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Verb for Shoe Auto-Adjusts Comfort With Built-in Computer

The adapting Verb shoes from VectraSense Technologies, an MIT spin-off company, have been in development for a while, but now they're finally ready to buy. They're not quite Marty's amazing Nike's from Back to the Future 2 but they are clever: the built-in twin air bladders are controlled by an on-board computer that detects what activities you're up to and adjusts the air pressure accordingly. More »

12:30 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,577 views, 19 comments

agony of de-feet

Good-Bye Foot Raunch, Helloooo Minty Freshness!

Thanks to a new springy plastic insert for shoes, Japanese people will be spared the embarrassment of letting their foot smells waft through public places. Instead, they will experience the embarrassment of adding a strange breath of mint to every establishment where they are required to de-shoe. At every step, the insert pumps out a small dose of mint essence, replacing—and hopefully not just mixing noxiously with—your natural, potentially horrible foot odor. It's a hell of a trade-off. Would you use it? [Reuters]

9:48 AM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Wilson Rothman
1,471 views, 21 comments

Latest by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: There's this small problem: Bad smell + good smell = bad smell. People just have to understand one single and simple thing: Feet doesn't smell bad... bacterias and other stuff that might grow/feed on it does. My feet smell terrible when I was more »

marketing magic

Electric Mini Shoe City Complete With Godzilla...What?

Japanese footwear company Onitsuka Tiger is getting a major promotional boost thanks to this 1 meter long illuminated shoe developed by the folks at Freedom of Creation. The work is intended to "communicate Onitsuka Tiger's Japanese roots" in the form of a highly detailed city-shoe. It has everything from billboards to buildings —and if you will notice, the Onitsuka Tiger stripes represent streets and highways and a Godzilla-like monster looms over the city.


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8:24 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,501 views, 10 comments

Latest by thegoonie: Looks like the titanic, just before it sank o.O more »

motor sports

Haroon Races iShoes Team With 13 MPH Skate Shoes


OK, I know the piss taking shall commence in full shortly, but before you do, check out the iShoes in action. We've told you about the motorized footwear before, but this is our first proper foots on. Weighing in at 11.8 lbs, with a top speed of 13.5 mph and a 3-mile range, looking like an ass has never been so fun. Jump for the video. More »

6:26 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Haroon Malik
6,804 views, 18 comments

toasty

Heated Insoles Probably Won't Char Your Feet

For those interested in having warm feet and tempting fate by walking on top of two rechargeable lithium batteries, Scarpa has announced a new insole (or "footbed," as they seem to be calling them these days) designed especially for you. The Grizu footbeds have a temperature sensor that keeps things inside your shoe a toasty 38° C, but they also include a remote control to adjust the temperature to personal preference. More »

3:56 PM on Sun Nov 11 2007
3,556 views, 6 comments

footwear

Car Slippers Light Up the Bathroom Trail

We've seen flashlight slippers before, but were they in the shape of a car? Definitely not. These Illuminating Car speakers? Definitely shaped like cars. More »

6:30 PM on Mon Jul 16 2007
By Jason Chen
3,702 views, 10 comments

two wheels good

Bring Out The Bruised Kid in You with Roller Lights

These Roller Lights are the equivalent of strap-on wheelies for the disco generation - provided you don't weigh more than 176 lb. , the two-wheeled toys attach to your shoes and flash away with their three color lights. More »

3:34 AM on Thu Jul 12 2007
By AddyDugdale
7,936 views, 9 comments