Buffalo's microSD Card Reader Also Has 16GB On Board

Two ways to win with this Buffalo card reader. It holds 16GB, plus whatever microSD cards you shove inside. The 16GB version costs $160, but 4GB is just $35. Available end of August. [Geekstuff4u via OhGizmo]

Plane Crash Kills 49 in Upstate New York

Flight 3407, a commuter plane crashed into a home in upstate New York and erupted in flames earlier tonight. Authorities say the death toll is currently at 49 people. Update More »

Buffalo's FTD-W71 7-inch USB Monitor Swivels For Better Buddy-Listing

It won't instantly give you Jason Chen's tactical blogging situation room, but Buffalo's 7-inch USB display does something nice: it swivels vertically, making it even better for a secondary IM display on your desk. More »

Buffalo Draft N Wireless Dongle Makes Your Netbook Look Huge

Buffalo Electronics is claiming that their WLI-UC-GN Wi-Fi dongle is the smallest Draft N 2.0 adapter in the world. Is it? Who knows. But it's definitely tiny, and surprisingly cheap. More »

Buffalo LinkStation Mini: 240GB Ninja SSD

We'll laugh at this equipment in a few years, but Buffalo has updated their external LinkStation Mini drive with ultra-premium storage and nearly silent operation. And for the time being, it's pretty freakin' uber-worthy.

Buffalo Might Be Back in the Cheap Router Business With Patent Victory

As the happy owner of a cheapass Buffalo WHR-G125 router running DD-WRT, the ridiculous BS patent lawsuit that got Buffalo being banned from selling routers in the US was deeply aggravating. Great news for Buffalo and reasonable people everywhere, CSIRO's patent claims have been ruled invalid, and Buffalo is getting a new trial, so we'll be able to buy Buffalo's awesome cheapo routers again. One day, anyway. [Buffalo via Slashdot - Thanks Chubbs!]

Buffalo's 32GB and 64GB SSDs For Eee PC Get Launch Date, Price

Asus's EeePC 901 has already proved itself very hackable but Buffalo's newest product won't require much modding: 32GB or 64GB replacement SSD's. Not much more to say, apart from the obvious: more storage, more impact resilient, longer battery life. The best bit? The 32GB SHD-EP9M32G is a mere $156, and the 64GB SHD-EP9M64G an equally neat $316. Available in Japan at first, mid-September. More »

Buffalo's 8x Speed Blu-Ray Disc Recorder, World's Fastest (for Now)

Buffalo's upcoming internal and external BD recorder units can burn both single or double-layer BDs up to a sizzling 8x speed, and DVD ±R up to 16x. Of course Blu-ray technology is going to improve, probably following a similar pattern to DVD burning tech. But here's a funny: these drives use Panasonic SW-5584 units inside... and the speed may actually outstrip the currently fastest available Blu-ray burnable discs. Amusing, and a situation that can't last long. The drives are SATA-based (with USB 2 on the external unit) and will be available in Japan at first for around $380 for the internal and $440 for the external drive. [PCWatch]

Buffalo's MiniStation Turbo Crams 500GB Into a Small Package

Buffalo's managed to cram 500GB into this MiniStation Turbo, which is a small, portable, 5400RPM USB hard drive with "shock absorbing material" to protect from unintended drops. Buffalo claims that it's got up to 30% faster transfer rates than "most USB hard drives", but chances are you're going to be buying this for the size and not so much for how fast you can get your data off of it. 500GB in your pants? Yes please. The only thing holding us back is the slightly high price of $329. [Buffalo]

Buffalo has just announced that it is releasing a 100GB version of their credit card-sized USB2 solid state portable drive. Cost is 107,000 in Japan ($950.) – Kit Eaton.

The Buffalo TurboUSB Smokes All That Dare to Cross Its Path...Or So They Say

The new TurboUSB from Buffalo is being hyped as the fastest flash drive on the market by a whopping 20% margin. That kind of speed would certainly be useful if you are planning on transferring data approaching its 32GB storage capacity. Unfortunately, claims like that don't amount to anything more than big talk and Buffalo exec chest-bumping until someone can prove it. Hopefully more will be revealed when the SHD-U32GS TurboUSB makes its way to store shelves. [Akihabara News via Ubergizmo]

Wi-LAN Sues Everyone and Their Mom (Really) Over Dubious Wi-Fi Patents

Another day, another Wi-Fi patent entanglement. Today the troll plaintiff suing practically the entire industry is Wi-LAN, whose two patents—"related to Wi-Fi and power consumption in DSL products"—are apparently violated by anyone making or selling anything from routers to notebooks. The suit, launched in the capital of patent infringement suits, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, targets Acer, Apple, Belkin, Best Buy, Broadcom, Buffalo, Circuity City, Dell, D-Link, Gateway, HP, Infineon, Intel, Lenovo, Marvell, Netgear, Sony, TI, Toshiba, Westell and 2Wire. More »

