On Wednesday Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced his company’s latest creation to the world – the iPad. With a 9.7″ capacitive touchscreen and an operating system similar to the iPhone, the iPad has been designed to fill the gap between smartphones and laptops. On a technological level the device is amazing. Equally amazing is the deal Apple has struck with AT&T in the USA to offer 3G data at $14.99 per month for 250MB and $29.99 for unlimited bandwidth. But I’m not convinced that the gap the iPad fills exists for all but a small niche of computer users at this stage. (more…)

Nintendo’s black Wii is on its way to South African shores, just in time for Christmas. Local distributor The Core Group says that stock is expected to be available from 20 November.

The limited edition black version of the insanely popular console will come in a bundle with a Wii Remote, Wii MotionPlus, Nunchuk and copies of  Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. All the hardware is black. Like my soul.

The recommended retail price for the bundle in SA is R2900 and the international price is expected to be around $289.

Core is also bringing in all of the black accessories for the Wii. You wouldn’t want a black Wii with white remotes. That shit will get you beat up at school.

Nintendo today announced that it has appointed the Core group as official distributors for Nintendo products in South Africa. The Core group also holds South African representation for Tomtom GPS products and Apple IMC – the official distributor for Apple in South Africa.
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