{"id":85705,"date":"2013-08-30T15:40:22","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T13:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=85705"},"modified":"2013-08-30T17:23:53","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T15:23:53","slug":"prices-slashed-on-tablets-tvs-and-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/85705-prices-slashed-on-tablets-tvs-and-consoles.html","title":{"rendered":"Prices slashed on tablets, TVs, and consoles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the largest retailers in South Africa have slashed the price of technology goods and services this week.<\/p>\n

Consumers can enjoy significant price cuts on laptops, TVs, and gaming consoles from retailers such as Incredible Connection, Makro, and Esquire.<\/p>\n

Some of the best gadget and tech deals available this weekend are listed below.<\/p>\n

DSTV Explora HD PVR decoder (Big Boy Toys) \u2013 R2,299<\/h3>\n

The new DSTV Explora HD PVR decoder is undergoing a promotion this weekend, being priced at R2,299.<\/p>\n

\"DSTV<\/a>

DSTV Explora HD PVR decoder (Big Boy Toys)<\/p><\/div>\n

UEC 2U HD PVR and Walka Combo (Big Boy Toys) \u2013 R1,299.00<\/h3>\n

The bundle which includes a UEC PVR and smartcard, along with a 3.5-inch Walka portable TV is on sale for R1,299 from Big Boy Toys.<\/p>\n

\"UEC

UEC 2U HD PVR and Walka Combo (Big Boy Toys)<\/p><\/div>\n

Sony 20 MP camera (Kalahari) \u2013 R4,299<\/h3>\n

Kalahari\u2019s Deal of the Week includes the Sony DSC-HX300 camera, which features 20 megapixel resolution, 50x optical zoom an 1080p HD video recording.<\/p>\n

\"Sony

Sony 20 MP camera (Kalahari)<\/p><\/div>\n

Nixon Trooper headphones (Takealot) \u2013 R189<\/h3>\n

Takealot has cut the price on its Nixon headphones, with the Trooper Yellow headphones getting slashed from R599 to R189.<\/p>\n

\"Nixon

Nixon Trooper headphones (Takealot)<\/p><\/div>\n

Xbox 360 bundle special (Makro) – R2,299<\/h3>\n

Makro has an Xbox 360 bundle on special this weekend. The bundle includes a 4GB console, one controller, a play-and-charge kit and Tomb Raider for R2,299.<\/p>\n

\"Xbox<\/a>

Xbox 360 bundle (Makro)<\/p><\/div>\n

PS3 and Vita bundle (Makro) \u2013 R4999<\/h3>\n

Makro\u2019s other offer includes a PS3 console and PS Vita bundle. The bundle features a 500GB PS3 super-slim console and Dual-Shock 3, a PS Vita WiFi handheld console, a 4GB memory card and Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, which works with cross-play on both systems.<\/p>\n

\"PS3

PS3 and Vita bundle (Makro<\/p><\/div>\n

Samsung 55-inch 3D Full HD LED TV (Makro) \u2013 R12,999<\/h3>\n

Makro has the dropped the price of the Samsung 55-inch 3D Full HD LED TV (UA55EH6030) to R12,999 this weekend.<\/p>\n

\"Samsung

Samsung 55-inch 3D Full HD LED TV (Makro)<\/p><\/div>\n

Nexus 7″ WiFi from Incredible Connection \u2013 R 1,999<\/h3>\n

Incredible Connection slashed the price of the Nexus 7 tablet from the usual R2,999 to R1,999. The Nexus 7 features an nVidia Tegra 3 Quad Core Processor 1.2GHz, 1280 x 800 Resolution, Up To 9.5 Hours of Battery Life, Bluetooth Connectivity, 1GB RAM and 32GB Memory.<\/p>\n

The promotion runs until 1 September 2013.<\/p>\n

\"Nexus<\/a>

Nexus 7<\/p><\/div>\n

Asus TF600 Tablet and Keyboard Dock (Incredible Connection) \u2013 R6999.95<\/h3>\n

Incredible Connection has cut R2,000 off the Asus TF600 Tablet and Keyboard Dock, now pricing it at R6,999.95.<\/p>\n

\"Asus

Asus TF600 Tablet and Keyboard Dock (Incredible Connection)<\/p><\/div>\n

Asus S400 Ultrabook (Incredible Connection) \u2013 R7,999<\/h3>\n

Asus S400 Ultrabook from Incredible Connection has been discounted to R7,999 this weekend.<\/p>\n

\"Asus<\/a>

Asus S400 Ultrabook (Incredible Connection)<\/p><\/div>\n

Esquire<\/h3>\n

Esquire has a number of Spring Day specials happening on Saturday, although they\u2019re part of a Happy Hour sale and are only valid from 11am to 12pm.<\/p>\n

More Gadget news<\/h3>\n

Best gadgets, broadband for SA\u2019s millionaires<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 prices in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Samsung Windows products renamed ATIV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nokia large-screen smartphone launches soon: sources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Africa\u2019s largest retailers have slashed the prices of gadgets including tablets, televisions, and gaming consoles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":340900,"featured_media":85721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[21213,8965,35,2664,4562],"class_list":["post-85705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-big-boy-toys","tag-dion-wired","tag-headline","tag-incredible-connection","tag-kalahari"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/340900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85705"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85733,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85705\/revisions\/85733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}