Buffalo Banned from Selling 802.11a and 802.11g Gear in the US

Australia-based Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has won a patent infringement suit against Buffalo in a US district court, enjoining sales on all 802.11a, g and n products made by Buffalo as of Oct. 1 (full list here). CSIRO is apparently suing the entire wireless LAN industry, so Buffalo has the quite the list of friends filing briefs on their behalf: Microsoft, 3COM Corporation, SMC Networks, Accton Technology Corporation, Intel, Atheros Communications, Belkin International, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Nortel Networks, Nvidia Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SAP AG, Yahoo, Nokia, and the Consumer Electronics Association. If Buffalo doesn't win its appeal, it clears the way for CSIRO to take on the rest of the industry, which could result in licensing fees being tacked on to all 802.11a, g and n products. Booooo fees. [Buffalo via Wi-Fi Networking News, Flickr]

Buffalo 56GB Solid State Portable Drive

Buffalo is taking the gloves off the solid state market, releasing a portable drive (just 57x89x14mm) that's up to a very palatable 56GB in size. Resistant to shock and ready to tumble, Buffalo's newest iteration puts solid state into slap-fight range of smaller portable drives. Of course, at $828 the pleasure will run you almost $15 per gigabyte. So at this point, it's Rambo tech only, yuppies. You kick it on Wall Street not the street. [buffalo via akihabara]

Buffalo Web Access Lets You Snag Files From Anywhere

On Monday, Buffalo Technology will release Web Access, software that will let you access any of Buffalo's LinkStation Live NAS (network attached storage) devices from anywhere on the Interwebs. There's no software to hook up; you just use any Web browser to connect to Buffalo's website, enter the secret name of your LinkStation, and boom! You're connected to all your stuff. More »

Buffalo Brings High Gain to 802.11G and N

Buffalo's two latest high gain routers bring the answer of three antennas to the question of "How do I get more range on my wireless router?" Their WZR2-G300N 802.11N router has the standard features just about all routers have, including an external switch to flip between router and access point modes, in case you've already purchased a router with Gigabit Ethernet (this one doesn't have it) and want to use this only for your wireless needs. More »

Buffalo HD-PLC Power-Line Network Adapter: Connects Batcave to Wayne Mansion

No matter how fast your new 802.11n router is, if it can't reach your anti-WMD bunker, it is not good enough. Using the new Buffalo PL-HDP-L1/S, however, you will create a HD-PLC home network that will reach everywhere using your current electrical installation. More »

Buffalo Mouse With D-Pad: H-Scrolling FTW

Good ol' Buffalo, coming up with wacky designs for everyday items. Today we look at the BOMU-JK/M, a standard 800 dpi mouse that adds a D-Pad where you'd normally find a scroll wheel. Obviously, this is an addition that people who have to deal with h-scroll rape will appreciate the most, but it also just looks kinda neat. Not, mind you, on the same level as saving Darfur, but in the "meh, I guess it's a cool mouse" sense. More »

Buffalo 3TB TeraStation Stores the World, Plays Nice on the Network

Time marches on, drives get bigger, and Buffalo rolls out another TeraStation network attached storage (NAS) system, and now it's called the TeraStation Pro and inches up to 3TB. Last time we looked, Buffalo's biggest dick was 2TB long, and ran a cool $1999. Fast forward 10 months, and this 3TB model is $2183. Not too shabby—an extra terabyte for $184. More »

Buffalo Laptop Mouse With Retractable USB Cord

Business travelers have often chosen those tiny laptop mice that work decently but make your hand into THE CLAW. Well, this Buffalo Laptop Mouse is no different, but has a nice retractable USB cord to make your life easier. More »

Buffalo's Beefy Bandwidth Booster

Designed like the glass-holding suction cups thieves use in the movies, Buffalo's AirStation WLI-U2-SG54HP works to boost your wireless connection up to 210%. It works with Vista, has 802.11b/g, WEP, WPA-PSK, and IPv6 compatibility. More »

Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless Media Player

Buffalo rolled out an easier-to-set- up version of its LinkTheater Wireless Media Player, and it's not going as far as its higher-end brandmate, the AirStation Wireless-N Infiniti, and staying on more finite ground with the 802.11a and 802.11g standards. In case you're wondering, that's just garden-variety Wi-Fi. More »

