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- Google Japan puts its own spin on the keyboard with this goofy concept (literally)
While the rest of the world continues to squabble, there sits Google Japan like some precocious little kid yet to be diagnosed, and dreaming up some of the strangest concept devices we’ve ever seen. There was the Yunomi cup keyboard, and… whatever this monstrosity is. It hasn’t yet given up… Read more » - Discovery partners with Oura to help you sleep more
Sleep is so important for our health that Discovery is incentivising its health and insurance customers to get more of this “nightly program that keeps the brain and body working”. Discovery has run a three-year research project on sleep and matched that data with all the other data Discovery collects… Read more » - BMW issues urgent recall for more than 12,000 cars in South Africa
If you thought your day couldn’t get any worse, think again. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a notice to recall 12,491 BMW cars across SA, citing an issue with the starter motor. If you’re one of the owners of the cars mentioned below, head to the nearest BMW… Read more » - Springboks retain Rugby Champs. Obvs – Stuff Rugby
Of course, the Boks won the Rugby Championship against Argentina at Twickenham, with the country’s next World Cup side beginning to take shape, Andy Capostagno tells Toby Shapshak. Andy Capostagno has been talking and writing about South African rugby for more than three decades. He’s been my emotional support person… Read more » - The HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Series turns three weeks of battery life into a new standard
Huawei’s newest flagship wearable has landed, and it’s setting a new technical benchmark for endurance, performance, and precision. Unveiled in Paris on 19 September and now available in South Africa, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Series is not just an evolution of the GT line, it’s a complete re-engineering of… Read more » - ChatGPT makes friends with Spotify, Canva, and plenty of other apps
Ever wanted to take the scenic route when dealing with apps like Spotify, Canva, and Uber? Well, now you can. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI announced yesterday that its flagship AI product has joined forces with all those third-party apps we mentioned, and plenty of others, to remove any critical thinking skills from… Read more » - From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costs
When we post to a group chat or talk to an AI chatbot, we don’t think about how these technologies came to be. We take it for granted we can instantly communicate. We only notice the importance and reach of these systems when they’re not accessible. Companies describe these systems… Read more » - Want AI art on your wall? Fraimic seems to think soYou can already get it on your smartphone and your computer, and now Fraimic aims to let you put AI-generated art on your wall with what it calls “the world’s smartest art canvas.” The company behind the new E Ink canvas is currently running a rather successful campaign on Kickstarter,… Read more »
- Microsoft puts to bed the rumours that it’s giving up on Xbox hardware – for now
Anyone with a working pair of eyes can see that Microsoft Xbox isn’t as dedicated to the homegrown console hardware space as it once was, with the recent Asus/Xbox team-up and Microsoft spending every penny on acquiring developers who focus on the software side of things. Throw in the company’s… Read more » - The PS5 Pro sees a substantial price hike in SA, now costs more than R20k
It wasn’t all that long ago that we bemoaned PlayStation and South African distributor, Koodoo, for the absurd R19,500 price tag attached to the PS5 Pro before it eventually launched locally in December 2024. Those gamers who missed out then won’t have a price decrease to look forward to, but… Read more »
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