News
FNB tap-to-pay comes to Garmin, Fitbit watches
First National Bank clients who own certain Garmin and Fitbit smartwatches can now use them to “tap to pay” at retail outlets where tap-based payments are supported.
Browsing: Garmin
David Glance
No, fitness trackers don’t make you fat
The headlines say it all. From “Fitness trackers ‘don’t help weight loss’” through to claims that fitness trackers can “make users fatter” and “That fitness tracker might actually make losing weight harder”. These conclusions by the
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 151 – ‘Codpast’
In this extra-length edition of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about South Africa’s spectrum mess. Also this week, they talk about First National Bank’s decision to get into the
In-depth
Inside 4Di Capital’s new R256m fund
MMI Holdings, the JSE-listed parent of Momentum and Metropolitan, has committed hundreds of millions of rand to investing in and nurturing the next-wave of health and financial technology
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 148 – ‘Ken sent me’
In the latest episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition of LinkedIn and what it all means. Also this week, they discuss Apple’s Worldwide Developer
News
Stellenbosch’s LifeQ in big tie-up with Garmin
Stellenbosch-based digital health start-up LifeQ, which develops advanced technology capable of measuring human body functions, has announced it has signed a significant deal with US technology
Gadgets & Reviews
Garmin Forerunner 630 review: run wild
Annual product refreshes of smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone or Samsung’s Galaxy S series have become so mildly iterative that it’s hard to get excited about the release of a new model. It’s not like the early days of the smartphone industry
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 144 – ‘Drones over Clarens’
In this edition of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the new Africa-1 cable system and Vumatel raising more funding. Also this week, they discuss MTN’s ongoing Nigerian headache and
Gadgets & Reviews
Garmin Fēnix 3 review: consummate all-rounder
The problem with most GPS-enabled multi-sport watches is that they’re normally big, bulky and brash. This doesn’t seem to stop some endurance athletes from wearing them as their primary timepiece though – a bright orange, blue or white ostentatious statement that they take their training
Editor's pick
Garmin Vívoactive: the ultimate generalist?
The Vívoactive is Garmin’s foray into the exploding smartwatch market, which Smartwatch Group predicts will be worth US$8,9bn in 2015. Although modern stereotypes suggest one can’t be both smart and sporty, Garmin seems to have broken the smartwatch mould, at least as far