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Apple Store refurbs speed up as new iPhone launch looms
It appears that Apple is moving quickly to get many of its retail outlets looking their best before the new iPhone appears in a few weeks. MacRumors is reporting that a number of stores are being renovated at the current time to bring them up to the latest standards of the store design. The renovations don't take a tremendous amount of time. The stores are closed for about a week, with the usual black construction barriers covering the windows and notices pointing potential customers to the nearest Apple Store and Apple's website. Among the stores having a little polish applied before a big launch are the Chestnut Street store in San Francisco, the University Village store in Seattle, the Walnut Creek location in Walnut Creek, CA, the Biltmore in Phoenix and the Sagemore store in Marlton, New Jersey.
DIY Star-Trek style air powered sliding doors are something from the future that you can have at home right now
So, we don't mind a small home renovation project every now and then, and this is one we're seriously considering. Instructables has posted a step-by-step guide on installing sliding doors which are powered by an air compressor, and which look super cool. As you'll see in the video which is after the break, it's a pretty simple idea, which requires a pretty fair amount of work, but the results are very impressive. The sliding doors are controlled by a panel switch and have a key which can lock them open or shut, and the door also boasts a vent above it for air ventilation after operation. Yes, we actually want one of these.
Museum of The Moving Image plans multi-million dollar updates with HD, 3D
In 1988, The Museum of the Moving Image opened in Astoria, Queens, to share the history and technology behind -- ding, you guessed it -- "moving images," of all forms. Now it's set to undergo a $67 million dollar renovation. Designed by architect Thomas Leesers, its main 264-seat theater was conceived as "as a capsule for the imaginary voyage of moviegoing," and will have the capability to display everything from 16mm to 70mm film along with 2D and 3D digital HD content -- yeah we're geeking out. Additionally, the facility will gain a digital learning suite, functioning production studio, and 68-seat screening room, as well as a 10,400 sq. ft. courtyard for outdoor events. Despite the scale of these changes, the new theater is scheduled to open on January 15th, 2011 for the film series, "Recovered Treasures: Great Films from World Archives " which will feature 20 newly-restored movies from archives around the globe and run until February 20th. No matter how loudly we plead, though, we doubt Last Action Hero will headline. Full PR after the break.
