Could this redefine console gaming? Valve, the company behind Half-Life, Portal and the Steam digital gaming service is totally re-inventing the game pad. Valve’s new controller, the Steam Controller, will be based around “super-precise haptic feedback,” and will allow keyboard and mouse gamers to move their gaming onto a television to get the ‘living room’ experience.
Apple’s product leak problems aren’t going away. A chinese parts supplier has posted this video, allegedly comparing the body shapes of the fourth-gen iPad and the iPad Mini with the forthcoming fifth-gen iPad. Apple is set to unveil the new iPad in October. Still, one can’t help but feel Stevo would never have stood for this.
Next time you have a fried chicken craving and you find yourself at KFC, here’s what you can do to turn good old Colonel Sanders into the devil.
Alec Baldwin’s wife, Hilaria, has made this awesome prenatal yoga video, and guess who’s in it? That’s right, her very loving husband. Watch as Hilaria explains how to move through the posture, while stone-faced Alec presses lightly down on her hips to help expand them. But the best part is at the end.
A man needs a new nose. Where does he go? China, of course. China, where they’ll stick a new nose on you no problem. One catch, it has to go on your forehead.
Mashable voted the Kindle Paperwhite . “The Best Digital Reading Experience Money Can Buy.” GAnd now you can get yours, with a R1,200 discount. Shame!
Local mobile gaming company, Thoopid, has been working on the highly-addictive smartphone game, Snailboy, for most of 2013. As was expected, they’ve knocked this one out of the park. No wonder they’re tipped to become the ‘Rovio of Africa.’
Controversial Zuma painting back on display. Militants slaughter sleeping students in Nigeria. Amanda Knox retrial begins. Google unveils major search engine overhaul. Plane skids off runway in Rome. Simon Cowell gives homeless man $100. Prince George gets his first coin.
Guys, looks what’s coming out of Brackenfell these days. I’m telling you, we’ve always had the greatest of respect for our brothers and sisters north of the curtain, and now you can see why. There’s some genetic excellence happening there, and you cannot deny that. Enjoy this spotlight on young Miss Meyer, who details where […]
After being denied entry to the University of South Africa to give a talk, Julius Malema referred to white people as his brothers and encouraged them to give up land without compensation. He then went on to criticize the University, and SA Students Congress.
Happy Friday, friends. Take consolation that you don’t live in the wilds of South America when you climb in to your car this afternoon. Take it away, NatGeo…
To celebrate the success of their new TV ad, “The Chef”, Amstel Lager is giving consumers a chance to enjoy it like never before. Turning the logo on the Amstel bottle into an augmented reality reader, consumers can now enjoy the ad and their favourite beer at the same time – creating a whole new viewing experience.
My latest wedding gripe might go relatively unnoticed by the vast majority of wedding goers but I guarantee you that it takes place at every single wedding- I’m explicitly referring to the section of the evening where the MC or Best Man reads out messages from those who couldn’t attend.
Political analyst Richard Calland released a book this year titled, ‘The Zuma Years: South Africa’s changing face of power’. In the book he said while he is still critical of the past, he misses Mbeki.
71-year-old Professor Stephen Hawking was at the Cambridge Film Festival to chat about the biopic detailing his life. While speaking about the film, Hawking spoke about the possibility of preserving brains on hard drives. He was asked if he thought a person’s consciousness could live on after death. His response:
Candice Swanepoel is in Cape Town. Now before you run off on a frenzy to find the super hot Victoria’s Secret model, finish reading this article, it might give you clues as to her whereabouts.
The 16 second clip features YMCMB (Young Money Cash Money Billionaires) branded caps, Paris frolicking in water, Cash Money CEO, Birdman, L’il Wayne, robots, bottle service, more robots, an awesome diamond encrusted swimsuit, oh and she wears a “Rich Girl,” tank top. If you didn’t know — Paris’ Cash Money family nickname is “Rich Girl.”
William Boyd is the award winning author who wrote the latest 007 novel, Solo. Boyd based his Bond on Daniel Day-Lewis, and says that his vision of James Bond is almost identical to the original author, Ian Flemming’s depiction of James Bond.
The latest episode of Zach Galifianakis’ web series, ‘Between Two Ferns’ features one Justin Bieber, esq. The insert is comprised of the usual layering of offensive and awkward questions followed by pregnant silences – so far, so good. And then Zach stands up, belllows “You’re too young to be smoking pot and pee-peeing in buckets and driving up and down the highway fast! I don’t think your mom would really mind if a stranger beat her son.”, and beats Bieber with his belt.
Bill Gates has finally admited something we’ve known for a long time: control-alt-delete was a mistake. At a Harvard fundraising campaign, he was asked: “When I want to turn on my computer and software why do I have to have three fingers, Ctrl, Alt, Delete?[…] Who’s idea was that?”
This week, we’re very pleased to bring you one of the most decorative houses of the week to have ever graced the cache of this website. Ebullient with colour, this well-appointed five-bedroom Johannesburg residence is a whirlwind of quality finishes, and lace doilies. And at just under three bar for the whole lot, this kak fancy place is a bargain.
A French mountaineer was left stunned after finding a metal box that contained emeralds, rubies and sapphires worth hundreds of thousands of Euros whilst scaling the Mont Blanc glacier in the Alps.
Just when you thought the Curiosity Rover was just digging up dirt up in vain up on the red planet, it’s gone and struck gold – well, water, actually. That’s right, believe it or not, there’s water on Mars.
The first cases of the terrifying, homemade, cheap-o version of heroin that eats the flesh of users from the inside and leaves them with reptilian-like skin (hence the name), have been reported in Arizona. The state fears that this is the beginning of an epidemic.
Those foul-mouthed boys from South Park are coming to your PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 just in time for Christmas. Ubisoft, the company who brought us games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, has announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth will be released on 10 December this year, to coincide with the premiere of the 17th season of the TV show.
Radio presenter, Sneha Kothari Mashru, said she survived the horrific Kenyan mall massacre by smothering herself in the blood of a teenage victim to make it look like she was dead. She said the boy died of his injuries while they hid from Al Shabaab militia who stormed the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi a few days ago. She turned his phone off to stop it from alerting their attackers and came up with the plan to smear herself in his blood and play dead.
Extremists are losing their minds over Miss World 2013. US and Russia agree on Syria. Human remains found on Costa Concordia. Fan stabbed to death at US baseball game. Dozens of Qatar’s world cup ‘slaves’ dying..
Last weekend the 5 – 1 multiple came good and as a result there were a few happy people here at The Compound. This weekend is probably one of the best spreads to date, offering some very interesting options and involves the following matches:
Bridgestone is the perfect tyre for any adventure and it’s clear to see why when you take a look at the video of their journey to Borneo. The team had the privilege of spending time with four top SA Swimsuit models – Nicole Meyer, Derryn Lester, Xenia Deli and Jayden Ashley Robinson. And so could you!
Four Corners, the movie set in the Cape ganglands, has been selected as South Africa’s official 2014 foreign language entry for the Academy Awards. This is the first foreign language film to blend Sabela (the coded prison language of the 26 and 28 Number gangs) Tsoti-taal, Cape Afrikaans and English.