Mike Perlman grew up in Nintendo Land and developed a relationship with all things electronic and nerdy early on in his childhood career. Today, Mike covers digital imaging, mobile technology and other various forms of peculiar gadgetry to the best of his gumshoe-like ability for TechnoBuffalo. In his spare time, Mike rides motorcycles, plays Nintendo, ice hockey, drums, and dances around in neon green as Lazer, captain of the world's #1 renegade dance troupe, 123 Party!
Monitoring the Coolpix lineup closely over the last half decade, I've come to the conclusion that Nikon likes to stick to its guns. The Nikon Coolpix S9300 is nearly identical to its predecessors, which includes last year's S9100, in fact both look like twins. The main difference this year is that the new S9300 benefits from GPS, more megapixels and a faster maximum fps burst rate. The...
Riding from Brooklyn to Upper Manhattan and back on a modified Specialized Rockhopper was quite an exhilarating journey for me when I lived in the concrete beehive, but it was an exhausting ride. After seeing the Audi e-bike Wörthersee, it makes me want to return to the madness and challenge the streets of New York with a vengeance. The Audi e-bike Wörthersee is a hybrid electric...
Flirting with redline has never felt so environmentally friendly. The Porsche 918 Spyder has been throwing its 770HP to the pavement recently, and it’s brewing this effervescent cauldron of power via two electric motors and a gas engine. It’s worth mentioning that Porsche is reporting a 3.0-liter per 100 Kilometer fuel efficiency estimate, and in American that means the 918 Spyder is...
Continuous Full-Time Autofocus is one of the most desired features on DSLRs these days, and Sony plans to challenge the Nikon D3100 with the release of the Sony a37. Representing the most affordable member of the Alpha DSLR family, the a37 brings on the same translucent mirror technology found in the pricier models. The a37, for what it is, is priced so competitivey that I’m having a...
Today Sony announced the Alpha NEX-F3, an entry-level model that joins the company’s mirrorless family. Think of the new Sony Alpha NEX-F3 as a watered down version of the popular NEX-5N and NEX-7 cameras, as it still retains an APS-C sized sensor and Sony’s E-mount interchangeable lens system. The Sony Alpha NEX-F3 will be available in black or white this June for $600 with an 18-55mm...
Want a free iPad? Just buy a Cadillac equipped with the new touchscreen CUE system and Bob's your uncle. All 2013 Cadillac XTS owners get a free iPad with their new car that's loaded to the brim with CUE training activities, courtesy of the CUE training application. Owners can "test drive" CUE on the iPad before driving the car, hopefully to prevent oodles of touchscreen-based accidents...
The future is near and it looks fat and lethargic, thanks to Honda’s latest people mover called the UNI-CUB. Honda refers to the UNI-CUB as a “personal mobility device, designed for harmony with people,” though I think the machine is just another vehicle to transport us to a lazier future, very similar to that of WALL-E. The UNI-CUB “offers the same freedom of movement in all...
Ever since it was announced back in August, the Fujifilm X10 has been on every photographer's radar. Upon first glance, the camera woos the vintage crowd with architecture that rivals an old Yashika film SLR. On the inside, the X10 is a manual control dynamo with plenty of advanced features to keep the semi-professional crowd happy. The camera has 1080/30p HD video to satiate the...
I know I've referenced the Terminator movies before, but Google's recent pursuits in the auto market have crystallized my hypothesis that the Mountain View juggernaut is far more than just the polychromatic serif typeface search engine we've all been brainwashed, er, grown to love. No my friends and countrymen, the parallels between Terminator's storyline and Google's relentless machine...
It’s another proud day for Canon. In a recent press release, the company divulged that several Canon DSLRs were used in the filming of Marvel’s The Avengers, including five EOS 5D Mark IIs and two 7Ds. “The 5D Mark II and the 7D digital SLR cameras produce excellent, cinema-worthy images. They are great for shooting additional angles that give film editors more options for creating...
Brammo has finally unleashed its Empulse and Empulse R electric motorcycles, and the sight is a thing of beauty. Following in the design footsteps of a Ducati Monster, the Empulse flaunts a naked/standard chassis with an upright seating position that’s very similar to a Triumph Speed Triple or Kawasaki Versys. The main difference is that the Brammo Empulse is powered by a 9.31kWh...
See that scorched heap up above? That used to be a Fisker Karma. It seems like the company just can’t catch a break these days, and the most recent incident just might push the company to the brink of extinction. Last week, a Sugarland, Texas resident’s Fisker Karma was blamed for a house fire that did $100,000 worth of damage to is house. Fort Bend County, Texas chief fire investigator...
The Point-and-Shoot market has evolved substantially within the past few years. Pocket-sized models can shoot better in low light, are faster with up to 10fps full resolution burst modes, have enhanced optics and focusing capabilities, to name a few general improvements. But it wasn’t until the end of last year that we began to see a major shift in the point-and-shoot market: the bigger...
Another rugged camera was announced today, shortly after the Olympus TOUGH TG-1 iHS. Fujifilm is also preparing for the summer season with the rugged Finepix XP170, which offers a wireless photo transfer feature, 1080p HD video recording and 360-degree Motion Panorama. The Finepix XP170 is also one of the more durable rugged cams to hit the market, with a 33-foot waterproof capability,...
In my time reviewing digital cameras, I’ve never really come across a rugged model that truly knocked my socks off, but it looks like Olympus is attempting to change that. Today the company announced the Olympus TOUGH TG-1 iHS, a new flagship waterproof rugged camera to lead the TOUGH lineup to victory. While the TOUGH TG-1 resembles many of its peers from the past, the camera is a...
Call it the USB of the auto world. Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, GM, Porsche and Volkswagen have jumped on board with the SAE on a new universal charging interface for European and American electric vehicles. This charging system will be showcased next week at EVS26 (26th Annual Electric Vehicle Symposium). We don’t have specifics on potential charging times, though the proposed...
A new study by J.D. Power and Associates found that 20 percent of all drivers would strongly consider purchasing some sort of autonomous feature in their next vehicle, while nearly as many showed a strong interest in fully autonomous (self-driving) cars. Out of the individual autonomous car technologies, the Emergency Stop Assist was the most popular. This is the technology that...
I love my 2010 Nissan Frontier. It’s got a V6 for towing, 4WD for hellish New England winters, Crew Cab for full seating and a spray-on bed liner with adjustable anchor points for strapping motorcycles and other toys in the back. When it comes to a decent pickup truck, no vehicle is more versatile. But there’s one thing I’d love to change about my Nissan Frontier, and that’s the fuel...
If you’ve ever seen the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, or Body Movin’ music video by the Beastie Boys, you know the level of brilliance Technicolor brings to a cinematic experience. And if you’ve ever dirt biked, snowboarded, surfed or raced a fast machine, then you know that the GoPro HD Hero2 is one of the best equipped tools for action sport documentation. So what...
Yes, it’s already that time of the year again. Adobe just cranked out Photoshop CS6 and CS6 Extended, which bring some new features to the table. According to Winston Hendrickson, Vice President of Products, Creative Media Solutions at Adobe, the “‘Photoshop magic’ is alive and well with CS6.” Adobe Photoshop CS6 will feature a new, more intuitive Crop tool that allows users to save...