Author: Brett Venter

If you weren’t aware, Apple TV is an official broadcast partner for Formula One in the States. Now, those lucky Yanks will get to watch F1 on IMAX. No, not the whole season, but enough of it to make the rest of the world exceedingly jealous. The iPhone company is partnering with the folks with the very large screens to bring five races to said screens, live. You’ll need to live near one of the American locations showing these races to attend. Oh, and you’ll need to be quick enough to snag tickets, too. What, you didn’t think it was…

Seeing Amazfit’s range in South Africa isn’t an unheard-of event, so we’re hopeful that the company’s new T-Rex Ultra 2 makes it this side of the planet. We’ve seen the dinosaur-adjacent wearable range in the flesh before, but nothing quite like this. If the ‘Ultra 2’ part of the name isn’t a clue, this is some of Amazfit’s best work. A titanium casing and a 3,000-nit display are two of the major features. It’s not quite Garmin Fenix level, but it seems to be getting there. Maybe when the company doubles the price. Ultra T-Rex? Call Chris Pratt The Amazfit…

Do you even lift, bro? If so, how do you track that? You could use boring old ‘counting’, or you could slap a Fort fitness band on your wrist. When they become available, that is. The Fort band, created by a set of former Tesla engineers, claims to be the “first wearable built to track your strength.” Honestly, if it does what it says it will, it could be a game-changer for folks who think cardio is for wimps. (Spoiler: It is.) Fort up The Fort is supposedly the most accurate strength training wearable ever created. It’ll record other metrics…

The last time we looked at the UniHertz Titan 2 Elite, we were confined mostly to a visual inspection of what the QWERTY smartphone was packing. Since then, UniHertz has revealed a few more details about its upcoming device. Just a few. Not everything. That’s because the Elite will be fully unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) at the beginning of March. But, in the meantime, the Chinese company has opted to keep its trickle of information flowing. You know, Hype-Building 101 and all that. Clash of the Titan 2 Elite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT0hvuPSmNo The first part of the phone’s reveal is…

In-ear headphones are everywhere, at a variety of price points. They may not come any cheaper than Xiaomi’s Redmi Buds 8 Active, which recently leaked online. The folks over at YTechB got hold of information about the new Redmi buds early. An evolution of the Redmi Buds 8 Lite, the most remarkable thing about them might be the expected price. Best Buds 8 Active But first, what you can expect from Xiaomi’s budget line of in-ears. Images of the Buds 8 Active show an open-fit design, similar to Apple’s range of AirPods. There are no silicon tips to jam into…

Collectors’ editions are just a thing that game developers do. Cyberpunk 2077’s fifth anniversary release (it’s been that long?) is a decent crack at making re-buying the game attractive. Of course, it’ll help if you’re an American. Or a Canadian. Everyone else, though? Not yet. Which is a pity, because we’d love to tuck the game’s Relic biochip, canonically made by Arasaka and instrumental in player interactions with Keanu Reeves’ Johnny Silverhand, onto a shelf overlooking the TV. Sadly, though, the release is confined to the North America region for now. Go ahead Cyberpunk, make my day Included in Cyberpunk…

When we think of Resident Evil Requiem, we’re not really thinking of premium wristwatches. Someone in a marketing department somewhere is, though, which is how we’ve got this Hamilton/Resident Evil brand crossover. Okay, fine, so Capcom might have used the wristwatch models in the upcoming survival horror game. Two watches are coming: Hamilton’s Khaki Field Auto Chrono Resident Evil Requiem LTD Edition, and the American Classic Pan Europ Resident Evil Requiem LTD Edition. Requiem for a scream Both of these are preexisting products from Hamilton, reissued in a suitable livery to befit the zombie outbreak. The Khaki Field Auto Chrono is worn by series…

If you skipped over the whole smart ring hype, we wouldn’t blame you. Smalth might, though. The company, which doesn’t appear to be based anywhere specific (but is probably in China), has just launched a more impressive version of its Titanium ring. If you guess its title is the Titanium Pro, you were either paying attention to the headline, or you’re psychic. The obvious feature here is the titanium build, which makes for a more durable smart band on your finger. The other impressive bit is the R2,050 price tag ($128), which is a fraction of the cost of Samsung’s…

Fitness brand Reebok has debuted two new fitness wearables. Technically classified as smartwatches, the company’s new Stride and Rush devices are intended to improve fitness. While also bulking up the company’s bottom line, of course. Before you get too excited, the devices are only announced for the US at present. Still, we’d be interested to see what they can do in a South African context. The Stride is the more premium of the pair, while the Rush is designed as a affordable option. Reebok supporter Both wearables fall under the ‘affordable’ banner, however. The Reebok Stride’s $100 pricing (R1,600) and…

There’s an unofficial law in anime that the longer your attack takes to say, the weaker it is. We’re about to see whether the Packard Bell Montenero-C82PRO laptop follows the same rules. Packard’s C82PRO is an authentically budget laptop. We don’t mean that it’ll run you less than R10,000. In fact, it’ll cost less than R5,000. Does this make it a useless hunk of computing plastic? Actually… no. It depends on what you’re expecting from your R4,500. Plastic Bell For your money, you’re getting a decent chassis. It’s all plastic, sure, but it looks and feels durable. There’s less flex…