Roy Choi is a Southern California native. He has been infatuated with technology reviews ever since he bought his first crummy laptop in the summer of 2000. He's been a writer for 8 years with The Walt Disney Company prior to joining TechnoBuffalo. When he's not writing he enjoys spending time with this wife doing nerdy things. Follow him @TheRealRoyChoi
Thanks for joining us for another round of Mobile Madness! Yesterday we pitted two Android devices, the Sony Xperia Z3 and the LG G Flex 2. It looks as if the G Flex 2’s curved design was no match for the Xperia Z3, at least according to the fans. The Z3 will eventually face off against today’s winner. Today we have the Motorola-made Nexus 6 going up against the BlackBerry Classic....
Welcome to another round of Mobile Madness! We’re well underway in this year’s fan selection tournament for “best smartphone.” Sunday we saw the Motorola Droid Turbo go up against the BlackBerry Passport with the Passport taking the win. And a mighty big win for the Passport. While the BlackBerry Passport may be oddly shaped in today’s more candybar-like form it certainly has a place...
This poll has closed, check out the latest Mobile Madness battle. After today we will have seen at least half the phones of this year’s Mobile Madness face off. Yesterday was the Moto X vs. the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with the Note 4 winning the battle. Though it looks like plenty of Moto X fans were vocal in their support for the Moto X it looks like there were just more Note 4 fans...
This poll has closed, check out the latest Mobile Madness battle. Welcome to another battle for TechnoBuffalo’s March Mobile Madness Reader’s Choice for best smartphone in this tournament style poll. So far we’ve seen three rounds of this year’s tournament including yesterday’s winner Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge which went up against the Nokia Lumia 930/Icon. While the Galaxy S6 Edge is...
This poll has closed, check out the latest Mobile Madness battle. Whelp, sorry to break to it you Apple fans, but the Apple iPhone 6 Plus lost early and by quite a lot. The HTC One M9, after beating the LG G3 in the play-in round, beat the iPhone 6 Plus by over 65-percentage points. Incredible! We’re just getting started. Up next in March Mobile Madness tournament is the newly...
This poll has closed, check out the latest Mobile Madness battle. Mobile Madness is underway and the first, play-in round, saw the HTC One M9 go up against the LG G3. Eventually the newly announced HTC One M9 won it by over 30-percentage points. Now the HTC One M9 will go up again Apple’s phablet, the iPhone 6 Plus. Which would you select? It is hard to gauge, especially considering...
This poll has closed, check out the latest Mobile Madness battle. March. It’s the month of the year when winter (hopefully) starts to calm as spring approaches. It’s also when March Madness kicks off. You don’t have to love basketball to partake in the fun of it, though. We have our own kind of game around here, and it’s a bracket that you get to vote on to pick the ultimate winner...
This blog post is sponsored by the Aetna Foundation. All opinions are 100% mine. The Aetna Foundation is looking for a few great minds to help change the world. At least in the realm of changing the way individuals, especially in underserved communities, look at and approach health issues. The Aetna Foundation’s Healthier World Innovation Challenge is aiming to find a few brilliant...
The most exciting announcement is the 50.6 megapixel Canon EOS 5DS and the Canon EOS 5DS R 35mm DSLRs. The new DSLRs incorporate 50.6 megapixel full-frame CMOS image sensors, dual DIGIC 6 image processors, 61-point HDR AF array including up to 41 cross-type AF points. It wil be sold along-side the existing EOS 5D Mark III. The EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R 1080p video up to 30p or 720p video...
Disney released Disney Infinity: Toy Box 2.0 free for download on Thursday for the iPad and iPhone. The app brings the Toy Box 2.0 features found in Disney Infinity to mobile devices, including new multiplayer functionality. The game is built on iOS 8’s Metal graphics engine, which allows for greater functionality and richer experience than on past mobile apps for Disney Infinity,...
Friday, to celebrate Disney Day (Happy Birthday Walt Disney!), Disney Interactive released a new Crystal Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey for Disney Infinity. This collectible game piece joins the other Marvel, Disney and Pixar characters in Disney’s toy box universe. The special edition Crystal Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey figure will possess “magic boom sweeps” and “blazing fast energy...
Disney on Thursday launched Disney Imagicademy, a new learning platform aimed at 3 to 8 year olds to inspire learning by creating, doing and making. Eventually 30 plus app-based experiences will be available, though the first app will be available starting Dec. 11 through the Apple App store. Disney Imagicademy is not just an app, rather it is a collection of tools including books and...
Are you a photographer, or at least an aspiring one, looking for great deals on cameras this holiday season? Maybe you’re looking to get one for your a loved one this holiday season? Amazon is having a large sale on DSLRs and point and shoots for the photog in your life, up to 44% off the list price. Some prices may vary depending on color (do you really need that “plum” color Nikon?)...
The Crew is set to launch Dec. 2 and to commemorate the occasion our friends at Ubisoft want to giveaway away not only a copy of The Crew but also an Xbox One to one lucky reader. Happy Holidays! The game looks absolutely gorgeous and we’re excited to get our hands on this new racer. We’ve had a few glimpses with trailers, gameplay and even beta demos. The fun of The Crew is playing...
On Friday Disney announced in front of a room of company executives and reporters new mobile apps and products heading to devices between now and April. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger started off the presentation by recounting conversations with Apple’s Steve Jobs, including a relationship that initially ushered video content to the Apple iPod. Iger beamed as he spoke about Disney...
It is that time of year again where I contemplate what whimsical things I can add to my holiday gift guide. I hope I do not disappoint, my wishlist this year is a dash of absurd, practical and even some non-techie items (blasphemy!).
Imagine a future where cars are self-aware and can virtually detect other cars or even pedestrians around corners all in the name of safety. That’s exactly what the brilliant minds at Qualcomm hope to deliver in cars in the next few years. Surely today’s automobiles are already smarter than the ones driven on roads a decade ago. Cars today are enabled with navigation, Bluetooth and...
Lexus hopes to entice a younger buyer with its new line-up of cars. It has started more or less with the redesigned IS, which has always appealed to younger buyers/drivers, but we now get a chance to see this design emphasis across other vehicles, particularly the NX and RC. The NX is Lexus' entry into the small SUV market. And boy is it a great car for this segment. While Lexus...
Sling Media announced Tuesday the Slingbox M1 and SlingTV as additions to its hardware lineup, replacing current models Slingbox 350 and 500. Both boxes deliver the same placeshifting technology we’ve grown to love from Sling Media. The Slingbox M1 is priced at $149.99 and features dual-band Wi-Fi, component and composite input/output. The main improvement for the M1 over the 350 is...
The Cadillac ELR is an interesting car. Based on looks alone, the ELR looks like any Cadillac coupe on the road, though it has many similarities to the Chevy Volt. Like the Chevy Volt the ELR runs on a battery pack that powers the vehicle in the electric mode and runs the onboard range extender to burn gasoline to power electricity back to power the car. The ELR sports better quality...