Author: Trent Meikle

If there’s one thing you can always count on, it’s Sony propping up its bass-heavy ULT speaker range pretty regularly. The last we saw, the company expanded the punier ULT Field range, while the ULT Tower 9AC only got a small look-in. Yesterday, Sony unveiled three new behemoths to the Tower family — the ULT Tower 5, Tower 7, and the ULT Tower Max. The trio are currently headed for South African shelves sometime in October. Sony just ULTed The arrival of this threesome means Sony will be saying goodbye to some older models to make room. It may well…

UPDATE (07/09/2026): MultiChoice has confirmed that it will roll out its new reworked DStv packages to customers on 17 September. The new packages are designed to better fit with how and what customers watch today, “with clearer choices, more accessible content and more value across the line-up,” the company said. Throughout September, customers on the Access, Family, and Compact packages will move to Starter, Select, and Sports respectively. EasyView, Compact Plus, and Premium customers will remain on their existing packages unless they decide to migrate over to the new selection. “Our focus is on giving subscribers better value and access to the entertainment and sport…

Two years ago, Sonos took its first crack at making headphones and came out the other side only slightly scathed. It may even have learned a thing or two. We had a good time with the cans, though they were a little pricey, at least compared to the stiffest competition. Now, Sonos is back with the Ace Ultra, with a few big improvements. At the same time, Sonos unveiled the new Beam Ultra soundbar, yet another refresh of a beloved Sonos entry. The Beam line was long overdue for a refresh, with the second-gen Beam releasing all the way back…

There’s no shortage of weird Dyson wares out there, but the company’s latest product may take the cake. We’re not talking ‘weird’ by vacuum or hairdryer standards, but weird in general. Today, Dyson showed off the CameraJet — two words that probably shouldn’t align when its primary goal is cleaning one’s chompers. Yup, the CameraJet is a toothbrush. An overly-techy one at that. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen something along those lines, most notably thanks to Philips’ Sonicare Next-Generation DiamondClean 9900 Prestige. Dyson takes it a step further by embedding a camera into the device, along with some…

After much ado, PlayStation has finally confirmed when State of Play will next be beamed into our eyeballs. Mark your calendars for the afternoon of Thursday, 3 September. It’ll be immediately followed by a State of Play Japan, hosted by Yuki Kaji. And if that wasn’t enough, there’s chatter that Nintendo has something special planned, too. Perhaps chatter is an understatement. Nintendo has yet to confirm whether we’ll see a Direct showcase this month, but historically, September is a good bet. The company will likely only announce the specifics a day or two ahead of the stream, whenever that is.…

Typically, when you hear about some new-fangled JBL speaker, it’s a portable offering focused on being the life of the party. Today, the company unveiled the JBL Cove line-up, a whole-home Wi‑Fi audio system, taking aim at Sonos. There are three speakers included — the JBL Cove M1, Cove P1, and Cove X1 — all with different skill sets. Despite their differences, the whole setup is built to work seamlessly “throughout the house,” without any interruptions via Wi-Fi and the JBL One app. All of ’em promise automatic room calibration, AI Sound Boost, and ‘Constant Sound Field’. They’ll also work…

It may not be the most interesting bit of gadgetry we’ve seen, but LG’s new 38L SolarDom is certainly worth talking about. Mainly because it combines a microwave, oven, grill, air fryer, steamer, and defroster into a single appliance. It may not look like it from afar, but catch a glimpse of the price and you’ll have no trouble believing it. As long as the SolarDom doesn’t become the primary topic of conversation ’round the dinner table — mixed with anecdotes about getting up to pee in the middle of the night — we’re happy. We get it. LG’s cooked something…

Nearly every paying Spotify customer knows the value of hosting a ‘Jam’. It allows other users to join a large collaborative playlist and add songs to the queue or adjust the volume, accessible in-person and virtually. It’s long been a paywalled feature, meant to entice the non-paying users into subscribing. Not for much longer, it seems. We’re jammin’ Android Authority spotted some strings of code inside the 9.1.82.19 version of the Spotify app for Android. These hint at the streamer expanding the feature to free users sometime down the line. It’s worth noting that the change would allow non-paying users to…

There’s no need to wait for Apple to unveil the next iPad Mini It’s been a minute since Apple has had anything to show off in the iPad Mini line. The last we saw of the adorable little tablet was in 2024, packing the A17 Pro chipset. Now, the Fruit Company is just about ready to give it a good kick up the USB-C port and get it up to speed with the rest of the family. Sooner rather than later, it seems. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reckons the 8th-gen iPad Mini “should go on sale by the end of October.” That…

While many AI companies are still scrambling to get their first take on AI hardware out the door, Plaud’s already at the AI-powered earbuds stage of the cycle. While the Plaud Note (and subsequent Plaud Note Pro) was pitched as a note-taking and minute-keeping tool, the Plaud One Explorer Edition earbuds pack a full-time assistant. Another round of Plaud These may look like any other earbuds you could get from the store; they’re anything but. The buds themselves look slick enough, though the charging case looks a little too boxy for our tastes. Same goes for the off-white colour these…