When you hear someone mention Sony PS3 or Microsoft Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii probably doesn’t come to mind, and yet it’s the best-selling console of the three. Why is this? What makes the Wii so different and yet so very successful at the same time? In this video, we talk about some theories on

Our Nexus One tipster is back with some more juicy details, most of which is in response to your comments from yesterday’s post and images. According to him/her: When scanning the barcode on the back of the phone, the only thing that comes up is the game.  The barcode brings up a URL: http://www.android.com/holidays The

Apple’s Macbook is an extremly powerful machine, and minus its enclosure matches up almost spec for spec with the more expensive lower end 13″ Macbook Pro.  The only knock on the machine was that at $999, it was still too expensive.  Well, if you are student, that once might price has dropped to $728, which

We haven’t seen the Apple rumor mill working this hard since Steve & Co. first announced the iPhone.  If you believe the hype, it looks like we will finally be seeing the almost mythical Apple tablet towards the end of January.  In this video I recap all the tablet news, including dates, names, screen, size,

With mobile core i5 and i7 chips quickly approaching mass release it stands to reason they will find their way into Apple’s Macbook Pro.  The Macbook, iMac and Mac Mini were refreshed in October, but the pro line went untouched, leading us to believe that an update is imminent.  The current models are still fantastic

On the surface the LG Expo looks to be a standard Windows Mobile 6.5 Phone.  However, with this device, things are definitely not what they seem.  The Expo is one of the few phones released in the world (not to mention the US) packing the Qualcomm 1GHz processor.  This behemoth is extremely capable and the

One of the the most important things I need a laptop to do (aside from surf the web) is to play back video, and play it back well.  I had some concerns about how the CULV processor would handle HD media from the two most popular streaming sites, so I ran it through the paces. 

Since the early days of Vista Dell has been bundling Rocketdock with its laptops and desktops.  I was suprised by the sheer volume of comments in the unboxing video about this, so I thought I’d show you exactly what it is, and what it does.  It’s certainly a polarizing piece of free software, that no

As we continue to grow we’re going to be gradually rolling out new site features that will hopefully increase your overall experience.  One such feature is our brand new commenting system powered by js-kit. This new system will let you comment using your TechnoBuffalo ID, Twitter name, and a myriad of other choices.  In addition,

In part two of our N900 review LP covers audio and video playback, multitasking and general UI cues.  The phone continues to impress, and is shaping up to be a contender heading into 2010.  If this is the handset that modernizes Nokia, they look to be betting on the right horse. Regardless of what you

With more power than a netbook but without the bulk of a standard laptop, CULV (consumer ultra-low voltage) processors offer a fantastic mix of portability and performance.  Built from Intel’s Core Duo or Core 2 Duo architecture these power-sipping chips are finding their way into machines from virtually every manufacturer.   They are more than capable

I test a lot of phones, but the iPhone is my daily driver, the one that comes with me wherever I go.  As you can probably guess, I’m big into mobile productivity and entertainment and the apps on my phone reflect that.  These are the ones I keep, and use on a regular basis.  Am

The Nokia N900 is generating quite a bit buzz, and why shouldn’t it? It’s an OS departure for Nokia, dropping Symbian in favor of the more modern Linux based Maemo.  It has a 3.5″ resistive touchscreen, 600Mhz processor (same as the iPhone 3GS), sliding panel interface, and much, much more. In this video LP unboxes

The Xperia made a big slash when it was released in the early part of 2009.  It marked a new direction for Sony handsets, most notably, a departure from the Symbian platform.  The X1 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1, but uses a highly customized shell of panels.  Each panel has a variety of uses, some

We’ve been skeptical to post this, but its online prevalence is getting a bit hard to ignore.  Take this with a massive grain of salt, as the smart money is this on being a designers way to get some publicity.  While not likely anything coming out Cupertino, it does show the utility of a tablet

I am always asked where my gadgets come from.  Is there a secret e-mail address one needs to be a tech reviewer? Do I buy it all?  The answer is a bit of ‘yes’ and ‘no.’ As you build your TechnoBuffalo tech blog, you are going to start attracting an audience, and with that, you

Sometimes a piece of technology is so hot that it requires two videos to do a full review of it.   In case you missed part 1, you can peep it here.   To recap, this behemoth is the fist Windows Mobile phone to have a capacitive touchscreen and packs a monster 1Ghz processor.  Just a word

Thank you to everyone who entered, the turnout was fantastic!  We had a ton of duplicate entries, so we picked whoever submitted the name first.  Sounds reasonable, right?  You will be able to vote for your favorite in our daily poll section until 11:59PM on the 12th. This was a really difficult decision as there

To all you OS X users who have jealous of your PC counterparts ability to browse the web at blistering speeds, be green no longer.  Google has (finally!) unleashed the fist official Beta build of Chrome for Mac. Previously only available as a developer preview, the Beta brings with it a slew of updates behind

The Pixi is the Rodney Dangerfield of smartphones.  Everyone knows what it is, and it gets no respect.  Despite apparent popular opinion, the Pixi is an extremely capable device that can easily handle the tasks of most power users.  For the full review, check out the video.

It’s been hard to wrangle the staff recently since everyone has been busy playing New Super Mario Bros Wii, and to be honest, I can’t blame them.  I’ve been goomba killing for a few weeks now, and can tell you the game is everything you loved about the Mario Bros series and nothing you didn’t

It’s Friday afternoon, you’re sitting at your desk, watching the clock, and hoping your boss doesn’t pull a ‘Lumberg.’   We know you are bored, and TechnoBuffalo is here to help with a fun game we are affectionately calling ‘Messing with Google.’  It’s pretty simple, type in an innocuous word of phrase into the search engine,

The idea of true wireless charging is extremely tantalizing.  Juicing up your devices from the ether seems more like science fiction than any potential reality.  While we are still a ways away from realizing that dream, what we do have is wired wireless charging systems like the Powermat.   The device does plug into the

It’s hard to believe one month has gone by since we opened our virtual doors.  After a bit of a rocky start, it has been relatively smooth sailing.  I thought that since TechnoBuffalo is a site for the viewers, it would be fun to let the audience know how the site was performing.  Our future

Remote access has been around for a while, but mobile remote access is just starting to reach its maturity.  Windows Mobile has had an integrated client for years, but now Apple (or the App Store Developers) are getting into the game.  Remotetap is a $4.99 application that lets you take full control of your Macs