Gizmodo: trainers

Pioneer Sneakers Light Your Way With Built-In Headlights

Kit Eaton — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:52:11 EDT

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]

Nike Air Trainers: Marketing Machine of the Transformers Movie Takes its First Steps

www.gizmodo.com — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:11:00 EST

Hot on the heels (did you see what I just did there?) of the Optimus Prime helmet comes a pair of trainers from Nike. The colorway of silver*, red patent, blue and yellow just shrieks Optimus, dahlinks, and will transform (oh, look, I've done it again) the wearer into a bona-fide beetle-crushing superhero. The movie is out on July 4, but no news on the shoes' release date. Now all you need do is dig out your Transformer Y-fronts from Sixth Grade. More pictures after the jump.

– Ad Dugdale

*They look beige to me. Whoever heard of a beige-clad superhero? Blandman, perhaps.

Nike Air Trainer III, More Than Meets The Eye [UberReview]

DIY $5 Golf-Swing Trainer

Travis Hudson — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:30:39 EST

Who needs to spend hundreds of dollars on fancy "As Seen on TV" golf trainers when you can make one yourself, easily. Old man winter may be keeping you off the links, but that isn't an excuse to not work on the golf swing. This training aid uses LEDs attached above the head of the golf club to analyze and perfect the swing. It costs a mere $5 to construct and could provide hours, upon hours of entertainment. It may not turn you into the next Tiger Woods, but at least it may eliminate the nasty slice or hook. Jump to see a video explanation of the device.

– Travis Hudson

Information Page [Via MAKE]