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The original MoviePeg stand for the iPhone was a pocket wonder. The little chunk of plastic had a notch chopped from one edge into which could you insert your iPhone. The MoviePeg would then form a kickstand, firmly propping up the phone for movie-watching duties. Even our ever fussy NYC Bureau Chief, John C Abell, bought one and continues to use it.

The new MoviePeg for iPad has a tougher job. Not only does it have to deal with a much bigger, heavier iDevice, it has to work in four different orientations, either upright or laid-back in both landscape and portrait formats. For the most part, it does a good job. In one area it shines, and in another it hardly works at all.

The new MoviePeg comes in two parts made from thermo plastic elastomer. They join together by male and female circles in the flat edge, which lock firmly in place. Pull them apart and then slip the iPad into the slots for a firm fit. Well, almost.

Because of the compound curve that is the iPad’s back, the slots only match the shapes when in the correct spot. Put them too near to the corners and they work, but the contact isn’t snug. An inch or so in from the edge is enough. The MoviePeg also seems to limber up after a little use, gripping better after the first few hours. Maybe they need to grab a little finger-grease to get started?

The MoviePeg is outstanding for typing. It holds the iPad very firmly at around 30-degrees and you can tap away in comfort, or easily read at the breakfast table. Slide the pegs down and tip the iPad a little steeper and it remains firm, perfectly good for movie-watching and more than adequate for poking the screen without knocking it over. In landscape mode, then, the MoviePeg does great.

Switch into portrait orientation and things quickly wobble out of control. Laid-back, it is fine, but try to prop the iPad upright and the stand just can’t cope. So unstable is it that I actually blew it over from over a foot away.

There are a few other quirks. It may be good for typing, but if you want to do this on your lap the unstable base of your flabby legs means things will soon shake loose. Also, grabbing the iPad to move to another room is annoying. You either have to to dismantle to setup, or hope that the pegs don’t drop off as you walk (they will).

If you type or use your iPad on a table, and need a stand that is light and small, the MoviePeg is great. If you watch movies in bed, or need something semi permanent from which grabbing your iPad is easy, or if you do any work in portrait format, it doesn’t work so well. On the other hand, it is so portable and so cheap (£13, or $20) that it’s good to buy and toss in your bag.

Available now, in black and limited-edition Clockwork Orange.

MoviePeg product page [MoviePeg. Thanks, Paul and Kate!]

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NEW YORK CITY — The system of pneumatic trash-sucking tubes running beneath the surface of New York City’s Roosevelt Island is either a quirky relic or a glimpse of the future, depending on how you look at it.

A network of 20-inch tubes takes garbage from the island’s 16 residential towers, collecting from every floor, to a central collection point where it is compacted and trucked off the island. It is at once a simple and elegant solution to gathering trash, and an aging and complicated beast that needs a lot of upkeep.

“I can’t run the system right now, I got guys in the pipe. It would kill them,” said sanitation engineer Jerry Sorgente. “We have contractors here from Sweden. They crawl through the pipes, find holes and repair them.”

Wired.com recently toured Roosevelt Island’s trash-sucking system, and followed the path of the trash from start to finish, even catching the Swedes in action along the way.

Image: Jonathan Snyder/Wired.com

See the article here:
New York City’s Trash-Sucking Island

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NEW YORK CITY — The system of pneumatic trash-sucking tubes running beneath the surface of New York City’s Roosevelt Island is either a quirky relic or a glimpse of the future, depending on how you look at it.

A network of 20-inch tubes takes garbage from the island’s 16 residential towers, collecting from every floor, to a central collection point where it is compacted and trucked off the island. It is at once a simple and elegant solution to gathering trash, and an aging and complicated beast that needs a lot of upkeep.

“I can’t run the system right now, I got guys in the pipe. It would kill them,” said sanitation engineer Jerry Sorgente. “We have contractors here from Sweden. They crawl through the pipes, find holes and repair them.”

Wired.com recently toured Roosevelt Island’s trash-sucking system, and followed the path of the trash from start to finish, even catching the Swedes in action along the way.

Image: Jonathan Snyder/Wired.com

See the article here:
New York City’s Trash-Sucking Island

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To celebrate the Grand Opening of The Lego Store in Rockefeller Center, they’re throwing a party. Join the local Lego fans and some Master Lego builders as they build a 15 Foot Apple in Rockefeller Center.

I was at the Roosevelt Field Mall Buzz Lightyear Build and I can tell you it’s a lot of fun. You’ll meet some cool people, maybe win some prizes and help build a Big Apple in The Big Apple.

Where:
Rockefeller Center
620 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10020
The event is held outdoors and will be happening Rain or shine.

When:
Tuesday June 29th: 8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
The first 500 customers who spend $35.00 or more will receive an exclusive Lego I Love NY T-Shirt (Child Sizes only)

Wednesday June 30th: 8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
The first 500 customers who spend $35.00 or more will receive an exclusive Lego NY Apple T-Shirt (Child Sizes only)

Thursday July 1st
The first 500 customers who spend $35.00 or more will receive an exclusive Lego Apple Set.

Insider Tip: If possible the best time to go is after Day 1 that’s when the model really starts to take shape.

