a major R1+ price decrease for many motorists in January. A late but welcome Christmas gift You’ll need to be behind the wheel of a diesel engine to make the most of the DMRE’s adjustments. Still, even…

You may have already blown through your stash of Nintendo Switch 2 games in the months since launch while you wait for Nintendo to do, well, anything with its biggest franchises, but a fresh crop of accessories from Jsaux may well be enough to keep you cosied up to your hardware until then. The accessory-maker’s EnergyFlow Switch 2 Joy-Con charging dock is certainly one of those, even if it isn’t the sexiest accessory out there. All of the lights That isn’t to say the Joy-Con charging solution Jsaux has cooked up here is unattractive. In fact, it pulled off the astronomical feat…

Ever since Jsaux tricked out our Nintendo Switch 2 with a tough-as-nails protective case (and a couple of ergonomic grips), we’ve been interested in what else the company could do for our little handheld. A whole lot, apparently, judging by the All-in-one Carry Case that’s housed Nintendo’s hardware for the past few months. Retailing on the company’s website for $50 (∼R830), Jsaux fills out a relatively sparse market with a product that makes the Switch 2 truly ready for travel. There’s room for just about everything you’d ever need — the console, its dock, a couple of controllers, cables, ten…

After dealing almost exclusively with Tecno’s more budget-friendly smartphones over the years, you can imagine our surprise when the R13,000 Pova 7 Pro 5G hit the country. We absolutely love to see Tecno stepping out of its comfort zone on SA soil, and judging by its first big mid-range swing, we sincerely hope it only continues. It should. It really should. The Tecno Pova 7 Pro (we’re dropping the ‘5G’) might not have the brand recognition that Samsung or Apple does, but it goes toe-to-toe — and even excels in some arenas — with some of South Africa’s finest mid-range…

Ever since the Nintendo Switch changed up the gaming landscape with a hybrid console/handheld in 2017, companies have tried to cash in on the hype. Valve does it, Lenovo does it, and now it seems like PlayStation is doing it (that doesn’t count). That’s not exactly news. Reports of a proper PlayStation handheld have floated about for the past couple of years, but a new leak gives us a peek behind the curtain as Sony preps the device. PlayStation Sixtch? The handheld, dubbed Project Canis internally, would be a separate entity from Sony’s PlayStation 6 and is not the PS6…

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is a lot of things, but a SteamOS-running machine is not one of them. According to a fresh report from Windows Latest, that could all be about to change as Lenovo gears up to release a non-Windows model that once again sticks AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip in the driver’s seat. Lenovo Legion Going to CES If the rumours are true, isn’t that far off, either. Lenovo could be hoping to debut the “new” handheld PC console as soon as CES 2026, which kicks off in the second week of the new year, joining Samsung…