Featured
Gadgets of the Year for 2018
Huawei and Samsung lead ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK’s choices for gadgets of the year.
TV of the Year
There is no question that the best TVs on the market are the OLED units from LG and Samsung, which are simply dazzling. But the nod for TV of the year goes to the Skyworth Android range of TVs, introduced to South Africa this year. It extends the ecosystem of smart TVs beyond the apps made for a specific unit, and brings in the entire universe of TV-ready apps from the Google Play Store.
Skyworth 32 inch Android TV
Music Gadget of the Year
For taking sound to new levels, literally and figuratively, the LG XBOOM Go PK7 gets the accolades. It’s a sturdy, compact, battery-powered portable Bluetooth speaker, meaning it can play the music off any smartphone or other Bluetooth enabled music storage device. But it comes into its own in an outdoor setting, where party noise, revelry, splashing water and absence of power supply tend to sink many similar devices. The sound is astonishingly big for such a compact device. The XBOOM lasts almost a full day on one charge, and it has Google Assistant included for voice control. A built-in light show is generated by LED lights that flash and pulse in time with the music. In short, a day-night entertainment hub.
LG XBOOM Go PK7
Next up, the wearables and hearables of the year
