By Sean P. Aune |
The late 1970s and early 1980s were a magical time to be a kid. The Atari 2600 was hitting stores, Star Wars action figures were every where and electronics were finding their way in to every imaginable item. In 1979, Milton Bradley was really leading…
By Sean P. Aune |
Have a spare $24,000 laying around? Why not pick up Brave Robotics version 7.2 transforming car and robot. As TechnoBuffalo’s resident cartoon and toy geek, I have a very large soft spot in my heart for vehicles that transform into robots. While I imagine we…
By Sean P. Aune |
It appears as though the connection between Angry Birds and Star Wars will be more than just another iteration of the game as some toys have leaked out a few days early. As we reported yesterday, a teaser site has gone up for Angry Birds…
By Adriana Lee |
We all know suspicious behavior and scathing accusations often end in lawsuits. No, I’m not talking about the legal opus between Samsung and Apple. This time, the fight revolves around a different category of mobile tech: Apparently, children’s tablets are getting in on the action…
By Brandon Russell |
Spy Hawk Embrace your inner spy, and wreak havoc on Jim from down the street with the Spy Hawk. What kid doesn’t want an RC glider with built-in 5-megapixel camera? Kids these days have access to some pretty phenomenal toys. The Spy Hawk has the…
By Adriana Lee |
LEGOs and technology have always had a sort of symbiosis — maybe because those snap-together blocks render stuff that looks like a chunk of real-life bitmappyness, no? And while some could argue that MineCraft is like a digital LEGO Land, there’s something about creating something…
By Adriana Lee |
Today might be tough for those who live and breath Apple, but weren’t able to get their hands on a new iPad. Take heart, fankids: You can still prove your i-Obsession by cuddling up to squeezably soft likeness of the company’s legendary chief. Not sure…
By Adriana Lee |
What Jaimie Mantzel has created is nothing short of amazing — it’s the robot that children across the land have always wanted. I know what you’re thinking: “What’s so special about yet another robotic toy that’s probably made of cheap plastic, looks nothing like the…
By Killian Bell |
The controllers we use to play our games consoles currently take on a variety of forms. There’s the good old-fashioned handheld controller that comes bundled with our PlayStation or Xbox, those that focus on motion like the Wii remote or PlayStation Move, and even those…
By Emily Price |
Remote controlled helicopters are one of those things I’ve always had a fascination with. Now Griffin is adding my smartphone obsession into the mix with its new iOS-powered helicopter. The Helo TC is a touch-controlled helicopter that can be operated from an iPhone, iPod touch,…
By Emily Price |
What could be better than having your own miniature Apple Store in the comfort of your home? Exactly. Spotted by Noah yesterday on ThinkGeek, this miniature Apple store comes with its own Genius Bar, Display tables, and Keynote Theater. In the theater a miniature Steve…
By Jack McGrath |
Demystifying Tech is a new weekly series in which TechnoBuffalo’s staff deciphers the cryptic technology terms that are thrown around everyday. By attaining a higher knowledge of the specifications backing the latest gadgets, one is able to make educated decisions and construct substantial opinions about…
By Sean P. Aune |
Tetris Link is a new strategy board game from Ideal that is either going to be brilliant, or really, really stupid. Premiering at the International Toy Fair this week in New York City, the new Tetris Link tabletop strategy game from Techno Source continues the…
By Sean P. Aune |
Every holiday season there seems to be a “hot toy” that absolutely everyone must get for their family: Famous examples include The Cabbage Patch Kids in the early 1980s, Might Morphin Power Rangers in the early 1990s, Tickle Me Elmo in the mid-1990s and the…
By Sean P. Aune |
In 1979 there was only one thing on my mind for Christmas: A Big Trak. While I realize a goodly number of you weren’t even a twinkle in your parents eyes at that time, I was 8-years-old, and I was obsessed. A Big Trak was…
