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Tech news at the moment is more about billionaires than tech, but the mag you’re holding in your hands is bursting with new technology. Upfront in the Hot Five there’s a cool turntable designed by teenagers and a kind of handheld Xbox invented by Log

ALL THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM PLANET TECH In the neverending battle to be the alpha hipster in your local artisan vape cafe, it's no longer enough to have the most painstakingly groomed'tache, smoke the most unusual pipe or have the most esoteric coll

Curved tellies might have gone the same way as 3D films, Betamax and the Monty Python parrot, but gamers loved the extra immersion offered by having the corners of the screen bent in towards them… so LG's new monitor delivers the best of both worlds.

To our eternal dismay, Microsoft has never made a handheld Xbox. We'd pretty much given up hope of ever clasping one in our mitts until the Android-powered G Cloud came along, because this is likely to be the closest we'll ever get. Built for streami

When the robot uprising comes, the survival of the human race will depend on finding their one big weakness. If the ground assault is led by weaponised robot vacuum cleaners, we should be able to claim victory simply by going upstairs; but even in to

Dust off your best beskar armour, disable your helmet's comlink and clear a space on your starship's dining table, because you're about to embark on a truly epic quest the likes of which the galaxy has rarely seen before. With a whopping 6187 pieces,

from R23 000 (import) / consumer.huawei.com There aren't many phones out there these days that have truly unique features, but Huawei's Mate 50 Pro is one of them. Its 50MP main camera sensor has a 10-stop physically adjustable aperture, going from f

Focal normally makes the kind of headphones that are designed to be paired with your favourite designer armchair and an expensive single malt - but if you want to bring a bit of that vibe to your daily commute, these are the company’s first wireless

Wearing a VR headset can feel a bit like strapping a shoebox to your face. But with smaller, lighter pancake optics inside and its 5300mAh battery built into the strap, the all-in-one Pico 4 shouldn’t be so unwieldy. Despite its compact size you stil

Although Sonic first burst onto the scene more than 30 years ago as a fresh and fast counter to Mario, fans these days are often more content looking back at the hedgehog’s halcyon 2D days rather than the future. That's forgivable when the Blue Blur'

In recent years, studios from China have been flexing their Capacity to hit the big leagues as trailers crop up showcasing breathtaking photorealistic graphics that also mine the country’s rich history and folklore. Where Winds Meet is the latest exa

R89-million (import) / bugatti.com Well that looks nice. The W16 Mistral is to be Bugatti’s last car powered by an internal combustion engine, with future offerings planned as all-electric. It’s a coupé that sits on a tweaked carbon-fibre monocoque c

Not all of us can be pro gamers, but some like to at least pretend. Rather than making us all shell out the full R4 500 to cosplay with Xbox’s Elite Series 2 controller, Microsoft has launched a cheaper Core version that looks almost identical but le

Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel detailing the horrors of life in the trenches has already been filmed twice (most notably in 1930). But this is the first version made by a German director, and is the country’s Oscar hope for Best International

R3 900 (import) / store.google.com Absolutely divine. This one gives off the unique scent of mesh networks and WPA3 encryption, because despite the fact that it looks like it belongs in a wellness catalogue this is actually a Wi-Fi router. Routers wo

Apple’s iPhone development cycle has a problem… and that problem is the cycle itself. The iPhone 11 offered a superb new night mode; the 12 brought a big design change; the 13 remixed the formula and added some decent enhancements, notably in battery

from R29 500 / incredible.co.za What's the story? The Pro Max model is essentially just a bigger version of the 14 Pro (6.7in compared to 6.1in), but it also comes with a bigger battery. Aside from that, the processor, cameras and everything else is

R14 500 / Ormsdirect.co.za Podcasting: it's dead easy, right? Plonk yourself down in front of a microphone, hit record, and you'll be top of the charts in no time. Sorry, but there's more to it than that: controlling volume levels, mixing channels an

R3 220 / bothners.co.za You don’t need a Stream Deck to stream. But it makes your life a lot easier if you have one, because it enables you to automate pretty much everything you do. And it looks pretty great on your desk too, with a choice of white

R38 800 / outdoorphoto.co.za The X-H2S brings new-found continuous shooting abilities to Fuji’s X range, thanks to a fifth-gen image sensor that rattles off an astonishing 40 frames per second. That should raise wildlife and sports snappers' eyebrows

R9 700 / takealot.com The rise of really good tablets put a dent in the idea of artists defaulting to Wacom kit for digital drawing work; but there’s no denying the company makes some stellar products, notably its droolworthy high-end Cintiq pen disp

What’s the story? Although they're named the same and look pretty much the same, that's where the similarities between the first and second gen of the AirPods Pro end. Most significantly, Apple has worked to improve the audio, the active noise-cancel

