Gizmodo: soho

Say Goodbye to Bike Chains; Say Hello to Belt Drives

Adam Frucci — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:50:15 EDT

Bikes with chains may be becoming an endangered species. Belt-driven bikes, which were introduced by boutique bike makers a couple of years ago, are just starting to hit the mainstream. Trek has introduced two new urban bikes for 2009 with belt drives rather than chains, and they look pretty sweet.

The benefit to a belt drive system over a chain and shifters system is that it won't stretch and break over time like a chain, weighs significantly less, stays clean (and keeps your cuffs clean) and is quiet. The downside? It's more expensive. The two bikes Trek has unveiled, the District and the Soho, will run you $930 and $990, respectively. But as with all new tech, the prices are always highest right when it starts hitting the mainstream. Look for bikes with belt drives to start coming from many more big bike companies for much less in the coming years. [Trek]

Apple's SoHo Store Attracts "Worst Neighbor Ever" Complaints From Residents

Jason Chen — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:05:43 EDT

Curbed's got a complaint report from the residents and visitors near the SoHo Apple store in NY, all of whom are really angry at what the store's been doing lately in terms of bugging its neighbors. The latest offense—the anvil thrown off a ten story office building onto an already arthritic camel—was the Jonas Brothers event held August 12. According to the complaint, "thousands of young teenage girls...screamed incessantly on the street for hours for their idols, blocking traffic, injuring one resident in the rush, and inconveniencing scores of other people and businesses." Speaking as a guy who has little kids screaming their faces off outside his window when he's trying to work, I can sympathize. [Curbed - Thanks BrooklynBum!]

Belkin SOHO KVM Looks Nice, Switches One Monitor Between Four Computers

Jason Chen — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:35:51 EST

The Pitch: Belkin's SOHO KVM, which allows you to plug in a DVI or VGA monitor and four different machines to swap between workstations without showing your plumber's crack to everyone. $159.
The Catch: It doesn't look like it's from 1995, which is more than we can say for just about every other KVM we've ever seen.

Leopard Lines are Ridiculous

Jason Chen — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:00:41 EDT

If the video this morning didn't give you a good idea of how excited New Yorkers were about Leopard, check out this one. Richard Blakeley caught enough Apple-heads to fill up half of an entire city block. In the rain. Guess they really love iChat video effects. Video by Richard Blakeley