TechSmart 121, October 2013 Oct. 2013 | Page 4

FROM THE EDITOR Getting our GEEK ON After 11 years and 120 issues providing the best (free) tech news and reviews, it’s time for TechSmart to turn over a new leaf. You are holding in your hand what we hope would be a little bundle of joy for geeks everywhere. New and improved, bigger and better, and with a brand new formula, TechSmart is now all about getting your geek on. Although tech news and reviews will always be at our core, we now also focus on those things that we believe are important for geeks everywhere – awesome movies (p44), hot rides (p30), SCIENCE! (p38), comics (p47), books (p49), craft beer (p46) and even a splash of style (p40). We’ve got some biting remarks from Deep Fried Man on the new iPhone, and gamers’ favourite Pippa Tshabalala talks about falling in love (with your favourite game). There’s even fitness gear onboard (p43) since we feel that the stereotypical image of the geek stuck in front of his/her PC/Xbox/PS3 is outdated and does not reflect the whole picture (give or take a few lost weekends recently spent with GTA V). GET YOUR GEEK ON Tel: [phone]nd Floor, Block C, Menlyn Woods Office Park, 291 Sprite Avenue, Faerie Glen, PTA www.smartpublishing.co.za SAMSUNG S4 ZOOM Phone camera or camera phone? 5 SA’s TOP CRAFT BEERS PUBLISHING INFO INSIDE: • Hypercars! • Gadgets! • Science! • Comics! • Gear! VIVID BREAKS BOUNDARIES ADVERTISING Agencies: Karien Steenkamp > 083-748-3413; [email protected] Directory: Predeshan Reddy > 079-515-8708; [email protected] STAFF WRITERS Ryan Noik, Hanleigh Daniels, Mike Joubert CONTRIBUTORS Stephen Aspeling, Deep Fried Man, Lucy Corne, Ismail Fadal, Linda Pretorius, Moray Rhoda, Pippa Tshabalala, Mynhardt van Pletsen May the Force be with you, Mike ([email protected]) 02 Copyright © 2013. All rights reserved. No material, text or photographs may be reproduced, copied or in any other way transmitted without the written consent of the publisher. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or of the editor. We recognise all trademarks and logos as the sole property of their respective owners. TechSmart shall not be liable for any errors or for any actions in reliance thereon. All prices were correct at time of going to print. EDITOR PRINT & ONLINE Mike Joubert [email protected] So in these interesting tech times where one cannot rest on one’s laurels (just ask Nokia and BlackBerry), we believe this new TechSmart will now become even more important reading material each month. P Although a lot of people put some .S. serious effort into this issue, I need to thank awesome photographer and all-round nice guy, Basil Koufos, for his excellent work on shooting TechSmart’s first original cover. Go and have a look at more of his work over at www.bk-photography.com. Published by: COVER PHOTO Basil Koufos > 082-439-2022 63 333 average copies per month Consumer: Male [April – June 2013] TechSmart uses BluWave CRM. DESIGNERS Lizelle Cronjé, Annemart Swanepoel SMART PUBLISHING General manager: Anneke Claassen [email protected] Business manager: George Grobler [email protected] Print media manager: Suzanne van Niekerk [email protected] October 2013 | TechSmart