Apr 17
Last year’s Road Glove, with its spacious toe-box and foot-hugging upper, was our favorite minimal shoe for running. So, with the release of the Road Glove 2, we just had to see if the sequel was more Godfather II or Major League II. More »
Apr 04
Forget celebrity endorsements or extreme action footage, if you’re a footwear designer who really wants shoppers to buy your sneakers, take some inspiration from Craig Winslow’s marvellous projection mapping exhibit. Instead of just sitting on a shelf, the shoes come to life with animations and a series of wild designs. More »
Mar 27
Adidas Energy Boost Running Shoes Review: For Once, New Shoes That Live Up to the Hype
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Adidas isn’t the first company you think of when you think running. But its new Energy Boost shoes are getting a lot of hype. “Breakthrough for running shoes,” they say. Big claims, but surprisingly, backed up by the performance. More »
Mar 13
As 3D printing technology matures, it’s becoming useful for more than just making plastic weapons and trinkets. New Balance is the latest shoe manufacturer to use 3D printers to create footwear for professional athletes, highly customized to their specific needs and—more importantly—their feet. More »
Mar 13
Summer is on its way and with it comes that perennial problem of hot and sweaty feet while dressed for success. These days businessmen in Japan can keep their cool on the job with air conditioned dress shoes. The shoes come in a wide range of colors — brown and black. The footwear can be found in the best-seller section of a prominent shoe store in Tokyo.
Mar 11
Google presented the Glass’ funny younger brother at the 2013 SXSW multimedia festival. While the Glass was made to act like your butler, the aptly named Talking Shoe is meant to serve as your hype man. What? It’s not like everything Google does has to be useful. Remember Google Wave? Or the Nexus Q? The company has a sense of humor.
As is only appropriate for a talking shoe, its brains are mounted on its tongue. It has a pressure sensor, an accelerometer and a gyroscope to help it detect whether you’re stationary or moving about, and what kind of movement you’re doing. It also has a Bluetooth radio to help it connect to an Android phone or computer. Last, but not least it has a built-in speaker, which it does not hesitate to use. It can also broadcast its comments over the Web if you’re brave enough to allow it.
Google made the shoe in collaboration with interactive media specialists YesYesNo and the wearable tech enthusiasts of Studio 5050. Just in case you’re thinking that the video above isn’t for real, here’s a demo filmed by The Verge straight from SXSW:
Up next, Instagram’s Talking Fork.
[via Google via Inventor Spot & The Verge]
Mar 10
Google Shows Talking Shoe
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Google is showing off their latest experiment at SXSW, the Talking Shoe. It uses funny sentences to try and get you moving to keep you active and exercising. While this is not a real product, it is an example of what can be done with modern technology.
Mar 09
Wearable computing! Yeah! Woo! Glasses! More (probably non-existent) glasses! Watches! Shoes? Shoes! More »
Mar 07
If you put on these Nike Free 5.0s, you might not be able to ever take them off. That’s because the latest training kicks from Nike use a lockdown system inspired by Chinese finger traps. That means these shoes lock down your foot so you can move more freely. More »
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