PopularMechanics082017

APPLE IPAD PRO 10,5

Consider this screen size bump as either a prelude to the upcoming new iPhone’s

similar screen enlarging, or a way to remove confusion within the iPad line-up.

After experiencing it for myself, I can attest to its brilliance. Apple is calling it

“the world’s most advanced display” and you can’t really argue with that logic on

tablets and laptops. There’s nothing in the market with this kind of lamination

and that ludicrous 120 Hz refresh rate. It’s also meant to replace your laptop; when

raw processing power is combined with the extensive iOS 11 updates, that’s also

difficult to dispute. If you can stomach the price, this is the best tablet computer

you can buy. If you want to save a few pennies, opt for the outgoing iPad Pro

9,7 or even the iPad (you’ll get the same software for half the price and only

lose a bit of screen quality and Pencil support).

FROM R11 000, MYISTORE.CO.ZA

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FOR THE LOVE OF GADGETS l Edited by LINDSEY SCHUTTERS ([email protected])

3D Sensing system

IMU

24 Computing cores

GPS/GLONASS

Camera

Vision positioning

system

C SEED 262

All we know is that C Seed manufacture

the world’s largest outdoor LED display

and now the company is bringing that

technology indoors. That 262 model

number is the diagonal size, in inches.

It weighs 800 kg and it’s a 4K panel.

$589 000, CSEED.TV

TEFORIA LEAF

I’m quite serious about my tea and love

the ceremony of extracting the perfect cup.

I do, however, see the value in outsourcing

the process of drawing the perfect cup to

a robot. Water temperature – when you

upgrade to speciality leaves like Gyokuro,

you’ll know the importance of it – steep

time and agitation are all automatically set

by scanning the proprietary tea package.

That’s really the only flaw.

$400, TEFORIA.COM

DJI SPARK

Soldering together components and perfecting

your mini-quad’s tune is great fun and all,

but sometimes you just want to fly and

have fun or take interesting visuals. The

Spark is the dream machine. Its mini-quad

(body about the size of a Coke can) houses a

full suite of intelligent flight sensors that

help it avoid obstacles, return to home and

even recognise your face. That DJI encourages

customers to launch this drone from the palm of

your hand goes against everything we understand

as “safe practice”, but simultaneously serves as a

testament to the company’s technological prowess.

Fifteen minutes of flight time means you should prob-

ably consider the FlyMore bundle that adds two extra

batteries and a three-battery charger. It also gets you

the controller which extends the range to two kilo-

metres and ups the top speed to 50 km/h.

FROM R8 700, WEFIX.CO.ZA