June 14th D Day

Did you know that there are six pairs of Air Jordans releasing this weekend? The size of the group will likely have Saturday as the busiest Jordan day of the summer, if not the year. At the top of the heap both in terms of price ($250 each) and anticipation is the Air Jordan 6 “Celebration Pack”, which has two separate pairs referencing MJ’s championship pedigree. Continue reading to see all the Jordans that will be in stores on Saturday and then tell us in the comments if there’s a pair among them you’re hoping to purchase.

Update: Nike has changed the release dates of the two Jordan Futures included to 6/21

The Smart Shoe?

The average human takes 7,000 steps a day, and each step generates an amount of force synonymous to body weight. A young scientist named Angelo Casimiro of the Philippines decided to transfer that energy into electricity by creating a custom sneaker that translates the everyday step into usable power. Using the Nike KDTrey5 silhouette (the shoes were exclusive to Asia), Casimiro created a “Smart Shoe” that collects energy and uses it to power a connected device. How could this be used in the real world? Angelo says you can charge your own phone while walking. He has entered his concept into Google’s 2014 Science Fair and although any sort of production is far away, it’s interesting to see young fans of KD shoes integrate some incredible science into the model

Back in action!

After a brief vacation we are back.