Fitbit out-steps Apple Watch I pitted Fitbit against Apple Watch in a step count challenge. I wore the Fitbit Flex and the Apple Watch 1st generation 42mm stainless steal. The step count challenge started at 6am and ended around 6pm, 12 hours later. My goal was to cut the challenge off as soon as the first [...]
General Motors pull out of SA General Motors announced today that they are pulling out of South Africa. While painful, understanding the whole story is important to understanding its effects. General Motors in summary have said: The production of the Chevrolet brand will be ramped down with the view to stopping manufacture by end 2017. [...]
Step aside high crime rate and junk status. Fuel prices also want to trend as a label for the country… As much as we complain in this country about our fuel prices, we not the only ones to feel the pinch of an increase. The Bloomberg global fuel price index, as of April ’17, mentions [...]
Printed publishing makes way for digital, as we turn the last page on our AutoTrader magazine For 25 years waiting rooms and living rooms have been anchored by the thick wedge that was AutoTrader’s flagship. A magazine with pages that were densely packed with cars for sale from all around the country. This month the magazine says [...]
You take out your phone, and open the Uber app. Ten minutes later you get into a car that matches the description and registration number of the car on your phone. You exchange pleasantries with the driver. You are completely at ease, because soon you will arrive safely at your destination. Or will you? There [...]
Special Edition Rolls-Royce Dawn Unveiled for 2017 Unveiled for 2017, ‘Dawn – Inspired by Fashion’ is a new special edition Rolls-Royce model. It’s not the first time that a car turns to fashion for inspiration. However, the automaker has incorporated aspects in a unique way. The marque’s third convertible in 45 years is receiving special [...]
Autonomous firefighting helicopters could save some firefighters lives... Every year during the dry summer months, large parts of the country (especially the Western Cape) fall prey to vicious bushfires. Whether started by evil-doers or a result of a badly-timed braai on a windy day, the fires pose a huge threat to everyone involved. It’s often a [...]
If you ever thought of smuggling a supercar, perhaps a LaFerrari, into the country, you might want to rethink that idea… An unnamed Ferrari owner brought a Ferrari LaFerrari into the country back in 2014. He, however, failed to follow the correct import procedures and pay the costs involved with the customs duty and VAT. [...]
James Bond’s affinity for the finer things in life has remained a constant across the years of adventures. An Aston Martin Miami condo might just be the next posh asset to his list. After just revealing luxury speed boats, the British sportscar company has now partnered with global property developer. G and G Business Developments, [...]
Canada does not have Target (America’s second-largest discount retailer). Canadian Netflix only has half the movie and television titles available to American subscribers. The Canadian unemployment rate is 2.1 % higher than the US. Canada also has the highest per-capita greenhouse-gas emissions in the world. In spite of these factors - at least Canadians won’t [...]
