Tech Report
Get The New DJI Phantom 4 Drone For 25 Grand
14 Apr 2016 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
With a 4K camera, live visual tracking, obstacle avoidance, image stabilizer, no earth-curvature and up to 5km flying range, the DJI Phantom 4 is the ultimate drone. Everyone knows that.
BEHOLD: The First South African To Own An Apple Watch
24 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Given the premise that nothing really happened if it wasn’t posted on Instagram – it seems the first South African to own an Apple Watch has been revealed.
GENIUS! This Device Let’s You Charge Your Laptop In Your Car
22 Oct 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s all very well charging your phone in the car, but when you’re on the road and you need a bit of juice to do on laptop-specific task, a USB plug won’t help. Check out this genius piece of kit! Power up devices and make sure they are ready for the day with a Slim […]
Genius – This SA Company Is Taking Cleanliness To A New Level [Video]
31 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The crew at ArcAqua may have revolutionised the way in which food is cleaned and prepared thanks to their harnessing of Ozone technology.
Opinion Based App Set To Rock Social Media World [Video]
21 May 2014 by chelsea / No Comments
Who’s going to know your opinion if you don’t say anything? New opinion based app, State, allows you let out all of your mini revolutions easily.
Tech Report: This Is How Data Will Save Agriculture [VIDEO]
15 May 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Old McDonald may have had a farm, but his kids are keeping that baby profitable by crunching data with software. Gone are the days of scratching harvest yields on clay tablets with sharpened bits of bone, my friends. Introducing: MySMartFarm.
Tech Report: Defeat Winter Flu With This App [VIDEO]
08 May 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Why not hand over our health to a clever algorithm? Believe it – there’s one out there. and while it’s not quite ready to take the place of a flesh and blood GP, it’s a great add-on to a real life doctor. Introducing Hello Doctor. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA […]
Tech Report: This Web App Will Solve Your Parking Problems Immediately [VIDEO]
30 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What if we told you we could solve one of the most vexing problems of urban life – the search for a parking spot? We’ve discovered a nifty app that takes the guesswork out of the search. It isn’t perfect yet, but it’s definitely worth a look.
Tech Report: This Is How You Twar Before The Election [VIDEO]
24 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
General elections are coming up, and people are going to be picking fights with you on social media, left, right, centre, and fundamentalist. This is how you wage a Twar, and win it.
Tech Report: Local Start Up Takes A Crack At Oil Spills And Nails It [VIDEO]
03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Here’s a story for all the penguins who’ve ever inadvertently swum through an oil slick… or for anyone who’s helped clean up the beaches after a bad spill. Acublot is a new, very clever way of dealing with oil spills – and it’s the brainchild of an Upington hairdresser… True story. Catch Tech Report every Thursday […]
Tech Report: Will Mxit Succeed In India? [VIDEO]
27 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No doubt you’ll know by now that South African messaging platform, Mxit has expanded operations to India, where it hopes to tap in to a feature phone market of half a billion users. But with WhatsApp and WeChat angling aggressively for the same slice of pie, how much hope does our homegrown company have? Check it out.
Tech Report: Social Media Predictions For 2014 [VIDEO]
20 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No business can afford to ignore the power of social media. Big business in particular is starting to cotton onto the fact that social media gives consumers inordinate power over their carefully crafted brand identities. So what’s the next big thing in this rapidly developing space? Here’s Seth’s opinion.
Tech Report: ChoiceMap Will Tackle Your Crippling Indecision [VIDEO]
13 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever have trouble making choices? Feel like you never quite do the right thing? Well, there’s an app for your indecision… It’s called ChoiceMap. Seth has the story.
Tech Report: Meet The South African Bound For Mars [VIDEO]
06 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“Let’s send Kobus to Mars,” is something you will never hear coming out of NASA mission controller’s mouth. The likelihood that a South African would be chosen to go to space, let alone to form a human colony on Mars is not very strong. But through private and public funding, the Mars One Expedition may do just […]
Tech Report: This Is How You Turn Your iPhone Into A Satellite Phone [VIDEO]
26 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you, like me, have found yourself lost in the Urals with nothing but the salvaged wing of a light aircraft for shelter, you’ll have wished for a satellite phone. Unfortunately, satellite phones are notoriously expensive, and confusing to operate. We’d like to introduce you to the Thuraya satellite sleeve. It’s your iPhone, but with satellite phone reception.
Tech Report: Will Bluetooth Trackers Really Save Us From Losing Anything Again? [VIDEO]
19 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The dawn of Bluetooth 4.0 has heralded an explosion of consumer gadgets, including personal bluetooth trackers. They purport to save you from ever losing anything again, but are they really all that? We find out.
