Tag: SNEAKERS

Customized kicks aren't just for the cool kids. For proof, check out these customized Nike Dunks inspired by Firefox, Twitter and Google. The colorful hi-tops are designed by Daniel Reese, who sells a number of other nerd-themed kicks at his site Brass Monki. Most of his custom sneakers, which are available in limited runs, retail for between $200 and $250. Honestly, that's a small price to pay ...

The unrestrained GPS-integration movement spread to shoes last year, but sneaker-tracking technology has proven vulnerable to certain expected obstacles, like out-of-coverage areas. Apparently determined to ensure that no shoe goes unnoticed -- ever -- researchers from North Carolina State University are pursuing the development of portable footwear radar sensors. NC State's official study, ...

Gerry McKay became a minor Internet celebrity thanks to his concept for a pair of Facebook-themed Adidas shell toes. One group has even petitioned Adidas to actually produce the blue-and-gray branded footwear. The Twitter masses will likely launch a similar campaign for McKay's Twitter-inspired companion design. Hopefully, this doesn't become a trend, and LinkedIn loafers and MySpace Skechers ...

The 'Back To The Future' hoverboard and self-lacing sneakers have already been wrenched from the film world and into reality. (Even Nike is patenting its own 'BTTF' lacing tech.) But, as definitive proof that everything old eventually becomes new again, you can soon get your hands on Ellen Ripley's Reeboks from 'Aliens,' although maybe only in Japan. "That's it, man! Game over, man, game over!" ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/07/15/netsploitation-the-internet-in-film/'; You can always count on Hollywood to warp real-life technology into something wholly unrecognizable. Whether it's virtual reality or social networking, we can be sure that, once translated to the big screen, representations will become exploitative or far-fetched. As for such movies that deal with the ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/07/06/back-to-the-future-inspired-shoes-really-tie-themselves/'; 'Back to the Future,' like America, just had a birthday (although it only turned 25), and our feeds are blowing up with McFly-related memorabilia. Back in 2008, Nike released a pair of special edition 'Back to the Future II' inspired high-tops, but, as badass as the Marty McFly 2015 Nike ...

With Star Wars licensing having resulted in adorable apparel like R2-D2 backpacks and even slick-looking Marc Ecko hoodies, it should come as no surprise that in January, you'll be able to pick up Adidas sneakers inspired by the popular sci-fi franchise. For the first Spring/Summer 2010 collaboration, Adidas Originals and Lucasfilm Ltd. worked together to design high tops and sneakers ...