By Sean P. Aune |
I think we can officially say that the early days of Apple were definitely not as polished in video production as they are now. A few months ago we brought you a video from Apple of the 1980′s called “Leading the Way.” It was, to…
By Brandon Russell |
Voice-Authenticating USB Drive This isn’t like your sister’s voice recognition password journal. For spies, or just normal shmoes, protecting sensitive data is paramount in today’s digital world — whether its top-secret information or blackmail photos. That’s what makes this voice-authenticating 8GB USB drive such an…
By Joey Davidson |
Minecraft for the Xbox 360 will officially launch this week. In case you’ve been wondering what some of the in-game goodness will look like, we’ve decided to record a few minutes worth of footage for your enjoyment.…
By Sean P. Aune |
You know what I’ve always dreamed of? A low resolution camera that prints to thermal paper. Thank goodness Nintendo already took care of this for me.…
By Joey Davidson |
This time on “We Play,” we’re taking a look at the follow-up to the free-roaming kill-a-thon from Activision and Radical, Prototype 2. We strap in for one mission that occurs at roughly the halfway point of the game’s campaign. Be ready for a mix of…
By Brandon Russell |
The Brydge iPad Keyboard This product looks like it took a page right out of Asus’ book (keyboard dock, anyone?), which certainly isn’t a bad thing. Aptly named the Brydge, this accessory is the closest the iPad will ever be to the MacBook Air. Not…
By Sean P. Aune |
Hailing from 1983, we find this lengthy video sent out to RCA dealers to promote the upcoming line of Selectavision monitors. Even in the early 1980′s consumers were already getting to the point where they had more items to attach to their televisions than they…
By Brandon Russell |
Blackmagic Cinema Camera If Canon’s new 4K-capable C500 Series ($30,000) is out of your price range, consider Blackmagic’s new Cinema Camera. Designed with similar aesthetics to that of a Leica, the Cinema Camera ($3,000) features a 2.5K image sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range…
By Sean P. Aune |
April 12, 1981 is a day I’ll never forget. I was only nine-years-old, but it’s hard to forget the first time you saw the Space Shuttle take off. I had always been fascinated by space, and I had been reading everything I could about the…
By Joey Davidson |
This time on “We Play,” we’re diving face first into a moto-cross, physics-based, 2.5-D racing game. Trials Evolution Launched today, April 18th. Already, it’s received an overwhelming amount of praise from gaming press fortunate enough to land review codes. Some are even calling it their…
By Brandon Russell |
Scrabble Coasters If you haven’t figured it out already, I’m a pretty big fan of Scrabble — I even highlighted the Typography Edition in a previous Buffalo Gear post. So why not encourage our inner-word nerds even more with this Scrabble coaster set? Styled after…
By Sean P. Aune |
Ah, the Mini Disc. Yet another in a long line of failed formats. I’ve made a few references to the Mini Disc over the course of this column, but I realized I’ve never actually included a video of it. Shame on me. While this video…
By Joey Davidson |
Fez is the gorgeously artsy, beautifully composed indie title that just released for the Xbox LIVE Arcade from the folks at Polytron Corporation. It released today for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, and it’s currently selling for 800 Microsoft Points. It is, as of now, an Xbox…
By Joey Davidson |
We’re going weird here, folks. Diabolical Pitch is the brand new arcade shooter for the Kinect from the folks at Grasshopper Manufacture. This game, like the properties typically made by this studio, is zany. But, hey, that’s why we love it. Diabolical Pitch pits players against a…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s amazing how actors like Leonard Nimoy will sometimes take any acting job, even if it means talking to a glowing rock. Think of this as a continuation from last week’s Flashback Friday about video discs. I made a brief mention of Magnavox’s entry into…
By Brandon Russell |
Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass If Darth Vader ever retired to a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness, this Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass would surely be above his mantl. Before the Admiral was leading combat operations against the Galactic Empire, the Mon Calamari native was…
By Sean P. Aune |
Ah, the video disc. Yet another example of a failed format that companies tried to push on consumers. Often confused with the laser disc format, video discs came around in the very late 1970′s and early 1980′s as the next big thing in home entertainment.…
By Joey Davidson |
In this edition of We Play (Did you even know that was the name!? I didn’t.), we lace up our spikes and take to the links of Pebble Beach in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. We take a look at two separate holes as we…
By Brandon Russell |
Marshall Amp Fridge Live the Rock and Roll lifestyle, or at least pretend to, with this Marshall Amp Fridge. Disguised to the T as a piece of rock equipment – signature logos, facing, and control knobs in all – this fridge was made for your…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s hard to believe there was a time where the idea of dialing across the country without assistance required a 10 minute film to explain it. This 1951 short from Bell Systems – which eventually would be AT&T – talked about the amazing advancements in…
By Brandon Russell |
As unabashed gadget lovers, TechnoBuffalo is always on the look out for the latest innovations in design, function and user experience. Unfortunately, we just don’t have the capacity to cover every product out there and, as a result, many worthwhile goods subsequently don’t get the…
By Sean P. Aune |
There was a time, not all that long ago really, where everyone had to have a set of Encyclopedia Britannica in their home. As we all know, that era came to an end this week. After 244 years, the Encyclopedia Britannica will no long be…
By Brandon Russell |
As unabashed gadget lovers, TechnoBuffalo is always on the look out for the latest innovations in design, function and user experience. Unfortunately, we just don’t have the capacity to cover every product out there and, as a result, many worthwhile products subsequently don’t get the…
By Sean P. Aune |
Next time you pick up your phone to send a text to someone across the country, or even the world, it might be fun to remember this video. As a rabid texter, it’s amazing to think how much work it would have taken years ago…
