Draining pool pump energy costs

, an energy expert from Cape Town, was a runner-up in the Innovation category of Eskom’s 2011 eta Awards for a, energy-saving pool pump motor.  There are approximately a million swimming pools in South Africa and this number is expected to grow at 3% per year. The size of pump motors installed ranges from...

Tigo Voice SMS achieves high adoption rate in six months

 Tigo DRC, a leading telecom operator in Democratic Republic of Congo and a subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular, announced that its Voice SMS service has achieved an impressive adoption rate of over 60% in little over six months. Tigo launched Voice SMS service across Democratic Republic of Congo...

A golfing glove that does more than giving a better grip

Sensosolutions www.sensoglove.com, a provider of sports analysis, motion and performance measurement systems, has announced SensoGlove, said to be the world’s first golf glove with built-in digital sensors that continuously reads the user’s grip pressure to ensure a consistently accurate, smooth and...

RWC2011 rugby app – worth a try

Numerous applications have been released to help follow the Rugby World Cup in new Zealand. SEAN BACHER finds the ideal application to keep you up to date with the progress of the Springboks. When South Africa won the last Rugby World Cup in 2007, the only way fans could monitor what games were being played...

Rugby reminders for your phone

Samsung and Sports Illustrated South Africa have launched an application that enables Galaxy smartphone users to select World Cup Rugby matches that they want to watch and automatically sets reminders. Samsung and Sports Illustrated South Africa have launched a new free application that enables Galaxy...

Golfers get a weather heads-up

Golfing enthusiast can now get a heads-up on the weather conditions of all golf courses around the world before they tee off. The world’s first hyper-local weather forecast service for golfers and travellers www.golfweather.com has been developed by South African online entrepreneur Moshe Adir, a 14-year...