Author: Trent Meikle

It’s always fun to see a tablet that doesn’t have the ‘i’ or ‘Galaxy’ prefix thrown in, and Honor has obliged. The company has introduced two new mid-range tablets, with the Honor Pad 10 Pro in the driver’s seat, and the more affordable Pad X10 Pro along for the ride. For the time being, however, they’re locked to China. Honor inbound? It’s more a question of when Honor’s new hardware will travel to South Africa. Pricing, too, is uncertain, with the Pad 10 Pro fetching 2,700 Yuan (∼R6,300) for the 12/256GB model, while the X10 Pro starts at 1,700 Yuan (∼R4,000).…

Until recently, Xiaomi’s TV Box S was the undisputed champ of Google-based TV boxes in South Africa. That was before Acer threw its hat into the ring with the AiTV Box (we’re not calling it that), driving a R1,500 price — only a little more than Xiaomi’s R1,400. As great as Xiaomi’s little streamer is… It’s got competition. White Knight Acer’s first crack at the TV box market really would rather you tucked it out of sight, especially if guests are coming over. Housing all those internals is a simple, dare we say boring, white box with the company’s logo…

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…