Posts Tagged ‘nyc’
So I’m riding the subway going to school to bang out my etching prints and I’m sitting on one side of a three seater. Another guy sits on the other side of the three seater, leaving an empty seat in the middle. We’re moving along fine, and the guy goes and places his Louis Vuitton […]
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Apple’s Upper West Side Apple Store has been monitored in great detail before it opened until yesterday. Waiting with excitement, the fourth Apple store in NYC opened with a warmth in the air. Hundreds? of employees all sporting red t-shirts welcomed people into the new glass heaven. For no reason at all, applause would break […]
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Three Events, One City, Two Days
Friday and Saturday were crazy days. Saturday was a rainy mess. That didn’t stop me from tunneling around New York City and hitting up the hottest tech events in town. On Friday, I checked out the 24 Hrs/Weekday Union Square Best Buy opening. Yesterday, I spent some time at the Apple Upper West Side store […]
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Let’s get this out of the way fast. The new Union Square Best Buy that opened today is packed to brims with electronics. I stopped on today’s opening day and scoped things out. Does it live up to Circuit City’s legacy? Absolutely. Best Buy makes the old electronic rival look real small. This place is […]
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Tags: apple, best buy, bon jovi, circuit city, computers, electronics, electronics stores, hdtv, j and r, laptops, new york, new york city, nyc, retail, union square
Get That App 02: City Transit
Today’s featured app is City Transit. This app isn’t for everyone. It will be most useful to daily New Yorkers who ride the subway frequently or for tourists who need a pocket map of the subway system on the fly. With City Transit I never have to lean over someone to read the map in […]
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Yahoo! is partnering up with the Times Square Alliance to bring free Wi-Fi to New York City’s Times Square. Free Wi-Fi! In public spaces! Hurray, why do I feel like I’ve heard this story before? I want to believe that the free Wi-Fi is really free. Real life usage always tells me otherwise. Like all […]
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A bevy of retail opening announcements are coming in this weekend aren’t they? The newest one is a Best Buy in Union Square. What makes this one so special? It will be open 24 hours during the weekday. Saturdays and Sundays look pretty regular. 24 hours a day you say? YES. Good news and bad […]
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