Image Credits:
NYC Skyline by DragonArt used under Creative Commons
Lego Apple Courtesy of Lego

Read more here:
Lego Takes Manhattan June 29th – July 1st

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The Urban Advantage Middle School Science Initiative has been helping more than 300 teacher in over 150 Middle Schools bring science to life through hands on inquiry for six years. In honor of their sixth anniversary the American Museum of Natural History is hosting the biggest Middle School Science Expo in New York City. More than 700 public middle school students will be showing off their best research projects. These students come from all five boroughs and the projects cover a wide range of topics, including:

• Analyzing the effects of colored lights on the growth of sunflowers
• Investigating how the consumption of popular “energy bars” affects heart rates
• Observing the swinging behavior of spider monkeys
• Studying the connection between volcanic activity and climate change
• Designing the best earthquake-proof structures

Hailed as a national model, this pioneering education program has helped thousands of 7th and 8th graders pursue investigations at eight science-rich New York City institutions and complete their science exit projects, a requirement by the NYC Department of Education for advancement into high school.

The expo is free with Museum Admission and should be a blast for all the science fair geeks out there. The expo will be open from 1PM to 4 PM on Saturday June 12th in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. For more information about The Urban Advantage Middle School Science Initiative check out their website.


What:
The Urban Advantage Middle School Science Initiative Science Expo

When:
Saturday, June 12th 1 P.M. – 4 P.M.

Where:
Milstein Hall of Ocean Life
The American Museum of Natural History
79 Street And Central Park West
New York, NY 10024

Cost:
Free with Museum admission

See the original post here:
Science Expo Tomorrow at the American Museum of Natural History

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If you’re looking for a cool time in New York City, get the family over the American Museum Of Natural History and catch the International Polar Festival.

The festival is going to be a celebration of Antarctica with activities, talks and films all about the seventh continent. Highlights include:

• Penguins and Polar Bears: The Tip of the Iceberg: An interactive show using puppets, games, and songs
• Meet The Explorers: Guests will have a chance to meet incredible adventurers who have journeyed to Antarctica
• The New York City premiere of the film Terra Antarctica: Rediscovering the Seventh Continent
• Dr. Nebula’s Laboratory: Super Cold Show: An interactive theater presentation that investigates the effects of super cold temperatures on our planet.

The festival coincides with the opening of Race To The End Of The Earth . This amazing exhibit chronicles the courage, strength and determination of two competing teams of explorers to be the first to reach the South Pole.

So if your in New York and you want to chill with the family and learn about Antarctica head on over to The American Museum Of Natural History this Saturday.

What:
NYC International Polar Festival

When:
Saturday, May 29, noon–5 pm

Where:
Kaufmann and Linder theaters, Grand Gallery, first floor
The American Museum of Natural History
79 Street And Central Park West
New York, NY 10024

Cost:
Free with Museum admission

Read more here:
NYC International Polar Festival Saturday May 29th

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There’s little reason to visit Times Square in New York unless you’re a sandal’n’socks wearing, guidebook-toting tourist (or if you work there), but AT&T just made visiting the tackiest plaza in Manhattan a little bit more attractive.

As of today, AT&T customers can grab free Wi-Fi when not buying helium balloons or miniature Empire State Buildings. This, we presume, is a way to improve the telco’s notoriously bad data performance in several metropolitan centers. The hotspot (singular) is located somewhere on 7th Avenue between 45th and 47th Streets. I like to think of it as being lodged between the McDonald’s golden arches and the TGI Friday’s sat next door. Once you have connected to any one of AT&T’s hot-spots, your phone should remember and flip over to any other AT&T spot whenever it encounters one.

This is AT&T’s first ever free outdoor hotspot, says the Wall Street Journal, and is a trial that could make its way out of tourist hell and into three other cities, and thence possibly into the world at large: Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco would be a perfect spot.

Setting up a Wi-Fi network is presumably a lot less hassle law-wise than getting permission for another cell-tower, and at least AT&T is doing something about its spotty network. It might not be an entirely fair test, though. Do the bridge-and-tunnel folks even have smartphones?

AT&T Sets Up Free Wi-Fi In Times Square to Ease iPhone Load [WSJ]

NYC photo: Charlie Sorrel

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Thought WiMAX was just beaming high-speed internets to a very few lucky technosapiens in far-away lands? Think again! If all goes according to plan, more than 800 million people from the future will be wrapped in its soothing vibrations by the end of this year, and over a billion worldwide in 2011, surpassing expectations. That’s an impressive spread given that Sprint just got things rolling domestically in Baltimore about a year and a half ago. Next up will be stops in New York City and San Francisco, good news for urban folks, but will it be enough to hold off the progression of LTE? Don’t you love a good wireless format war? We don’t.

[Thanks, COCOViper]

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First a little explanation of the image below.

This image is a graphical representation of the population of Manhattan during the day on the left and in the evening on the right. Notice the dramatic shifts indicating people work there but not many remain in the area after working hours. Further down are some stats from Frumination. Very interesting numbers done to research what it would take to replace the NYC Subway with vehicles.

The report also goes into how the NYC Subway is transporting 1,050 people into the CBD every 6 seconds!

The actual write up can be found here: http://frumin.net/ation/2009/08/whats_capacity_go_to_do_with_m.html

Here are the Frumination numbers:

[frumin.net, gizmodo]

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