By Brandon Russell |
OUYA already said its Android-powered device would be available in June to the general consumer, and today it announced a precise date: June 4. Shipments will actually start going out today to those who backed the device on Kickstarter, so don’t be surprised to see…
By Brandon Russell |
Right as smartphones are getting bigger and faster, we’re somehow bored and want something new, not iterations of the last thing and the thing before that. Suddenly, wearable tech is the newest trend—people aren’t happy to be regular humans; they want electronic attachments that take…
By Brandon Russell |
Battery anxiety is a real thing. Well, maybe it’s not a legitimate medical condition, but we all experience it. At 5 percent, you’re just minutes away from losing all social contact. What do you do? As your forehead perspires and your hands get clammy, it’s…
By Brandon Russell |
If you purchase a Nook HD+, Barnes & Noble will hook you up with a Nook Simple touch for free starting next week. Two for the price of one is always sweet, and the secondary device could make for a good hand-me-down gift. Like re-gifting…
By Adriana Lee |
I’m going to do something I rarely do: I’m giving an in-post shout-out to a TechnoBuffalo reader. In a previous post, “The Samsung Galaxy S4, and Why We Need a Smartphone Killer,” I talked about the S4 and how it packs in a wealth of…
By Brandon Russell |
Jawbone has finally recognized Android as an existing smartphone OS by releasing an app for several Android handsets. The company has previously only acknowledged iOS, but finally wised up and figured there might be some Android (Ice Cream Sandwich and later) users that’d like to…
By Brandon Russell |
Pebble on Wednesday pushed out a firmware update to its line of smart watches, bringing users up to version 1.9. The update adds a more elegant UI, and also comes with more watch faces. And, of all things, Snake—that timeless dumbphone game you used to…
By Adriana Lee |
Well here’s an interesting use-case for Google Glass. More than just a mobile HUD that can also record or stream anything the wearer sees, what if the hardware got tweaked to include a second, inward-facing camera? That’s the scenario posited by LinkedIn VP Daniel Shapero,…
By Brandon Russell |
Google Glass may be the new, untapped frontier of wearable computing, but the company has a much more interesting (and insane?) concept sitting in its labs. At its SXSW interactive headquarters, Google showed off an interesting “talking shoe” idea that encourages people to be more…
By Brandon Russell |
Google Glass won’t just pair with your Android or iOS device to show you notifications. The wearable computer was present at SXSW, where Google announced some cool new app integration, including support for Gmail, Path and the New York Times. All a wearer needs to…
By Brandon Russell |
Pro Controller U It’s like a Super Nintendo/Xbox 360 controller thrown into one nostalgic cocktail. This not only works with the Wii and Wii U, but Android devices as well through Bluetooth pairing. That’s some good value for just $40, and everyone likes multi-function, especially…
By Adriana Lee |
One of the barriers for 3D printing is the technical acumen required to design a 3D object. Not everyone knows CAD or has the 3D modeling skills to create a digital file fit for printing. But what if all it took was a simple scan?…
By Adriana Lee |
One of the biggest reasons some customers choose a PC over a Mac is the cost. And the reason that, spec for spec, Windows machines are often much cheaper than an OS X-powered computer is because there is a diversity of OEMs designing and manufacturing…
By Brandon Russell |
Nokia 105 There was a time when phones were used for communication—maybe to call family and friends—and that’s it. Even today not everyone needs to play Angry Birds, or Instagram every meal, which devices like Nokia’s new 105 still exist. In an age when phone…
By Brandon Russell |
Leap Motion, which allows users to control their computer purely through motion-control, will ship on May 13 for $80. The technology seems like some strange Kinect-like science fiction gimmick but, according to Leap, the technology is accurate up to a hundredth of a millimeter, and…
By Roy Choi |
Barnes & Noble Inc. Chairman and Founder Leonard Riggio stated he is making a bid to purchase the brick and mortar and online presence of the book retailer. Interestingly though the bid excludes the digital books business, which one would assume has the greatest growth…
By Sean P. Aune |
Oh you kids with your smartwatches! Back in my day… There has been a lot of talk this week about smartwatches. Whether it be rumors of the iWatch, leaked images of a Samsung device or even the CooKoo we’re giving away, smartwatches are on everyone’s…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble announced that it will publish its first quarter 2013 earnings on Feb. 28, and also advised that it expects to post greater losses from its Nook unit. “Based on current forecasts, the Company now expects its fiscal year 2013 NOOK segment EBITDA…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung supposedly has a smartwatch of its own in the works because that’s the Big Thing this year. It’s unclear when such technology is expected to hit, but internal Samsung chatter is allegedly attempting to figure out how it’ll align with its current lineup of…
By Adriana Lee |
In “Apple’s About to Shake Up the Tech Industry Again,” Todd Haselton makes a good point about the company’s knack for taking new or fledgling niches and rocketing them into the mainstream consciousness. There’s a solid history of proof to back this up: MP3 players…
By Brandon Russell |
An Apple smartwatch might be the company’s next big move, and sources say the project is “beyond the experimentation phase.” According to Bloomberg, the Cupertino company has about 100 people—engineers, managers, marketing—working tirelessly on the iWatch, leading sources to believe an actual product is on…
By Sean P. Aune |
Rumors are circulating once again that Apple is looking into the possibility of launching an iOS-based wristwatch. Citing anonymous sources at Apple’s offices in Cupertino, The New York Times reports that Apple is experimenting with a wrist watch that would be powered by iOS. This…
By Brandon Russell |
The WOWee One Pro Bluetooth speaker is an interesting little device. It connects to your smartphone and plays music, but it uses surface contact to enhance sound. Through audio-gel technology, the speaker actually resonates through a table and other surfaces for more pronounced bass (frequencies…
By Adriana Lee |
One of the best things about headphones and in-ear earbuds is the fantastic ability they have to block out the world around you. That’s also one of their most dangerous aspects. When you’re wearing that type of ear gear, you may not be able to…
