New Yorkers have always had a love affair with cutting edge technology, from radio to cars to laptops and Blackberries, and no one knows it better than these electronics stores.
AC Gears(212) 260-2269
69 E 8th St,
New York, NY, 10003
A boutique gadget store smack-dab in Greenwich Village, AC Gears is everything you can imagine, serving foreign electronics, strange robots, cameras, toys, and a lab-coat white paintjob that makes the place look more like a mad scientist's lair than a gadget store.
Apple Store - Fifth Avenue(212) 336-1440
767 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY, 10153
New to the city that never sleeps is the Apple store that never sleeps. The massive underground store open 24/7/365 is marked by a sleek glass cube at the plaza in front of the drab GM building on Fifth Avenue, a dramatic setting that symbolizes the old tech vs. new tech dichotomy. Indeed, the soaring glass cube, each face more than 30 feet, marks new territory for Apple, which before the introduction of its beloved iPod almost went to the brink. Seems intuitive that the Big Apple gets the biggest Apple Store, right?
B & H Photo-Video(212) 444-5040
420 9th Ave,
New York, NY, 10001
One of the best places in New York to find whatever photographic equipment or video accessories you could possibly need—and some you probably didn't know you wanted, the B&H Superstore is wall-to-wall with every grade of visual technology at great prices.
Bang & Olufsen - SoHo(212) 501-0926
63 Greene Street,
New York, NY, 10012
Purveyors of only the finest—and most expensive—high-fidelity audio equipment, Bang & Olufsen serves the discriminating audiophile with perfection, while carrying enough reasonably priced goodies to bring in the average shopper.
Datavision212-689-1111
445 5th Ave,
New York, NY, 10016
Helpful and knowledgeable staff make it easy to get what you need (even if you're not sure exactly what that is yourself) and get out without pinning you down in a thronging crowd of shoppers.
Hammacher Schlemmer(212) 421-9000
147 E 57th St,
New York, NY, 10022
H&S has been a New York mainstay since 1848, albeit formerly as a hardware store, and they've stayed in business by carrying the "best, the only, and the unexpected" for a century and a half. All kinds of home conveniences are offered in their store—as in their catalogues—and impatient New Yorkers can get same-day delivery anywhere within the five boroughs.
J & R Music & Computer World(212) 238-9000
15 Park Row Lbby,
New York, NY, 10038
A dazzling array of music, electronics, consumer goods and computers, sprinkled throughout a block of Park Row storefronts across from City Hall Park. Great selection, lousy return policy.
Portatronics(646) 797-2838
307 W 38th St,
New York, NY, 10018
Portatronics offers excellent repair services for every imaginable portable device—from smart phones to iPods to hand-held video game systems.
RCS Computer Experience(877) 746-7727
575 Madison Ave,
New York, NY, 10022
The folks at RCS are masters at customer service and computer know-how, and their "technology mall" of a store is the best destination for every kind of convergence tech available.
Stereo Exchange(212) 505-1111
627 Broadway,
New York, NY, 10012
Massive showroom setups shake the ground beneath your feet and ensure you're getting the best stereo equipment available. Every audiophile's dreams are answered here, with six listening rooms and the largest gamut of stereo and video options in the city.
Tekserve(212) 929-3645
119 W 23rd St,
New York, NY, 10011
If you want a new Apple product, the Apple Store is the place to be. Once you've bought it, though, Tekserve is where you get it repaired. For over twenty years, the guys and girls at Tekserve have been fixing everything Macintosh and have grown to include selling and re-selling operations.
The Wired Store(212) 475-5700
15 West 18th Street,
New York, NY, 10011
Wired Magazine now has a retail store in SoHo, full of all the tech gadgets, games and good stuff you want. If you follow Wired's weekly gadget alert, you already know what amazing stuff is out there, and now it's all available under one roof. What's more, all kinds of special deals and private events will lure you in, so check out the store for the exciting happenings.
