shoes

How To Add A Glowing Star To Your Converse

Converse’s Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers may never go out of style, but just in case you can future-proof them with this fun hack from Adafruit that swaps out the standard star crest with a glowing logo.


Nike PHOTOid: Design Awesome Kicks Inspired By Your Instagrams

Oh, this shoe? It doesn’t just look like that burger you had for lunch the other day, it was directly inspired by it, thanks to Nike PHOTOid, which lets you customise your kicks based on the colour scheme of your Instagram pics.


Merrell Road Glove 2 Review: Further Barefoot Refinement

Last year’s Road Glove, with its spacious toe-box and foot-hugging upper, was our favourite 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.


Footwear Projection Mapping Is A Kickass Way To Sell Sneakers

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.


Foldable Rain Boots Are Perfect For Finicky Autumn Rain Dumps

You wear your rain boots to work, but when you get there, you want to stash them somewhere else. And you know what’s good for that? These foldable Japanese wellies.


Adidas Energy Boost Running Shoes Review: New Shoes That Live Up To The Hype

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,” it says. Big claims, but, surprisingly, it’s backed up by the performance.


New Balance Adopts 3D Printing To Create Hyper-Customised Track Shoes

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 customised to their specific needs.



Adidas Crazyquick: Flexible Basketball Shoes That Might Actually Work

Adidas has a new basketball shoe. It’s called the Crazyquick, and it seems to improve performance in the way that all new athletic gear improves performance in some nebulous way. These make you quick, says Adidas, and they look really freaking cool.


These Nike Free 5.0 Shoes Are Like Chinese Finger Traps For Your Feet

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.


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