Buffalo WZR-AG300NH AirStation Wireless-N Infinity Dual Band Router

Now this is where wireless routers are going. Besides its speedy wireless -N connectivity, Buffalo says this AirStation Wireless-N Infinity Dual Band Router is the first to receive the stamp of approval for Windows Vista. You can tell by those serious- looking antennas that this baby is a juggler, handling four wireless standards (802.11b/g/a/n) all at the same time, and even going dual-band for quicker throughput. That veritable alphabet soup (especially that letter "n") lets you grab your data at speeds of 300Mbps, and hey, that's fast enough for some serious HDTV throughput. More »

Buffalo's Silent Mouse Keeps Your Wife From Leaving

Back when we were living in a one bedroom/living room/kitchen dump, our wives would always complain about the keyboard and mouse noise keeping them up at night. Or waking them up in the morning. Or bothering them while they were listening to music. Come to think of it, they probably just wanted a divorce. More »

Buffalo Mouse Uses Scroll-Wheel Design

Alert the lawyers! This latest mouse from Buffalo carries one hell of a familiar design. This mouse has a wheel pad used for scrolling and clicking. Other than that, it is a pretty average optical mouse. Get a good look now, it will probably be gone soon if some certain lawyers have anything to say about it. (Not really, I highly doubt this violates any kind of patents, but it is fun to make the Apple lawyers seem highly anal-retentive dicks about these things.) – Travis Hudson More »

AirStation Wireless-N Nfiniti WiFi Router Does A/B/G and Draft N

The headline says it all, folks. We don't know much about this multilingual WiFi AP except that it'll do every flavor of 802.11 that you can toss its way. Woot! More »

Buffalo Delivers Wireless N Over USB 2.0

It may look like some sort of three-pronged torture device, but the WLI-U2-G144N is actually Buffalo's USB 2.0-based wireless N adaptor. It lets your desktop hook up to your Wireless N router via USB 2.0 instead of having to crack open your PC and install a PCI-based card. Wireless N adaptors for desktops aren't that common, so it's nice to see Buffalo is spreading the love. Pricing and availability isn't set, so if you simply can't wait you may wanna run out and get Linksys' Wireless N USB adaptor, which goes for about $100. – Louis Ramirez More »

Buffalo iPod Dock Turns Your iPod Into Creamy Center of a Donut

This is the DC02W donut-esque iPod dock from Buffalo. This dock has two speakers pumping out 33 watts of pure block rockin' beats. Also included is an auxiliary input for other devices (Ha! Like people would use something other than an iPod) and a subwoofer output. It has a bit of an old school feel because the control buttons remind me of the first generation iPod buttons. It's like a throwback iPod dock! – Travis Hudson More »

Buffalo BOMU-W24A/BL Gyroscopic Mouse Works On Desk, In Air

Buffalo's got this mouse, right, and you can use it both on your desk an in the air. Given the easy-to-remember name of BOMU-W24A/BL, the mouse makes use of gyroscopic witchcraft to let users flail the mouse in the air. The software that powers the mouse is only available for Windows, so Steve Jobs will have to find another method to control his exciting presentations. It should hit Japanese stores later this month for the not outrageous at all price of about $175. More »

Buffalo Skype-tafied Keyboard

This is the fabulously-named BKBU-SKJ109/SV keyboard, from Buffalo Japan. It is your average keyboard loaded up with hot keys and media keys, but it also has a skype handset integrated right into the side of the keyboard. It looks like something straight out of a NASA launch room. It even has an external speaker. This keyboard will be available next month for $59. – Travis Hudson More »

Buffalo Micro USB Gamepad for when Size Matters

Really, does size even matter to gamers? Personally, I think the smaller the joystick...the better...right? Yeah, it allows for quicker and easer thumb...action. Regardless, Buffalo has released a gamepad that is probably the smallest functional gamepad out there. It folds in half for portability and also include a retractable USB cable to prevent any kind of messy tangles. It is available in two models: one featuring a traditional directional-pad and the other featuring a tiny joystick—similar to the PSP joystick. – Travis Hudson More »

Buffalo 19-Inch Widescreen Display

The oddly-named Buffalo is set to release the FTD-W924ADSR/SV (yeah, sorry), a 19-inch widescreen LCD with a 16:10 aspect ratio. Yes, 16:10, or 1,440x900-pixel resolution. Other stats include a contrast ratio of 800:1 and a 5ms response time. One of the big questions is whether or not the display supports HDCP, but seeing as though Sony buckled and won't cripple their Blu-ray titles on non-HDCP monitors, it's not quite as big a deal as it could have been. More »