By Ron Duwell |
While my New England Patriots were being thoroughly humbled by the Baltimore Ravens this past weekend, I found myself on a slow local train out into the Japanese countryside to teach at a kindergarten. To say I missed a large chunk of the game is…
By Roy Choi |
We are huge sports fans here at TechnoBuffalo. We all have our favorite teams and enjoy gathering with friends to take in a game at home. With the NFL nearing the playoffs, college football entering the bowl season, and NBA basketball well under way, the…
By Killian Bell |
Wondering whether that great new feature in iOS 6 will work where you are? Believe it or not, not everything in iOS 6 will work internationally. The Flyover feature in Apple’s new Maps app, for example, is still limited to big cities, while certain Siri…
By Jon Rettinger |
With the American football season right around the corner, sports are definitely on our minds around here. We thought it might be fun to take a look at some of the sports related apps out there that you might enjoy while waiting through the commercials.…
By Sean P. Aune |
It seems that the massive Guerilla style marketing campaign launched by Beats by Dre at the Olympics just might be paying off. As we reported last week, Beats by Dre tried some old-fashioned Guerilla style marketing at the London 2012 games by sending headphones to…
By Sean P. Aune |
It seems that the British Olympic Team is not the biggest fans of the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones as it took the step of banning its athletes from wearing them late last week. Apparently the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones have been popular at…
By Adriana Lee |
One time, I was covering a tech event that unveiled a brand-new, hotly anticipated smartphone. I was there alone doing a live blog, typing my fingers off in the darkened auditorium with all my gear around me — my trusty laptop, a digital camera, not…
By Killian Bell |
British broadcaster BSkyB is gearing up to go head-to-head with companies like Netflix and Lovefilm with a brand new streaming service called Now TV, which will offer movies and TV shows on-demand for as little as 99p (approx. $1.55) each. The service will launch tomorrow,…
By Adriana Lee |
Broadcast programming still seems to be figuring out the best way to integrate social media into the fold. While most shows have websites, Twitter accounts and social media pages, most of these tend to exist separately from its broadcast content. Melding it together is a tricky…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares his thoughts on the newly announced “Project: Glass” by Google. Jon also provides some insight on the best time to purchase a brand spankin’…
By Joey Davidson |
Sony and DIRECTV have partnered to announce the NFL Sunday Ticket for the PlayStation 3, due out this season. NFL fans that happen to on PS3s will have a chance to stream HD football content to their consoles every week. Here’s the rub, courtesy of…
By Joey Davidson |
Operation Sports has the news that the NHL 12 demo will be headed to both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 starting August 23rd. That’s three weeks ahead of the game’s full retail release date. The demo will feature three brief gameplay modes to show…
By Joey Davidson |
Gather round fellow hockey fans, EA Sports has released a new teaser for NHL 12 that should have each and every one of us foaming at the mouth in anticipation for this year’s entry. It looks like the development studio in Vancouver, Canada has been…
By Adriana Lee |
While many Google/Android fans may be looking toward Google I/O with great anticipation, I know at least a few who are already thrilled today with some news that hit the wire. WatchESPN for Android has just debuted in the Market, allowing users with select TV…
By Joey Davidson |
If you follow sports at all, you know that the NFL has become a powder keg over the last few months. After the playoff intensity quieted down, the NFL Players Association and league owners have entered a lockout. The discrepancy is over the adoption of a new…
By Sean P. Aune |
Classic gaming has come to the iPhone and iPad in a big way with the release of Atari’s Greatest Hits (iTunes link). While the app emulator itself is free, and comes with the classic game of Pong, additional games will cost you 99¢ for a…
By Sean P. Aune |
With baseball season upon us we took a look through out opening day at the impact of technology in various aspects of the sport. Of particular interest was the story on the five best baseball video games of all time, but I had to ask…
By Josh Souza |
TechnoBuffalo celebrates MLB opening day with a series of articles on where geeks meet jocks: TechnoBaseball! You hear about it all the time at bars, at work and on TV during games. Fantasy sports has been the craze for years now, and it gets more…
By Noah Kravitz |
TechnoBuffalo celebrates MLB opening day with a series of articles on where geeks meet jocks: TechnoBaseball! When I was a kid growing up in Upstate New York, summertime meant falling asleep on the couch to Mets games on the TV. Back then the games were…
By The Stick |
TechnoBuffalo celebrates MLB opening day with a series of articles on where geeks meet jocks: TechnoBaseball! Baseball gaming has long been a national pastime independent of our national pastime. Youths in the 1950’s playing “baseball cards” gave way to the Strat-O-Matic baseball board game in…
By Emily Price |
Major League Baseball is trying an experiment in marketing, streaming some of its Spring Training games on Facebook for free. Games can be viewed on the MLB TV’s Facebook fan page, however, only in a small window within the news feed on the page, rather…
