By Sean P. Aune |
HTC and Beats Audio have sent out an invite for an event going down next week in New York City. Festivities kick off on November 3 at 3 PM EST, but we don’t yet know exactly what they will be showing. The suspicion is that…
By Emily Price |
The iPod was introduced for the first time 10 years ago today, on October 23 2001. Steve Jobs described the 5GB device as “1,000 songs in your pocket,” and its popularity paved the way for later versions of the iPod, as well as countless other…
By Jon Rettinger |
When Apple announced the newest addition to their iPod Touch line, many people were left scratching their heads. On paper, there seems to be no discernable difference between this and last year’s device other than the color and … that’s it. If you have yet…
By Jon Rettinger |
While many people will already be familiar with the iPod touch line, Apple’s newest version comes in a white version along with iOS 5 preinstalled. If you do own a previous model, there isn’t really a huge reason to upgrade unless you own a version…
By Sean P. Aune |
We had all wondered where this year’s iPod announcement was, and it seems Apple decided it was best to roll it into the iPhone 4S announcement? Why? Because beyond now coming in white, and a slightly cheaper price, the iPod Touch is pretty much identical…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple wouldn’t, nay couldn’t, have a fall press event without talking about iPods, right? And so they did. First, the attention went to the iPod Nano, and how the company is jumping on board the “Nano as clock/watch” trend with 16 new clock faces —…
By Killian Bell |
Speculation that Microsoft was going to kill off its Zune players has been circulating since earlier this year, and after the Redmond-based company removed any reference to the device from its website yesterday, it seemed certain that the Zune was destined for doom. The company…
By Adriana Lee |
Oh sadness, nostalgia. Seems that the old black, white and silver iPods we knew and loved might be bound for the scrap heap. While CNET chews over its own theory about the inevitability of forced iPod obsolescence, TUAW has it on good authority (from one of…
By Killian Bell |
We’re all excited about Apple’s upcoming iPhone event on October 4, but we may already have an idea of what’s in store, thanks to Apple’s internal inventory system. A source for 9to5 Mac has revealed that two of the upcoming devices have already entered into…
By Sean P. Aune |
Is Apple contemplating a white iPod Touch for this year? Just yesterday parts for the iPhone 5 showed up, and today our friends at iFixDirect got theirs in. When they sent over their pics, which matched up with yesterday’s, they had an added bonus of…
By Sean P. Aune |
As we noted last night, HTC had “a major announcement” to make this morning, and while we didn’t know anything initially, the news later in the evening of the company investing $300 million into Beats by Dr. Dre seemed to be a good indicator of what…
By Killian Bell |
HTC has just acquired a $300 million majority stake in Beats Electronics, which will see the Beats by Dr. Dre audio technology integrated into its devices later this year, finally delivering better mobile audio. Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, said that the company’s new partnership…
By Noah Kravitz |
As rumored, reported, and otherwise wished-upon-a-star for, Sonos recently debuted their smallest, lowest-cost receiver to date, the Play:3. Part of a brand makeover, Play:3 slots in alongside the Play:5 (formerly S5) as the company’s two self-contained wireless receiver/speaker/amplifier products. In a nutshell, Sonos is a…
By Emily Price |
Oh Walkman, how you’ve changed. Sony just announced three new additions to its Walkman line of music players. The players update its A, S, and E lines, and all include a karaoke mode, language learning function and bookmarking. They also also have a SensMe feature,…
By Sean P. Aune |
Did Apple just accidentally reveal on its site that the next iPod Touch will have 3G, or will this day go down in history as the one where art departments lost their minds? First we had a Target ad showing what could be the iPhone 5, or…
By Noah Kravitz |
The rumors were true: Sonos has added a smaller, lower cost member to their family of wireless music systems. The Play:3 is a $299 unit with three drivers, three amps, and integrated wireless/Ethernet networking that streams music from your local collection or various online services…
By Adriana Lee |
A white iPod Touch? That’s what this photo, presumably of the Touch’s digitizer, suggests. And it’s not really all that far-fetched, is it? There are white versions now of the iPhone and iPad. This could wind up being the most major update to the iPod…
By Mike Perlman |
Lately, I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with a select fleet of quality gadgets, and the Altec Lansing inMotion Air wireless Bluetooth speaker system is yet another gem in the rough. Altec Lansing has taken portable sound to the next level with the inMotion…
By Emily Price |
So I have to admit- I might have already thought Sony killed the MiniDisc….10 years ago? Apparently not. According to the Japanese paper Nikkei Sony plans on discontinuing sales of the MiniDisc Walkman in September of this year. Worldwide, the company has reportedly sold 22…
By Noah Kravitz |
Ever used a Sonos wireless audio system? They’re really pretty cool: Easy to set up, fun to use, and capable of zapping high-quality audio around your home in myriad ways. Want the same track streamed from your iTunes or NAS drive to every zone in…
By Emily Price |
There are at least a million and one tablet docks out there these days. iLuv caught my eye this afternoon with these two speaker docks, one that turns your iPad or Galaxy Tab into a desktop computer or sorts, and another that lets you take…
By Emily Price |
Vintage Buffalo is a weekly feature here at TechnoBuffalo where we take a look at our old gadgets, why we bought them, and what made us replace them. Are you like us and hanging on to some gadget relics of the past? Submit your story…
By Sean P. Aune |
With the iOS 5 beta out in the wild now, it should come as no surprise that people are tearing into the code to see what they can find about future Apple products. It isn’t unusual for there to be hints to future iOS devices…
By Emily Price |
iWork has been available for the iPad since launch, however, today the company has made the suite of productivity applications available for the iPhone and iPod touch as well. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers are available starting today from the App Store for $9.99 for new…
