Innovation

DIY’er invents machine gun that folds and fires paper airplanes

An anonymous inventor who looks like Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski recently posted a YouTube video in which he demonstrates a self-made machine…

Samsung’s 60Ghz WiFi ‘removes the gap between theoretical and actual’, has 4.6Gbps transmission speeds

WiFi speeds are a bone of contention in my home. They just never reach the speeds I expect of them, especially when I wander…

Meet Flatev: the world’s first tortilla food replicator

Nespresso coffee machines, with their fancy pods and sleek design have pretty much taken over the tech-hipster scene. Remember grinding coffee by hand, packing…

Kano custom PC makes coding awesome for kids, technically-challenged adults

We’ve probably all heard the term “square-eyes” passed around a lot back in the Nineties, when TV and computer screens were still boxes spurned…

Powering ‘The Internet of Things’ using ant-sized radio chips

Researchers at Stanford have developed a radio the size of an ant that can transmit and receive radio signals the team hopes will someday…

ACHIRES the bipedal robot will somersault into your heart

I’m not completely sure if robots chasing humans on wheels is scarier than robots chasing humans on two legs, but the University of Tokyo…

Vanadium ‘CellCube’ batteries could power South Africa independent of Eskom

We’ve seen questionable substances used for energy storage in the past year, from hemp to used cigarette butts, but the latest breakthrough seems more…

MIT boffins create visual microphone with packet of chips

Here’s an age old conundrum: If a tree falls in a forest, and no one’s around to hear it, does it make a sound?…

This production-ready robotic exoskeleton gives shipbuilders superhuman strength

Superhuman robotic exoskeletons are the stuff of legend. Tony Stark, the World Cup and even the U.S. Military have explored the possibilities that a…

13 incredible inventions that show off their makers’ insane intelligence

Technology is undeniably beautiful. The way humans have shaped even the ugliest devices into eye-pleasing shapes amuses me to no end. And like many…

US inventor 3D-prints castle in his backyard

3D printing will undoubtedly change the world in a big way. The technology allows for the easy creation of rather complex structures, so one…

Russian engineers create Chernobyl on a stick, blow up tech, laugh about it

If you’re willing to spend some time traveling the depths of YouTube, you’re bound to discover plenty of individuals engaged in activities both reckless…

This handmade silk leaf produces oxygen and is ideal for space travel

Plants are those useful green things humans cultivate from seed for food, or chop down to provide materials like paper. Most importantly, we also…

Nanospheres to make lithium batteries four times juicier

Batteries are wonderful creatures, powering our digital lives for days at a time. But as thirsty mobile devices’ need for power grows, the current…

128GB? No thanks: ‘RRAM’ offers terabytes of storage for future smartphones

Data researchers based at Rice University, Texas, have developed a breakthrough storage technology that could bring terabytes to smartphone within the very near future….

Retro awesome: Tumblr artist give 300 iconic game, TV and film characters an 80s-style makeover

Paul Robertson could be a genius. Over on his Tumblr page, Robertson has completed (we believe) a series of gaming, TV and film drawings…

The human factor: Japan’s hyper-realistic androids breach the digital divide

The idea of human-like robots have always been the stuff of tech legend. The theme of robots acting as humans and containing a consciousness,…

Google’s new pupil: diabetes-detecting contact lenses

Is this smart wearables gone mad? Google’s latest venture, teaming up with a Swiss biomedical firm, may send alarm bells ringing in the minds…

WiFi-controlled drug delivery microchip could be ultimate morning-after pill

The future of female contraception, diabetes and practically any condition that requires timed injections is a no-nonsense, automated injection system embedded in a tiny WiFi…

Tetris-playing T-shirt brings games and garments together

Tetris has been around since the mid-eighties, but has never been played quite like this before. Marc Kerger, a techie hailing from the tiny…

Kickstarter’s $299 SYNEK craft beer dispenser brings brews to the home

There are two things that have not been seen overtly holding hands before — beer and technology — until now. This simple Kickstarter will…

Quantum chip to bring 3D holographic projection to future smartphones

With Facebook’s Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus attracting all the attention for its virtual reality headsets, Ostendo Technologies Inc. has been quietly working on developing…

Titanfall and Battlefield: Hardline are YouTube’s first 60FPS videos

If it wasn’t mandatory before, it’s recommended now because watching videos at 60 frames per second just become a whole lot easier. Earlier this…

Facebook is rolling out new Shortcut Bar settings on mobile

This is Twitter’s new stance on ‘deep fakes’

Google Chrome will now badge websites that are slow to load

Egyptian medicine delivery startup Yodawy scoops $1m in Series-A funding

Lori Systems, a logistics startup headed by a SA man, nets ‘undisclosed’ Series-A round

We’re looking at holding event in Africa, reveals Web Summit founder

Forget the PlayStation 5, Sony just filed a patent for a game cartridge

Xiaomi’s future folding phone could feature five pop-up cameras

Samsung’s Galaxy S11 phones are set to grow in size in 2020

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m