{"id":2429,"date":"2013-07-12T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T18:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2013-07-12T14:45:10","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T18:45:10","slug":"breather-unlocking-private-urban-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2013\/07\/12\/breather-unlocking-private-urban-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Breather: unlocking private urban spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/feature-urban-planet.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2422\" alt=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our cities are enormous labyrinths of private and public spaces. Yet, within that enormity, most of those spaces are inaccessible.<\/p>\n<p>However, thanks to a new start-up,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/breather.com\/\">Breather<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0those spaces may soon be unlocked at the touch of a finger by way of a smart-phone app.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been itching to get work done but distractions slow you down at home? Or have you been out in the City and find yourself needing to kill a couple hours? Well soon, instead of buying some space at Starbucks (which usually costs as much as a latte),\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/breather.com\/\">Breather<\/a><\/em>\u00a0will help you locate a space nearby (whether it&#8217;s a small space downtown or a large space on the edge of town) and you pay for the duration of your stay.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/67647511\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em>These spaces are completely versatile and private.\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/breather.com\/\">Breather<\/a><\/em>\u00a0suggests some possibilities on their web-site for your stay: take a nap, prepare a presentation, make a phone call, meditate, charge \u00a0your phone, meet a client, read a book, etc.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/breather.com\/\">Breather<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is launching its service by unlocking several spaces in large American cities and has plans to expand over the next couple months.<\/p>\n<p><em>Via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/popupcity.net\/technology\/unlock-private-spaces-in-the-city-with-breather\/\">The Pop-Up City<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our cities are enormous labyrinths of private and public spaces. Yet, within that enormity, most of those spaces are inaccessible. 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