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Gadgets

Nike+ Sportband Reviewed (Verdict: Saves Money On An IPod)

9:40AM Jason Chen | Lisa @ BBG took the long delayed Nike+ sportband (it was announced in April 2008 for an April 2008 release!) for a run. The short of it is that it does what you think it does. More »
Gadgets

Nike’s T90 Ascente Football Ball Has More Engineering Than Most Cars

3:10AM Sean Fallon | I would have thought that there is a finite amount of engineering that could go into a football / soccer ball, but the Nike T90 has proven me wrong. More »
Design

Transformers Nikes Come In Sweet Toy Box

11:30PM Mark Wilson | Just for a moment, we’re going to put our haughtiness aside regarding non-sustainable packaging and the collectible sneaker movement to enjoy Nike’s clever new Transformers shoeboxes. More »
Design

Nike Salutes Your Right To Keep And Bear Awesome T-Shirt Guns

7:20AM Sean Fallon | Have you seen that t-shirt gun in the new Nike commercial? It’s cooler looking than any t-shirt gun I have ever seen—hell, it may be the coolest product Nike has ever made. And they are actually selling it. More »
Robots

Parkour Is Way Crazier When It’s Computer Animated

3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Without the limitations of, you know, human bodies and gravity and all that junk, the already-crazy sport of parkour (or “extreme running”) becomes even more amazing. This bit is from a Nike ad and features a computer-animated, hoodie-wearing robot. [DVICE] More »
Design

Buy The Hat From Back To The Future: Part II

1:40AM Mark Wilson | You’ve seen the shoes and you’ve scored the jacket. But what about the most garish garment of Marty McFly’s 2015 ensemble, his eye-straining, iridescent hat? Yes, now even that masterpiece is for sale. More »
Games

The Shoebox Fightstick Is Made For Cheap Chun-Li Combat

12:40AM Mark Wilson | We didn’t think things could get sadder in these economically trying times than the Tupperware arcade stick. Well folks, things just went from bad to leap from the nearest skyscraper status. More »
Design

Nike Wii Blazer: White Because the Wii Is Also White

1:10AM Mark Wilson | If the NES Air Max sneakers weren’t your thing, then maybe you’ll appreciate the Wii Blazers. But if not, Nike will release every Nintendo f’ing console in shoe form until you buy one. More »
Gadgets

NES Air Max Sneakers Are Dignified Even If Geriatric

11:20PM Mark Wilson | They aren’t exactly what we pictured, but we can’t deny that Nintendo and Nike’s dual venture NES Air Max sneakers do invoke fond memories of the drab Nintendo Entertainment System. Featuring two tones of grey and a stripe of muted reddishness, only the keen sneaker aficionado will notice the subtle reference to the Start button, but anyone who doesn’t get it might not be worth talking to anyway. Available now, our guess is that collectors will gobble stock quickly if they’re not already gone. [kicksonfire via Kotaku] More »
Games

Bandai RPG Pedometers, Like Nike+ for the Extra Masochistic

4:01AM Mark Wilson | 13 billion years ago, a super dense ball of junk exploded. And it’s taken this long for someone like Bandai to come around and combine our least favourite thing (exercise) with one of our most favourite things (pointless, time-sucking RPGS, preferably featuring some sort of underage girl with oversized…eyes…who has a shrieky, ear-damaging voice and a dual penchant for carnal melee brutality and giggling). More »