Over the years, the one shoe that Nike never made but everyone wanted were the shoes Marty McFly wore in the 2nd Back to the Future movies. Commonly know as the “McFly’s”, these shoes were coveted by geeks due to their self-lacing feature.
I saw this over at the “Nice Kicks” blog and it seems to be a teaser for the release of actual McFly’s, but who really knows. Whatever the case, this just adds more hype to a shoe that may or may not ever come out.
I’m usually not one to condone the use of a man purse, but this adidas Star Wars Sir Bag just begs to be carried around. The fact that Darth Vader’s mug adorns the front of this bag negates the whole issue of this being a man purse. The bag features one large main compartment and one smaller front zip pocket. It’s available now on adidas’ online shop for $40.00 here.
Details
Large main compartment; Front zip pocket
Adjustable shoulder strap
Metal trim for style and durability; Nylon zips; Star Wars branding on front
Trefoil and adidas Star Wars logo on front and side
I found these bad boys over at ThinkGeek. They are Star Wars licensed cellphone alert charms, you know, for phones that still have the little hook for you attach these too – sorry iPhone owners. You can hang these in other places though as long as it is close to your cell phone to pick up the signal. You can get these from ThinkGeek now for $9.99 each.
This is a must buy for any iPhone 4 owner who’s also a die hard gaming geek. The guys over at Short Sleeve Alliance are selling a rather nice, retro themed NES Controller decal for the rear of your iPhone 4. It’s only $5 and will help protect the back of your iPhone 4 from scratches.
In commemoration of my new iPhone, we decided to spice it up a bit. Cut and printed on quality gloss vinyl, and run through a series of prototypes to get the cuts and angles just right we bring to you the NES controller. Its made specifically to fit around the iPhone 4 and its rear facing camera and does not interfere with the fancy clash. It won’t fit on other iphones… yet, we’re still working on those.
These are some highly custom Nike Dunks created by the folks at Diversitile. They created this shoe for the Clash of the Customizers in 2009.
The shoe was created for the clash of the customizes battle that taking place on sole collector right now. The Dunk is inspired by Akuma, we wanted to show the overall determination and mysteriousness of Akuma himself. The Akuma symbol is a repeating feature which means “sky”. As far as colors, we wanted to show the deep oranges and browns of a far away training ground, and pinks of Akuma’s evil energy. The art on the shoes are composed in a continuous scene around the shoes. The shoe laces and lace locks are accents of the Akuma character. We also incorporated our logo with the Akuma symbol to create a Japanese inspired scroll on each tongue.
About a month ago, I posted up an article on my other blog about how we only have 5 years left to make all our Back to the Future II tech dreams come true. In it, on of the items I hoped for were self adjust clothes; that includes those sweet ass Nikes with the power laces. Well, it looks like Nike is finally looking towards the future because they are now in the process of patenting the power lace technology. I really hope this is real because I know its every geeks dream to own a pair of these shoes.
If you check out the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) site, you’ll see the exact submission made by Nike. Here is a small excerpt of the submission:
2. Description of Related Art
[0002] Devices for automatically tightening an article of footwear have been previously proposed. Liu (U.S. patent number 6,691 ,433) teaches an automated tightening shoe. The tightening mechanism of Liu includes a first fastener mounted on the upper, and a second fastener connected to the closure member and capable of removable engagement with the first fastener so as to retain releasably the closure member at a tightened state. Liu teaches a drive unit mounted in the heel portion of the sole. The drive unit includes a housing, a spool rotatably mounted in the housing, a pair of pull strings and a motor unit. Each string has a first end connected to the spool and a second end corresponding to a string hole in the second fastener. The motor unit is coupled to the spool. Liu teaches that the motor unit is operable so as to drive rotation of the spool in the housing to wind the pull strings on the spool for pulling the second fastener towards the first fastener. Liu also teaches a guide tube unit that the pull strings can extend through.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The invention discloses an article of footwear including an automatic lacing system. In one aspect, the invention provides an automatic lacing system for an article of footwear, comprising: a sole including a cavity; a motor disposed in the cavity; the motor including a driveshaft; the driveshaft including at least one gear; at least one belt engaged with the at least one gear at an intermediate portion of the belt; a yoke member connected to the at least one belt at an attachment portion of the at least one belt; a plurality of straps attached to the yoke member, the plurality of straps being configured to adjust an upper of the article of footwear; and where the straps can be automatically moved between a closed position and a loosened position by activating the motor.
To read more about it, you can check out the entire submission here at the WIPO.
