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nike hyperdunk

DeLorean Shows Up at Nike Hyperdunk "Back to the Future" Sneaker Premiere

As you already know, today was the launch of the limited-edition Marty McFly-inspired Nike Hyperdunk sneakers. 350 pairs were sold almost instantly (some are now for sale on eBay for as much as $2,000), a hundred of them at the UNDFTD shop in Santa Monica, where L.A. Lakers' megastar Kobe Bryant arrived in a DeLorean time machine to be greeted by hundred of fans, some of them camping outside for more than 24 hours. Seriously, I'm a Back to the Future fan too, but what kind of obsessed fanboy can wait for more than 24 hours for a stupid piece of merchandise? Ah... hrmmm. OK, never mind. [Hypebeast]

6:45 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Jesus Diaz
18,083 views, 40 comments

Latest by n/a: @odnet: Yes kobe is no winner like the big three but Nike feels sorry for him. they have to promote him somehow.. more »

back to the sneaker

Back to the Future McFly Sneakers Unboxed, Going for $2,000

The limited edition Back to the Future Nike basketball sneakers are available now. You can get yours on eBay, where prices are going from $600 to $2,000. That is serious dollar gigawattage for a pair of sneakers, even if they look great out of the box, as you can see in the mega-gallery. More »

2:00 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Jesus Diaz
58,018 views, 81 comments

Latest by n/a: Your jacket is now DRY!! (I love the way the jacket said that...) more »

sneakers

Cellphone Pics Get You Custom Color Sneakers in Nike PhotoID Promo

The idea behind Nike's new PhotoID scheme is that you take a picture with your cellphone and MMS it to Nike's computers. These grab the two dominant colors and send you back an image of a 1985 Dunk high-top basketball sneaker with the colors mapped on. Cool, but here's the neat bit: you can buy the sneakers. Clever bit of PR from Nike, but it does mean you could get a pair of sneakers in hues to match your fave photos... be that sandy yellow and ocean blue, or clean bedsheet white and nubile-skin pink if you're into that sort of cellphone photography. Launches today, but you'll have to be in one of nine European countries if you fancy trying it out. [The Guardian]

7:10 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,096 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: Looks like an N95 8GB there. more »

sneakers

Sneakers Get Smelly in New Way, as Wi-Fi Sniffers

Designer Stefan Dukaczewski's sneakers join the line of wearable Wi-Fi detectors next to the T-shirt and wristwatch, winning the title of strangest so far. Based on Nike Dunk shoes, the prototype—dubbed A Step in the Right Direction—has an 802.11 detector under the flap on the left shoe, with a discrete three-LED display system. As you tromp along the street a pressure sensor in the heel turns it on, and Wi-Fi signals detected within 150 feet light the LEDs. So you could wander around in a "warmer... colder" manner peering at your toes, until you find the best signal. We suspect this'd lead to many cricked necks, but at least you'd be able to avoid doggy-do on your mission to "borrow" someone's Wi-Fi. [ASRD via Talk2MyShirt]

5:52 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,259 views, 7 comments

Latest by jkoppee: ok do people REALLY need to have the internet that bad? How many WiFi sniffing devices do we need? People you are outside STEP AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER. Oh and these shoes are retarded looking. more »

shoes

Pioneer Sneakers Light Your Way With Built-In Headlights

Designers Feijun Chen & Bin Zhao clearly were reading Skymall when they dreamed up these "Pioneer" sneakers with built-in recharging headlights. They've got a battery inside which charges on each step, using some mysterious tech that doesn't look piezoelectric. Apparently this can power the LEDs in the front for a full 12 hours. So you can, you know: run in the dark down dim-lit streets, or something. Maybe they'd be handy for doggy-do detection? Just a concept, for now. [Yanko design]

6:52 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,971 views, 39 comments

Latest by VakeroRokero: Imagine if they made shoes with lights that blinked when you stepped on them... imagine if they were red and then added some power rangers or pokemon art to them... yeah, this isn't new... 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
4,547 views, 10 comments

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

voltron unite

Voltron Reeboks Unite Like Robot, But Form Messy Pile

If you're a shoe head, robot geek or some combination of the two, these Voltron kicks may scream awesome to you. Reebok have released the Voltron Lion Force Pack, which feature five classic sneakers whose colorways correspond to one of the five Voltron robots. More »

