I’m a loyal Netflix adherent, and I have been for years now – even after the company started messing everything up with the DNS and VPN bans. That said, South Africa’s own streaming services have a lot to offer, with Naspers-owned Showmax at the fore - and it's now available on console.

The V20 may have had a few gimmicks layered into its design, but the audio department was aces. It stroked my cochlea with sublime Quad-DAC hardware that sounded beauitful with the right headset. The LG V30 sounds like it’ll be playing to those strengths then, as LG’s next flagship is doubling down on the audio department and then some.

HP’s Omen range of systems is generally powerful enough, but it’s the stuff that’s appended with an “X” that really gets interesting. Usually reserved for their desktops, the X signifies that the system packs in the bleeding edge, or is emboldened by some sort of radical design.

In the end, there’s an impressive amount of tech packed into a tiny space. For its price, it stuffed with a wealth of features that you’d struggle to find in more expensive and more established wearables. Unfortunately, as good as its hardware is, it's let down by some genuinely frustrating companion software.

It’s a pretty good headset for its price, and locally its price (R1299) very nearly aligns with its current US one of $80. If you’re looking for something that offers good quality but no frills, you could do far worse

HMD Global, the Finnish company that has the licence to make phones bearing the Nokia name has revealed its new, eagerly anticipated Nokia 8. It’s the first Android phone to have the Nokia branding, which is exciting stuff – but the phone itself is really just par for what you’d expect from a modern flagship.

Motorola could be planning to release a phone that had a screen utilising thermal black magic to heal itself when cracked or damaged. The phone would theoretically detect when the screen was damaged in some way, and engage its healing mechanisms, which rely on the screen being made out of a “transparent plastic or glass-like polymer.”

Smart Locks are the future. They’re internet-connected locks that enable remote clocking and opening, opening via smartphone, and also allow owners to generate single or timed use codes to allow entry. Smart Locks are also the future of getting locked out of your own damned house.

Razer's expensive Lancehead mouse might have been a bridge too far, but the Atheris packs a punch for nearly a third of the price.

Rumours around Nikon’s upcoming D850 has set the internet ablaze, with fans of the Japanese photography giant’s next flagship camera becoming increasingly impatient for an official reveal.

I’ve been salivating over the prospect of LG’s impending new flagship, the V30 for some time now. It looks like the V30 – due to be fully revealed at IFA Berlin at the end of this month – is going to do for photography and video capture what the V20 did for audio.

Google has taken steps to fire an employee who penned and shared a maifesto calling for less diversity programmes within the company.