apple stores
Computers
When You Bring A 22-Year-Old Mac To The Genius Bar…
3:00AM Adam Frucci | I brought an ancient and non-functioning Mac to the Apple Store in the Meatpacking District in NYC, and this is what happened. More »
Business
4:36AM Matt Buchanan | While every Apple Store is in some sense a place of reverence, the new Upper West Side store unabashedly evokes that feeling, more than any other. It used to be a Victoria’s Secret. More »
Inside The Apple Temple
4:36AM Matt Buchanan | While every Apple Store is in some sense a place of reverence, the new Upper West Side store unabashedly evokes that feeling, more than any other. It used to be a Victoria’s Secret. More »
Business
All the Apple Store Data You Could Possibly Want to Read
2:17AM Matt Buchanan | So, I’m at the opening of the fancy new Apple Store on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. They’re talking about how awesome their retail is and whatnot. I’ll have pictures up shortly. But for now, digits. More »
Random Stuff
New Manhattan Apple Store In Full View
12:40AM Danny Allen | Workers removed the tarps this morning, as the opening draws closer. Pic courtesy of reader David who quips: “It’s taken something like 14 months to create this place out of a Victoria’s Secret. The Empire State building went up quicker.” More »
Design
Traditional Apple Store Tables Spied In New NYC Apple Store
6:30AM Jack Loftus | Work continues on the posh Manhattan Apple Store, and reader/levitation expert Vincent snapped us some pics of this latest bastion of Apple retail consumerism. It looks like an Apple Store… from the sky — at night! Also, wooden tables. Trendy ones. More »
Gadgets
First Look At The Apple Stores’ New iPod Touch Sales Terminals
3:58AM John Herrman | Since 2005, Apple stores have been ringing up purchases with wireless handheld point-of-sale terminals. This always felt a little odd, partly because you never see a register, but mostly because the devices run Windows. Not anymore! More »
Business
Apple’s Fourth Manhattan Store Almost Ready
9:39PM Danny Allen | After a year of construction, the store on Broadway and 67th looks just about ready. The design remains under wraps (despite obsessive RC helicopter action), but is expected to borrow elements from stores in Fifth Ave and Sydney, Australia [CNET] More »
Vehicles
Apple’s Spending $US4M To Renovate A Subway Station
4:40PM Rosa Golijan | We’ve heard of Apple spending money on minor restorations and renovations of the areas surrounding their stores, but $US4 million to refurbish an adjacent subway station seems a bit excessive. Especially since they’re barely getting anything out of it. More »
Random Stuff
You’ll Probably Want To Stay Away From Apple’s Evil Genius Bar
6:20AM Adam Frucci | I generally try to avoid the Evil Geniuses at the Apple Store, but after waiting 45 minutes past your appointment you tend to take what you can get. [Landline TV]
Business