11:09 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By Adrian Covert
10,149 views, 33 comments

transformers

Nike and Transformers Combine Powers To Birth Marine Convoy

The only good that came out of Michael Bay's mutilation of Transformers is that cool shit like this Nike/Transformers toy keeps coming out. Similar to the Optimus Prime and Megatron toys from earlier this year, this Nike Free 7.0 transforms into a character known as Marine Convoy. Unlike the other two, Marine Convoy seems to be an original character who shamelessly displays the Nike Swoosh across his chest and wears the shoe he transforms into. Like most of these offbeat Transformers toys, it's Japan only and costs 2500 Yen. [Hype Beast]

10:15 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Adrian Covert
5,179 views, 21 comments

Latest by dreamingthelife: I can't stand Nike the company but dam I love this thing and so will allot of people who collect Sneakers to me this is Art, oh man I have a great Idea man oh man anyway the fact that he transforms from more »

sneakers

Nike's Back to the Future Sneaker Patents Discovered After 26 Years

Here are patents Nike filed that prove that they considering making the shoes from Back to the Future II. Michael Maloof of the McFly 2015 movement dug them up yesterday.

[McFly2015, via NeatoRamaLamaDingDong]

2:39 PM on Fri Aug 10 2007
By Brian Lam
17,208 views, 21 comments

Latest by RiceBandit: I don't care too much for the 80's design, but I would definitely like to own self-tying shoelaces. That would mean I'd get extra 30 seconds of sleep in the morning! I'll take what I can get. more »

foot fashion

Archport Classic: Uber-Hip Sneaker with Secret Compartment

Behold the Archport Classic. *Cough*. Stylish, isn't it? I see it as the kind of shoe that Max from Hart To Hart would be wearing if he were still alive and they had commissioned Hart To Hart: The Geritol Years and he was schlepping around an old people's home waiting for Jon and Jen ("She's gawjus") to bring him soft fruits and news of Freeway. More »

8:46 AM on Fri May 18 2007
By Addy Dugdale
2,309 views, 12 comments

fiction to fact

McFly 2015: Help Bring Marty McFly's Sneakers Back to the Present

This is a friendly reminder to sign the McFly 2015 project. You know, to convince Nike to build Marty McFly's kicks from Back to the Future II. I've signed because they're cool enough to risk tearing up the space-time continuum with an early release. More »

10:28 PM on Mon May 7 2007
By Brian Lam
22,395 views, 17 comments

gadgets

Moonwalker Digital Dance Shoes


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Giz Loves ITP, NYU's hipster school of digital artists. Here's a pair of shoes that slow down playback when you stomp down on em. They're made from a set of old Saucony's, some photovoltaics mounted towards the ground, some quarter-inch jacks, a Nestle Quik container, and MAX (an interaction programming tool.) More »

7:53 PM on Mon Dec 11 2006
By Brian Lam
635 views, 15 comments

gadgets

Apple Sneakers

Everyone knows about the Nike + Apple iPod sneakers, but what about these classic super rare Apple sneakers, only given to Apple employees back in the 90s ? Looks like these kicks have some Air too... could they be Air Apple sneakers? More »

10:02 PM on Wed Jun 7 2006
By Jason Chen
1,164 views, 1 comment

gadgets

Space Ninja Sneaks

When I was a kid, my Grandma made me a full ninja uniform complete with tabi boots. While I surely did look cool then, I can only imagine how I'd look now wearing these ninja-tastic sneaks from Asics. More »

5:15 PM on Thu May 18 2006
By johnb
3,623 views, 7 comments

gadgets

Manufacturing the Perfect Shoe

Kicks are big business. Sneakers aren't just for athletes or Americans anymore. And to make sure we're all getting the perfect fit in the future, a company called Prior 2 Lever has come up with a manufacturing process that could help you build a customized set of shoes using a form of rapid 3D printing, which it calls selective laser sintering. The process actually fuses particles of nylon-based materials together and builds the product layer upon layer, after scanning your feet. More »

9:34 AM on Thu Feb 9 2006
By tgrumet
411 views, 1 comment

Latest by made2last: Can we get Gizmodo writtin on the side? Gizmodo #1? more »