Tech Report: Paperight Could Change The Way We Buy Books Forever [VIDEO]
12 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve ever felt the pain of buying an overly expensive university text book, or found yourself perplexed by the cost of a novel that you’re not sure you like yet, Paperight is a God-send. A proudly South African business, Paperight makes a digital library of books available to copy shops, who can print those […]
Tech Report: Cape Town’s New WiFi Zones Are Webtastic [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
That’s right, kiddo. Cape Town has a glut of new free wifi zones, and you probably don’t even know where they are. But you will in three minutes and 10 seconds. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA Africa DSTV channel 403. Check out their YouTube channel, here. Follow them on Twitter, here. Like them […]
Tech Report: Hashbag Makes Instagram Your New Favourite Online Shop [VIDEO]
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Go ahead and give the #forsale hashtag on Instagram a little look-see quickly. What did you see? Thousands upon thousands of items for sale, right? Correct. Which is why Hashbag exists. No, that isn’t something to keep your weed in – it’s aggregated online thrift shopping, via Instagram. And it’s great.
Tech Report: The LG G2 Versus The Nokia Lumia [VIDEO]
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The LG G2 has arrived in South Africa just in time for Christmas. But how does it compare to the competition already on the market? Check out the review.
Tech Report: Uber Is The Renaissance For Taxi Cabs
28 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
That’s right, kids. Not “revolution”. It’s “the Renaissance”, and Uber gets to claim that title because it was the first service to take pretty much every problem associated with catching a cab, and solve it elegantly with software. Check out our insert, below.
Tech Report: Survive The Christmas Road Trip With These Apps [VIDEO]
21 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Christmas is bearing down upon you. Heck, it’s bearing down on all of us. Specifically, the prospect of enduring the annual Christmas road trip is particularly daunting. Lucky for us, these apps will make the prospect of boiled eggs and toasted sarmies in tin foil slightly less awful.
Tech Report: Enjoy These iOS7 Tips And Tricks [VIDEO]
07 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
If you’re somewhat disenchanted with how quickly the honeymoon was over for you and iOS7, you may want to rekindle your love for the piece of technology that you spend more time with than anything else by taking a deeper look into its innermost being, and finding new, fresh delights. For your pleasure, we present these iOS7 tips and tricks.
Tech Report: This Stellenbosch-Made App Is Revolutionising The Way You Buy Things [VIDEO]
31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Meet SnapScan. Developed in Stellenbosch, SnapScan is a mobile payment system that uses a combination of QR code recognition and PIN entry for payment of goods and services, without a credit card or cash note ever seeing the light of day. It’s a payment system that could mean the end of grubby banknotes and troublesome change, and we have the lowdown.
Tech Report: How To Stop The NSA From Spying On You [VIDEO]
24 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You may, like us, have been rattled by the news that the NSA is pying on pretty much everyone in the world. If your paranoia has gotten a firm grip on you, you may well want to join the growing band of people who opt to go underground. But you need not necessarily lose your ability to surf the web. Check out how.
Tech Report – JustDeleteMe Will Show You How To Scrub Yourself From The Internet [VIDEO]
17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve gotten to that point where many of us are questioning this whole internet thing. If you are among the many thousands of people who want out from the internet, or think you may well want to join that club in the future, then you need to check out JustDelete.Me.
Tech Report: How Anne Hirsch Is Killing It On YouTube [VIDEO]
10 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Local YouTube phemon, Anne Hirsch has been causing quite a stink (a nice stink) lately, and her success has begged the question: Is the future of South African comedy online? Watch the clip, and find out. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA Africa DSTV channel 403. Check out their YouTube channel, here. Follow […]
Tech Report – Local Niche App Makes Selling A Car A Total Cakewalk [VIDEO]
03 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you a car salesman? Know someone who is? This next story might just change your life… In this segment, Seth finds out about a new niche app that makes selling cars that much easier. It’s called JustCapture.It.
Tech Report: This Awesome Local App Just Made The Cab Call Centre Extinct [VIDEO]
26 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
What’s the problem with ordering a cab in South Africa? Everything. If by some miracle you manage to communicate clearly with the hellfire of ambient noise that is the taxi cab call centre, you can count yourself among the lucky and privileged few who don’t have their cab stolen by loitering students. Why? Because there’s no way to tell when your cab will arrive. But there is now, thanks to Zapacab.
Good News: We’ll Be Flying Around In Jet Packs From Next Year
20 Sep 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
That’s right. After telling us that personal jetpacks were ‘around the corner’ since our youth, whoever is in charge of this stuff has finally pulled finger and it looks like hipsters will be flying around Woodstock in no time..
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