The Streets of NYC

Sparkling tiger cub collars, Wi-Fi securing wallpaper, seasonal carpet and more in our weekly look at the web

The story of New York is told through 870,000 photographs taken from the mid-1800s to the present in a digital photo archive by the New York City Municipality. Glamorous stills are mixed with gritty candids in the vast database, which has been digitized for public use.

Wi-Fi Securing Wallpaper

Sparkling tiger cub collars, Wi-Fi securing wallpaper, seasonal carpet and more in our weekly look at the web

For those concerned about the security of private networks, newly developed wallpaper from Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble may be the perfect solution. Coated in conductive silver ink, the wallpaper secures Wi-Fi networks while preserving access to radio and mobile phones. It’s being manufactured by Finnish company Ahlstrom and should be out by 2013.

Giddyup!

Sparkling tiger cub collars, Wi-Fi securing wallpaper, seasonal carpet and more in our weekly look at the web

Plenty of people can claim disdain for the overwhelming invite channels of Evite, Paperless Post, epic email chains and incessant text messages, so the new group-wrangling app GiddyUp! might offer a welcome simplification. The new service allows the user to make an event with as many optional details (time, location, etc) as they wish, then invite people in their contacts and manage RSVPs with a …