by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Twenty years ago this month, South African newspaper readers were given their first in-depth exposure to the Internet. We look back at the birth announcements of the commercial Internet.
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Media Future: Coffee gadgets and the genius of Nespresso
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Remember when coffee makers were kitchen appliances and not gadgets? In fact, for many, the typical coffee machine still is a kitchen appliance. But that’s mostly because they haven’t yet discovered Nespresso, which has all but reinvented coffee.
Media Future: Add-on lenses are reinventing phone photography
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Phone cameras cannot, by themselves, replace conventional SLR, but add-on lenses are reinventing phone photography.
Media Future: Game development back on in SA thanks to Kickstarter
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The computer gaming business has been bigger than the music industry for several years. Finally, South Africa is seeing the game-developer equivalent of rock stars emerging.
Yunus Carrim & ‘real’ targets for universal broadband access
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The water delivery crisis in South Africa has shocked many who rely on official statistics. The illusion of universal access was one of the lessons of broadband in South Africa.
Media Future: PlayStation vs Xbox
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Sony and Microsoft launched the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One within seven days of each other, but only Sony has made it into South Africa.
Media Future: Privatised Dell reinvents itself
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) It took a bruising battle for Dell to take itself private. Its next quest — to reinvent itself as an innovator — may well follow a smoother path.
Media Future: Dell Chromebook sends a clear signal
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) The unveiling of a new Chromebook is the clearest signal yet from Dell that it wants to cross the divide between the business user and the consumer.
Media Future: Mid-range Smartphones of the Year
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) Not in the market for a wallet-busting flagship smartphone but still want the cutting edge? Media Future names his best mid-range and lower-range smartphones of the year.
Media Future: The Smartphone of the Year
by Arthur Goldstuck (@art2gee) It has never been more difficult to decide which is the best smartphone of the year. This year, every phone maker seems to have caught up in one area or another — the 2013 Smartphone of the Year is something like a 10-way tussle. We look at the high-end contenders, which typically cost R8 000 upward.