Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Adding fuel to the Kindle fire by way of an 8.9-inch tablet upgrade, Amazon is now almost matching Samsung for screen size choices. Spec essentials include a 1920x1200 resolution, ten-hour battery and a 1.8GHz dualcore with SGX544 graphics chip. Amazon’s slick content delivery system and hefty media catalogue continue to be the main reasons to buy, with 22 million movies, TV shows, songs, apps, games, books and mags to plunder.
Price: 32GB R3700 | www.Amazon.com | Out now
Canon EOS 100D
Behold! This is the world’s smallest and lightest DSLR, measuring just 117x91x69mm and weighing in at 407g. Despite that, the EOS 100D has the same 18-megapixel CMOS sensor and most of the same manual controls as the semi-professional, comparatively obese EOS 600D. Naturally, it also shoots full-HD video. The 100-12800 ISO range helps make light work of shooting in murky conditions, while Canon has jazzed up the autofocus with the “Hybrid CMOS AF II” system offering 80 per cent frame coverage. An enhanced creative mode throws on even more photographic training wheels, as well as some Instagram-esque filter effects.
Price: R8999| Canon | Out now www.canon.co.za
Game Golf
Just clip the little red box to your belt, attach the cufflink-like sensors to your clubs and go about your 18 holes like any other Sunday as Game Golf tracks you via GPS, motion sensors and NFC. You can then review your round on any iOS device, sharing it with friends and the golfing world at large. It’ll help you improve in time for that invitation to Augusta National.
Price: R2300| Indiegogo.com | Out July 2013
LG Pocket Photo Smart
Like whippet racing and pipe smoking, printing photos is no longer the commonplace pastime it was. Even so, there’ll always be a need for physical images that you can pin to your wall and admire or throw darts at, as you see fit. This pocket-sized printer connects to Android or iOS devices via Bluetooth or NFC and uses “inkless” ZINC technology. This works by heating special paper containing colour-forming molecules packed into layers that, once melted, form the everlasting image of you drunkenly giving a double thumbs-up whilst meeting your childhood idol.
Price: R1999 out now. www.lg.com/za
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