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Business
New NYC Best Buy Will Be Open 24 Hours And Host Concerts
6:10AM Adam Frucci | A week from today, a brand new Best Buy is opening in the space on Union Square South that Circuit City used to reside. But this is no ordinary Best Buy. More »
Design
New York ‘Map Cuts’ Aren’t For Traveling, But Sure Are Purdy
6:45AM Chris Jacob | I can’t imagine how long it took to cut out these extremely detailed maps of NYC. By removing the bustle of street names, traffic flows and landmarks, nothing is left but the city’s organizational beauty. More »
Vehicles
NYC Subways Get LCD Screens Showing Every Train In Real Time
1:00AM Adam Frucci | As a New Yorker, this gets me very excited: the Bedford Ave L station just got an LCD screen that shows exactly where all the cars on the line are, so you know how long you’ll have to wait. More »
Design
Stolen Traffic Cones Come Together To Form Concert Pavilion
6:00AM Rosa Golijan | You’ve got a tiny budget and need to have a pavilion for a concert, ASAP. What’ll you do? If you’re EFGH, an NYC-based architecture firm, you run out, take a bunch of traffic cones and take the DIY route. More »
Gadgets
Conflux Festival’s Augmented Reality Games Descend On NYC
5:00AM Jack Loftus | Augmented reality golf game, played on New York City streets? Check. Fish-finding buoys that flash when the East River denizens swim near? Ditto. A 64-block chess game played with humans? Why yes, the Conflux Festival has that too. More »
Gadgets
CEA Fights NYC Over Stricter Electronics Recycling
11:40AM Dan Nosowitz | CEA, the organisation that represents every gadget-maker (and throws CES every year) is involved in a squabble with the NYC Department of Sanitation over new, stricter laws governing proper disposal of electronics. Do they have a leg to stand on? More »
Design
NYC Subway Mapped To Street Gauntlet
5:20AM Mark Wilson | At last, your claims of knowing New York’s subway system “like the back of your hand” will be more than just boasting (OK, lying). More »
Massive Billboard Counts Carbon Emissions In Real Time
5:00AM Dan Nosowitz | This huge billboard near New York City’s Madison Square Garden was constructed by the Deutsche Bank with assistance from MIT researchers. It measures carbon emissions monthly, and then averages them for a steady incline, broadcast for all to see. More »
Vehicles
Air Force One Scaring New York from the Other Side
1:10AM Jesus Diaz | If you were in NYC on April 27 you probably saw the 747 fly-by that scared Manhattan. This is the result: Air Force One flying over the Statue of Liberty, photographed from an F-16. More »
Gadgets
