Wearables

Get the HUAWEI WATCH GT 5 Series and Elevate Your Game!

With today’s discerning consumer demanding that their wearable tech be as functional as it is fashionable, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 5 Series steps boldly…

Oppo introduces the Oppo WatchX, Enco Buds and Oppo Pad Neo

Oppo has introduced the WatchX, the Enco Buds and the NeoPad to the South African market and this is what they had to say…

Battle between Traditional or smartwatch, which is better?

There will come a time were you may have to choose between two realities, traditional or tech-savvy. This is in relation to watches before…

Huawei Watch GT 3 SE launch, snoring, and menstrual cycle tracking?

Consumer group Huawei has introduced its price-savvy Huawei GT3 SE in South Africa as a solution and worthy sport offering for active lifestyle enthusiasts….

iPhone 14 launches: Dynamic island feature, satellite messaging and more

The new iPhone 14 is here and here’s what many had to say. Apple Inc launched the iPhone 14 at its launch themed Far…

Cows that wear VR headsets are happier and produce better milk, apparently

Apparently, cows that spend time in virtual reality produce better quality milk. This is according to a Russian study reported by The Moscow Times,…

This wearable makes your shoulders weapons of mass flirtation

For some people, flirting comes naturally. But for the rest of us sorry sods, flirting is like a foreign language. Personally, someone could be…

Fitbit, out to kill smartwatch rivals, buys Vector

Fresh from acquiring and effectively dismantling Pebble, Fitbit has bought another smartwatch company in the form of Vector. The Vector Watch stood out on…

All is not well at Pebble, as it lays off 25% of its total staff

Pebble, the revolutionary smartwatch company that launched after a successful Kickstarter campaign, is laying off 25% of its total staff in a move that…

The wearable workplace might be closer than you think

Think back eight years to the launch of the original Apple iPhone – a device that seemed at the time like an expensive toy…

Wearables: from consumer device to business tool

The wearable technology market is growing exponentially. By 2019 it is predicted that there will be more than 148 million units shipped annually, up…

What effect could wearables have on email marketing?

While marketing departments are still heavily engrossed in formulating strategies for conquering mobile users, another hyped-up and disruptive technology is here to make their…

Wearables and the elderly: developing usable tech for technophobes

Despite still being in its infancy, wearable technology is beginning to grow old – fast. With many of us feeling uneasy beyond an arm’s…

Vendors shipped 11.4m wearables in the first quarter of 2015

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), vendors shipped a total of 11.4-million wearables in the first quarter of 2015. Fitbit shipped the most…

Smartwatch shipments set to go past 100m mark by 2020

If you only have a casual acquaintance with the tech space, you might imagine that smartwatches begin and end with the Apple Watch. And…

Watch that? Advertising on smartwatches to reach $70m by 2019

Maybe you’re one of the people who helped sell out the Apple Watch sell out in a matter of minutes. Or maybe you prefer…

The worldwide wearable market will ship 45.7m units in 2015, 126.1m units by 2019

Wearables remain a mystery. Pretty looking things, capable of doing everything and yet remain without a clearly defined purpose, terrible battery life, and dependent…

Seinfeld’s SNL speech is the greatest new thing in virtual reality

After Facebook acquired Oculus VR for US$2-billion last year, it was to be expected that virtual reality experiences would be a key feature at this…

Rise of the wearables: just how far away are we from ditching our smartphones?

When will the reign of the smartphone be over? The explosion of the wearable market within the past two years could signal the ringing…

The big lesson from Nike abandoning the FuelBand? Smartphones are the only wearable we need

In the end, Nike used the classic non-denial-denial to respond to a CNET scoop that the sportwear giant had fired most of the team…

Nike’s Fuelband failure signals a win for wearables

When Nike announced earlier this month that it had decided to stop making its FuelBand — a wearable fitness device — other tech makers, and undoubtedly Nike’s fans,…

Jumia Taps Mirakl Ads to Supercharge Retail Media Across Its African Marketplace

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Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves