SA’s Lumkani fire detector gets to global Venture finals

16 start-ups from across the globe with a mission to create positive change have been announced as finalists of The Venture. The forward-thinking businesses, including Lumkani from South Africa, are competing to win a share of $1 million in funding from Chivas Regal.
At Lenovo Tech World in China last week, Intel finally took all the wraps off its non-touch-and-gesture interface. LIRON SEGEV was there.
RS Components has released the RS IdeaWerk 3D printer, which is claimed to cost 30 per cent less than other 3D printers in its class.
On 18 June, The 2015 African Solar Drive kicks off, which will see the Ilanga II solar powered car cross the border into Namibia and Botswana.
Western Digital has announced a new line of My Passport portable hard drives that offer Mac and PC users storage capacities up to 3TB and include software for easy back-ups and personalisation.
Linksys has announced two dual-band routers designed to give users faster and more reliable WiFi connectivity, especially when streaming high-definition video or playing games.
Dell has recently announced a range of new additions to its portfolio of education solutions, including the Dell Chromebook 11: Venue 10 and Venue 10 Pro 5000 Series tablets: Latitude 11 Education Series and the Dell Interactive Projector S510.
With Microsoft’s Hololens, Google’s investment in Magic Leap and Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR, signs are pointing to virtual reality as the next big thing. Locally, Hero Film has showcased virtual reality videos at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Expo.
Samsung has released the DV180F Smart Camera, the latest addition to its Smart Camera range. It features front LCD capabilities, a 16.2MP lens and weighs just 113g for ultra portability.
Linksys recently announced that it has sold 100-million wired and wireless routers globally since it first brought out its consumer device in 1999.”,”body-href”:””}]