Most of you probably already know that Verizon will be coming out with a special edition DROID 2 with R2-D2 livery. Well, if you own an iPhone 3G or 3Gs, you can get in on the R2-D2 action and order up an official Star Wars R2-D2 iPhone hard case for $29.95. Its not quite out yet but is available for pre-0order right now at the StarWarsShop. Expected ship date is Oct. 2010.
I’m a big fan of all thing Star Wars, and Star Wars related gear especially if they have to do with the original trilogy. That’s why, it’s not hard to see why I would want this adidas Originals Star Wars Superstar track jacket featuring one of the most famous of Sith lords, Darth Vader. The jacket features an imprint of Darth Vader up front along with matching Star Wars logo on the rear. You can pick it up now at the adidas Shop for $85.00 in all sizes.
However, I was at an adidas Outlet store today in Orlando and found this exact jacket for $14.99! Somehow, it was on sale there and since I also pickeD up another adidas jacket, I got this one for less than $8.00! What a steal. If you have an adidas Outlet shop near you, you may want to check it out and see if they have this one sale as well. They were having a buy one get one 50% off sale where I was at so youR mileage may vary.
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Maybe this will cheer him up? The adidas Star Wars Superstar Darth Vader Track Top pays homage to the Dark Lord of the Sith with an enlarged portrait across the front, 3-Stripes down the arms and touches of Vader red.
I posted an image earlier of a Star Wars Stormtrooper backpack that I saw a kid wearing whose parents were part of the 501st Legion. They had purchased it from the Star Wars Celebration V event here in Orlando for $35.00 which includes a special 501st Legion patch that only 501st Legion members could order.
Well, I did a little digging on the internet and found that Comic Images makes this particular Stormtrooper backpack as well as some other ones. They call them Backpack Buddies. There are 7 different designs you can buy and according to the Comic Image’s website, they are only $22.00, although I’m guessing that might be distributor pricing or something because you can not buy them directly from Comic Images as they only sell to authorized retailers and distributors. Most stores online I’ve found sell them for way more than that. Bummer.
My favorite one is the Stormtrooper, although that Chewbacca looks really awesome as well.
Spotted this t-shirt at Downtown Disney. Thought it was really creative and would actually make a great save the trees campaign if they did it for the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi maybe.
I’m a big fan of all thing Star Wars, well maybe not all, (ehem.. Jar Jar) but for the most part, I love Star Wars related gear especially if they have to do with the original trilogy. That’s why, it’s not hard to see why I would want this Adidas Originals Star Wars Superstar track jacket featuring one of the most famous of Sith lords, Darth Vader. The jacket features an imprint of Darth Vader up front along with a small image of him on the rear. You can pick it up now at the Adidas Shop for $85.00 but only in small. This is from Adidas’s spring Star Wars collection so inventory may be low already.
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Maybe this will cheer him up? The adidas Star Wars Superstar Darth Vader Track Top pays homage to the Dark Lord of the Sith with an enlarged portrait across the front, 3-Stripes down the arms and touches of Vader red.
Details
Front pockets with printed lining
Full-front zip
Ribbed cuffs and hem
Cartoon inspired Darth Vader graphic on front
Screenprinted Trefoil on left chest; Applied 3-Stripes down sleeves
Ever wanted a secret identity? Get yourself an alter ego now with the Secret Identity Eyeglass Kit. Based on the eyewear worn by Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, (Christopher Reeve version) these are sure to fool even the craftiest of persons. Each pair is guaranteed to disguise you as a mild mannered reporter. (Maybe not but one can only hope.)
The Secret Identity Eyeglass Kit retails for $40, a small price to pay if you’re a superhero. Plus, chics dig glasses.
Description:
Are you a Superhero seeking inconspicuous movement in the civilian world? The Secret Identity Eyeglass Kit is an ideal aid, lends ‘poor vision’ authenticity while providing legitimate fashion cred to any outfit.
Project Selima & Matt have created this exclusive Secret Identity Kit in collaboration with the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. Text on the interior arms read, Project Selima & Matt for 826NYC. Ever Vigilant, Ever True.
Each kit contains a pair of custom eyeglasses and a hard shell case with SECRET IDENTITY debossed onto the exterior and STRIVE TO BE BORING printed on the interior.
The black frames come with clear plastic lenses that can be replaced with prescription or UV sun lenses. Visit your local eyewear professional or Selima Optique to have alternate lenses installed. Size 50mm wide/42mm high/130mm from temple to temple.
Nothing says alter ego like a good pair of eyeglasses. (why hello Clark, I didn’t see you standing there)
All proceeds benefit the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company.
Continuing with the last adidas Orignals X Star Wars Han Solo SL72 post, here is a little viral video I found that features David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and others in a Star Wars mashup set at the Cantina.
