Author: Trent Meikle

When was the last time you heard of a premium earbud that wasn’t from the usual suspects? If you’re an avid Stuff reader or an audiophile with some deep pockets, you won’t have missed the WF-1000MX5, some of the best buds in the business. But those are from Sony, very much a usual suspect when it comes to headphones and earbuds. Now, it’s Jabra’s turn in the spotlight with the newly announced Elite 10 and Elite 8 Active earbuds. The Danish audio outlet’s Elite 10 marks the company’s most sophisticated buds to date, while the Elite 8 Active is the latest Jabra…

Lenovo’s finally gone and ripped the wrapper off its Lenovo Legion Go, the Chinese brand’s answer to the ROG Ally and Steam Deck. We’ve kept tabs on the company’s next handheld gamer since it broke cover in July, now it’s official. However, Lenovo’s reveal of a new monster gaming laptop, the Legion 9i, and a stylish pair of gaming-focused glasses at this year’s IFA was more of a surprise. Don’t get your hopes up just yet. There’s no word on whether any of these are hitting South Africa’s shelves. Our guess? Lenovo’s biggest fans will be forced to spend some serious…

Sony, like most corporations, is greedy. That might not come as a shock – especially if you’re already familiar with the company’s recent PS5 price hike or the already-expensive PS Plus tiers. Maybe Sony thinks we haven’t gotten the message, having just announced new plans to raise the price of its 12-month PS Plus subscriptions globally, starting 6 September 2023. This isn’t some minor hike, either. The South African Rand increase hasn’t yet been announced, but it looks as though Sony’s gone for a 20-25% hike across the board – adding to the service’s already-exorbitant prices. The change appears to…

It’s official. Apple has set the date for its biggest event of the year, launching the new range of iPhones and some new smartwatches to boot. Mark it in your calendars – the event will be streamed online on 12 September 2023 at 19:00 SAST. Or you could save yourself the time and read about it on Stuff the next day. The event was announced through Apple’s website and via email, working under the ‘Wonderlust’ tagline. Apple didn’t reveal much else, keeping product-specific details close to its chest. Heard it through the grapevine That doesn’t mean we’re totally in the…

At this point, power stations are so much more than the gimmicky little items that would keep your phones charged on some camping trip. There’s a reason everyone and their grandmother is trying to get their hands on these things. They’ve become almost a requisite in a South African’s daily routine – costing less than a traditional generator – and keeping the basics going during a particularly nasty bout of load shedding. Romoss is one of the brands taking advantage of the country’s deplorable need for portable power solutions. We’ve played around with the brand’s mid-range offerings before – this…

How confident are you that South Africa’s Springboks will win the Rugby World Cup 2023? Confident enough to put your money where your mouth is? Takealot is letting customers do just that, with the return of the #BackTheBucks promotion. To take part, customers will need to buy one of the selected Samsung TVs on offer.  If, and only if, the Springboks bring home the gold, the online retailer will refund customers for their TV. Takealot’s #BackTheBucks is back It’s a big gamble and one that Takealot’s taken before. #BackTheBucks was born back in 2019, during the Springbok’s brilliant campaign that…

We’d rather have Starfield (words by Duncan Pike) Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), Sony’s subsidiary in charge of all things PlayStation, recently announced that it will acquire Audeze, an American high-end audio technology company, so that it may “continue innovating when it comes to the audio experience of PlayStation games.” If you consider yourself an audiophile, you’ll already be familiar with Audeze’s planar magnetic headphones. They’re the cans you tell yourself you’d get if you ever won the lotto – its latest flagship, the LCD-5, is currently available in South Africa for R86,400 (down from its usual R115,000). Earlier this week,…

Streaming in South Africa is… fine. We’re still taking our baby steps, slowly catching up to the rest of the world with recent additions like Disney+ and Showmax’s continually evolving homegrown content. When it comes to sports streaming, the country’s fallen woefully behind thanks to SuperSport’s broadcaster monopoly. But that might not be the case for long, at least where rugby is concerned, with the launch of RugbyPass TV – the sport’s “first-ever global streaming platform.” The 2023 Rugby World Cup is set to kick off in France on Friday, 8 September, as the Springboks look to defend their 2019…

MTN has expanded eSIM functionality to prepaid customers. Finally. MTN’s prepaid customers have been awaiting the expansion since 2019, when the operator first launched eSIM support which was initially reserved for its post-paid clients. No longer will the yellow-themed operator’s customers have to suffer the hassles that come with a physical SIM. You know, finding a needle or one of those ejector tools, handling the ever-condensing slab of plastic – you get the idea. It’s not fun. We’ve been expecting an eSIM expansion ever since Vodacom beat MTN to the eSIM punchline, with the operator finally deciding to bite the…

After getting a look at Sony’s not-actually-a-console PlayStation Portal, we’re rearing for something, anything to wash that taste from our mouths. Fortunately, Qualcomm’s rather silent announcement of an update to the Snapdragon G Series, the company’s flagship line-up of gaming-focused chips targeting handheld consoles and mobile devices, was exactly what the doctor ordered. The talk of the town Qualcomm initially announced the G3x Gen 1 back in 2021, which eventually found a home inside the Razer Edge. Now, the American semiconductor manufacturer’s got three new chipsets on the market – the Snapdragon G1 and G2, though it’s the flagship G3x…