Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass If Darth Vader ever retired to a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness, this Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass would surely be above his mantl. Before the Admiral was leading combat operations against the Galactic Empire, the Mon Calamari native was just a wee tadpole swimming the primordial waters of his aqua orb. And then he was briefly an animatronic...
Since when did the cell phone become a digital Swiss Army Knife? Not that there’s anything particularly wrong with that—hold your horses because there’s a caveat involved here. And before my ADHD takes hold and blasts me into 199 different channels in space, I’m going to lay down that caveat right now: cell phone manufacturers are adding too many colors to a palette. It’s a phone that’...
Welcome to what we hope will be a unique take on the top 10 list genre that surrounds music from the Nintendo Entertainment System era. TechnoBuffalo's own Mike Perlman and Joey Davidson decided to pool their favorites together for this list, parse them down, debate their merits and present them to you in an ordered fashion worth arguing over. Before you fly off the deep end in a rage...
There’s no argument that anywhere-anytime digital music streaming is a huge benefit in these modern times. But even so, some of us can’t help but fondly recall the old days, when music sharing hinged on something a bit more tangible, personal and soulful — the mixtape. Well-executed ones were able to take listeners on a journey that traversed mournful landscapes, rage-filled quests...
I remember one tech trade show last year where a vendor exhibited a new, customizabe, molded set of in-ear buds. “These are great,” said the rep. “Since they’re inside the ear canal, you can listen to your music without ambient noise. And since you’re not trying to drown things out, you don’t have to crank the volume way up, which is good for your health.” I’m no audio engineer or...
After what seems like eons of rumors and speculation, Google Music has finally been released to the masses. Of course, one of the first questions that pops into anyone’s head is — what could this possibly mean for the giant that is iTunes? For years now, the biggest name in the digital music game has been iTunes, with it becoming the top-selling music retailer in the United States. ...
Today probably isn’t the best day to announce an exciting new music service, what with the whole world of technology absorbing Steve Jobs‘ resignation, but RIM has just lifted the lid on a new music sharing service for users of BlackBerry Messenger. It’s called BBM Music, and it allows those of you who use RIM’s BBM service to create a new profile with 50 of your favorite songs, which...
We get a lot of questions from readers about various subjects, and due to that we decided to start an occasional series called Wisdom of the Herd where the team sits down and offers up different takes on the advice that might help. For this installment we’re taking a look at what college courses you could take to help you get into the tech journalism field. The question comes from...
Competing with Apple’s iTunes music store — the world’s number one music store — was always going to be a difficult task for Walmart, and after eight years of trying the company has finally decided to throw in the towel and close its digital music store at the end of this month. Walmart launched mp3.walmart.com in 2003 as an attempt to rival Apple’s successful digital music store....
So there's this guy, Jay-Z, who mentored another guy, Kanye West. They both became fairly successful artists. One day, probably while getting drunk at a Parisian fashion show, they suddenly decide to do an album together. Get this, though: They are going to make it a digital exclusive for the first week. Go to your local Virgin Megastore (snort) and you won't see it there....