26 January 2012

PM’s 10 best tech concepts for 2012

Pascalisation, commonly known as high-pressure processing (HPP), is a method by which food is subjected to extreme water pressure – sometimes up to 5 500 bar – inside long, cylindrical metal chambers.  

24 November 2011

Vintage audio in the digital age

Don’t ditch that hi-fi! Marry your digital music collection with your analogue audio gear. 

01 November 2011

E-book readers

Thousands of South Africans have fallen under the spell of amazon’s kindle e-book reader, a beguiling device that does its job with minimal fuss and impressive efficiency. Now say hello to the long-awaited Kindle Fire Tablet plus a trio of smaller, lighter e-book readers – an improved entry-level kindle,... 

01 November 2011

Beyond automatic

Full auto mode is fine – most of the time. But you can take better pictures by using five key manual controls. 

01 November 2011

Burn it up

Converting landfill gas into electricity boosts our renewable energy mix 

27 October 2011

Tablet wars, Round 3: Asus Eee Pad Transformer vs Toshiba AT100

Although other tablets have a higher profile, and new adversaries are entering the battlefield at a cracking pace, we suspect it’s only a matter of time before these two contenders make their presence felt in a big way. 

03 October 2011

What’s the buzz?
Swarm technology

Boeing recently achieved a “swarm technology” milestone after completing successful flight tests of dissimilar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the rugged terrain of eastern Oregon, USA. 

03 October 2011

DE-3D Glasses

Maybe you’re one of the millions of people who experience physical discomfort while watching 3D movies, or perhaps you’ve just got 3D fatigue.  

03 October 2011

Tacit

Designer and ideas guy Steve Hoefer calls his invention “Tacit” because it seems appropriate, but also because “Hand-Mounted Haptic Feedback Sonar Obstacle Avoidance Assistance Device” sounds a little unwieldy. 

29 September 2011 -  By: Anthony Doman

Kick smarter

It's being called the football boot with a brain