HTC announced their latest flagship phone in a dual city presentation both here in New York City and in London. The HTC ONE has long been confirmed via various leaks, but now that it’s been officially announced, we can gather ’round the news and make witty comments informed decisions on what the latest and greatest offering from HTC brings to the table. For starters, HTC … Continue reading The HTC ONE – a quick look
In high school the two worse days of the year were the first day textbooks were issued and the day they were collected. Textbooks were always too large, too bulky and there’s absolutely no way to look cool with 80-lbs. of dead trees strapped to your back or on a sling, but is a school system as large and as diverse as NYC’s really ready … Continue reading NYC Public Schools going paperless?
New York City is my home and I wouldn’t live anywhere else in the world. As a city, New York is making big strides in being home to hundreds of new web-based startups, but at the same time we’re not really a “wired” city. Many private businesses offer free WiFi for their patrons, local cable companies (Xfinity, Cablevision, and Time Warner) offer free WiFi to … Continue reading Google brings free WiFi to New York City… sort of.
In late March, Nintendo released Kid Icarus for the 3DS – a full 25 years after it initially hit the NES console. The latest offering gave gamers a chance of saving the world from the evil goddess Medusa and her un-dead minions; it was nostalgic enough to bring us old-school gamers back but built to introduce an new generation to Pit. One of the most … Continue reading Kid Icarus Multiplayer Battle Day is coming
It was a big day today in New York, the new home to the Space Shuttle Enterprise. There’s not much to say other than we at The Noisecast will miss the Shuttle; and yes, Chris, I am aware that this is only a test Shuttle and never actually went to space. On a blustery spring day, there was no better place to be than on the … Continue reading Space Shuttle Enterprise Comes Home to New York
Later this morning, Space Shuttle Enterprise will be making her way to her new (and permanent) home at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in Manhattan’s West Side. It will be truly an historic event along with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the Shuttle piggybacked on a 747 Jumbo jet. If this doesn’t sound awesome to you, I don’t want to know you. If … Continue reading Where to watch Space Shuttle Enterprise in NYC
This weekend Nintendo launched the latest Super Mario title in BIG fashion – they turned New York City’s Times Square into the Mushroom Kingdom! It was a spectacle that could easily call Times Square home; complete with giant Nintendo 3DS as a stage and obstacle course that mimic one of the worlds in the game, it was every kids dream come to life. The crowd … Continue reading Nintendo Launches Super Mario 3D Land at Times Square
I want to apologize for this set of show notes. Steven, the adult, is gone for a bit and all is chaos. We were light on news but heavy on conversation. Today also marked the first visit by Tawnie, one of our blog staffers, on the podcast. Ron hosted this one and did a good job. Anyway, the show notes and links are after the jump, but you can listen to the episode now (it should hit your feeds in the next half hour).
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