What’s the story? The Hero11 Black introduces a sensor with an almost square 8:7 aspect ratio, capturing footage that can be losslessly cropped at high quality for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or whatever other format you want. Not that you'd know to l

This NAD streamer is what we consider a classic design for this style of hi-fi separate. There’s a large 5in screen on the front to show off all that album art, taking us back to the day when a dream hi-fi was a box that would fit a whole music colle

R44 900 (import) / technics.com There's a certain old-school charm to buying a classic stereo amplifier these days. So why not really lean into it? Technics certainly has with the design of the SU-G700M2. Those dual light-up VU meters… that elegant b

R11 700 / audicoonline.co.za Sonos has had a busy few months: it dropped the optical-only Sonos Ray soundbar in our laps, as well as some new colours for the Roam. And it introduced its own voice assistant. Now it's back with this - a smaller wireles

R26 500 (pair, import) / mission.co.uk It happened in the car industry a while back with the Mini, Beetle and Fiat 500 — and now it’s happening to the audio business. Especially where loudspeakers are concerned, companies are looking to their heritag

These are studio reference monitors, but are an excellent pick for a home office or smaller living-room setup, particularly if you’re going to be the only one listening most of the time. They’re near-field monitors, made for ears that will sit just a

If you took an old-school guitar amp stack, shrunk it down to a more polite size and gave it a style makeover, you might end up with something that looks like the Audio Pro Drumfire II. It’s a two-part multiroom speaker from one of the most revered b

R3 260 (import) / marshallheadphones.com In music circles, 1962 isn’t just famous for being the year the Rolling Stones formed and Bob Dylan released his debut album. It’s also the year in which Jim Marshall began building guitar amps in a small drum

IT’S CHRISTMAS - THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE AND SO IS THE JOY OF GIVING GIFTS TO YOUR LOVED ONES, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND OF COURSE TO YOURSELF. BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THESE GIFT GUIDES ARE REALLY FOR. HERE’S OUR PICK OF THIS YEAR’S FINEST TECH GIFTS WE’VE CHO

from R6 000 / takealot.com What’s the story? The chip inside the cheaper SE might be the same as the one that powers the Series 8 and the Ultra, but there are some key differences that bring the price down: there's no always-on display or temperature

If you think all chargers are created equal, maybe you haven't about GaN tech yet. GaN (gallium nitride) chargers are more compact and efficient than their silicon counterparts, and can safeguard your Z Flip4's battery health so it lasts longer. The

Use personal preferences and storage space to drive your format choices: consider digital for read-once fare and paper for items you’re likely to re-read. Don't default to Amazon for buying — other booksellers often offer better deals. And monitor Hu

Like Jose Mourinho parking the bus, Watford sacking another manager and Jurgen Klopp moaning about fixture congestion, no football season is complete without a new edition of FIFA. This year’s game, the last one to feature the moniker before it chang

• TIPS & TRICKS • Long tap on your home screen and select Widgets. Select Smart Widgets and choose from the options. These are stackable and customisable. • Customise your colour palette. Long tap on the home screen and select Wallpaper and Style. Ta

• TIPS & TRICKS • If you can afford it, the 512GB option brings faster flash storage (and more of it, of course). • Naturally the M2 Air performs better than the M1 version, but that older model is the value buy. From R24 000 / incredible.co.za With

• TIPS & TRICKS • Audio is great, but if you’re looking for the best performance, add a soundbar like the one we’ve listed. • Samsung’s Mini-LED QLED screens are brighter than OLED TVs - better for welllit living rooms with other things going on. Che

• TIPS & TRICKS • Never get lost with on-wrist access to Google Maps. You’ll need your phone to lend a hand here, but it’s awful fun. • Subscribe to Spotify Premium and use the Watch 4 to download and play back tracks on the road without needing your

• TIPS & TRICKS • Make sure you’re sitting a comfortable distance away from the mic to avoid distortion. • Wanna try recording yourself? Download Audacity and give it a whirl! • The Seiren Mini Microphone comes in three colours: Black, Mercury and Qu

• TIPS & TRICKS • It’s easy to set up the X-T4’s customisable Q button: just hold it down for a couple of seconds for options. • Avoid those wonky horizons by turning on the built-in on-screen level in screen settings. • Fujifilm X Acquire is a cleve

R3 000 / takealot.com Look, the Sonos Roam isn't the very best speaker you're going to encounter at this price point, but it's certainly one of the most skilled. Integrating with your other Sonos kit but equally capable on its own, the Roam loves to

• TIPS & TRICKS • Like in the previous game, you’re going to want to spend some time exploring. Not just for the glorious loot but also for the banter and character development. • If you’re feeling brave you can remove the HUD entirely in the accessi

Oh yes, the Roomba — when robots finally did our bidding, just like sci-fi predicted! Well, it wasn't quite like in the films. The excellently named iRobot company did manage in a small way to "make it possible for housekeeping to be something you do