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E STATION G R A H EC R A H IT W IE NEVER SAY D These days when cellphone batteries die, people become miserable, and you don’t need that kind of negativity in your establishment! But help is at hand. The Mini Station from RiCharge is a great way to keep your patrons happy and generate income too. You don’t have to take responsibility for the phone because the owners keep them on them. It works like this: first, the patron asks for a charging tablet; then you take their ID, car keys, or a cash deposit as a security deposit; the patron can then recharge with his device at his side and once done, the patron returns the charging tablet and gets the deposit back. It’s up to you whether you offer this service free or charge for it. Each station comes with six power banks. Each unit holds up to 5000mAh on a full charge. Included are eight cables: two iPhone 4 cables, two iPhone 5/6 cables, Four Samsung/ Black Berry/ Nokia cables. www.richarge.co.za
BORN IN THE RSA South Africans love their sport and there is no better way to watch it than relaxing with friends in front of a big-screen TV. Now Hisense is manufacturing the the 84-inch UltraHD TV, which features LED backlighting and a native resolution of 3840 x 2160. It’s just as good as anything else out there, but it has a distinct price advantage. That’s because it’s built in South Africa – lower taxes on locally-produced products mean the Hisense unit is cheaper than its competitors. The LCD panels are imported from the Hisense manufacturing plant in China but everything else, including circuit boards, is assembled in South Africa. The 84-inch XT900 has a recommended retail price of R170 000, while the next-cheapest competitor is LG’s 84-inch LM9600, for R190 000. Similar performance models by Sony and Samsung go for R250 000 and R380 000.
IRELESS ROUTER W A H IT W S N O R T PA CONNECT YOUR Everybody wants WiFi these days, so why not make your patrons happy by providing it for them? All you need is a wireless router to connect other devices to your wireless local area network (WLAN). The Linksys WRT1900AC Wireless Router is one of the the most powerful routers on the market to date. It is very easy to use – you can set it up yourself in less than 10 minutes after taking it out of the box. It has remote access and management. Most importantly, it has a very powerful CPU promoting simultaneous high speed connections. Its high speed data processing allows the device to handle multiple users, which means your patrons are going to be overjoyed.
• Bands: 2.4+5 GHz Dualband • Top Wi-Fi speed: 1300Mbps • Wired Ports: four (excluding WAN) • Antennas: four external (high performance) • WIFI router price : R4,067.00
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