Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart-home products, including an iPad-like device called the HomeView, which is meant to hang on walls or sit on tabletops and will showcase its Siri virtual assistant, upgraded with AI. The HomeView, which costs from US$299 and ships next month, is Apple’s latest entry into…
Ahead of its “Welcome Home” press event, reports indicate that Apple will officially introduce its long-rumoured smart home hub, named the HomeView. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the wall- or countertop-mounted display will serve as a central voice and automation command centre for Apple-powered homes. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The HomeView…
Heino Hacke, A&E manager for Africa at Axis Communications. Cape Town-based Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has invested in a technology platform integration project to manage AI and video surveillance, access control, network infrastructure, electric vehicle charging, solar power and operational data at its Arrowgate depot. The platform forms part of a two-year rollout by…
P3 is designed to integrate into an organisation’s existing card-issuance environment. (Image source: 123RF) Barnes Smart Solutions, a specialist provider of payment-card technology, is continuing to enhance its P3 EMV Data Preparation solution to meet evolving security standards, cryptographic requirements and card-issuance models. P3 is a secure EMV data-preparation platform developed, sold and supported by…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses are getting an official South African launch. EssilorLuxottica, which makes the glasses with Meta, said in a joint announcement on 24 September that it would expand retail “in the coming months” into 10 new markets, including South Africa, Israel, Poland and New Zealand. A footnote…
Meta and eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica have officially announced plans to expand the retail availability of their smart glasses portfolio into 10 new international markets, including South Africa, Israel, Poland, and New Zealand. According to official company disclosures, the South African rollout will encompass the Oakley Meta, Ray-Ban Meta, and Ray-Ban Meta Optics product lines, establishing…
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange participated in The Gathering: Cities Edition held last week in Cape Town on Friday, 11 September. The event brought together government, technology and business leaders to discuss what South African cities need in order to become smarter and more connected. At the event Binance raised a…
Meta is preparing to expand its wearable portfolio with a camera-free pair of smart glasses, codenamed “Luna,” aimed at mitigating privacy and surveillance concerns associated with head-worn cameras. According to a report from The Information, the company plans to preview the device at its annual Meta Connect conference on September 23 and 24, with commercial…
MFactory stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #MFactory “The ability to grow while staying true to your roots is powerful,” says Thembelihle Mahlalela, CEO of MFactory. “What…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 1 2026 (IPS) – Open a can of something fizzy and the reason the sugar doesn’t separate immediately is gum arabic, tapped by hand from acacia trees across the Sahel. Spray on perfume and the reason the scent is still there at dinner is frankincense, a resin cut from Boswellia trees on…
