Nike+ Running Does Widgets
Playing around with the Nike+ web site, I noticed it supports widgets like this.
Oh yeah, that’s 370 calories of junk food I can now eat! Where can I find some mint, dark chocolate 3 Musketeers?
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Holiday Gift Guide: Nike Amp+ (For Real This Time)
The 2007 Pulpconnection Holiday Gift Guide is starting early this year. Last November, the Nike Amp+ wristwatch and iPod Sports Kit controller was featured. This year, the Amp+ is actually shipping.
For $80, you get a watch that is a wireless remote for the iPod Sports Kit. So instead of fumbling to reach the controls of your iPod+Sports Kit, you can simply use the Amp+ for volume control, forward/back a song, play and pause, and to queue up your power song.
Instead of visually displaying your running stats on the watch face, the Amp+ can trigger audible feedback of your time, distance, calories, and pace.
So simple and a great gift for music loving runners!
The Return of Nike Classics
Nike’s next release of retros includes some classics like Charles Barkley’s Air Force Max CB and the infamous Zoom Flight 95 that JKidd wore.
Air Force Max CB (non original colorway).
Zoom Flight 95 (OG colorway).
UH standout Anthony “AC” Carter also wore the Zoom Flight 95 which K5VE announcer Jim Leahey called futuristic and space age.
And just in time for Halloween comes the Air Jordan 8 Retro in a “Peapod” colorway. Limited availability for this AJ retro.
Porn for Shoeheads
At your local newsstand now – porn for shoeheads. Slam’s annual Kicks issue and Sole Collector Issue 19.
That’s over 650 pics of kicks to ogle at.
Be Careful of Rebond Carpet Padding
Yes, recycling and saving the environment is a good thing, but… it’s not a good thing for carpet padding. After re-carpeting parts of our home, we started to feel bumps under the carpet. The carpet guys came back and pulled up the carpet to check out the rebond padding.
Rebond padding is made up of chunks of recycled foam material that’s bonded together into a big sheet. Unfortunately, because of its composition, some of the recycled chunks are very hard and dense compared to the rest of the chunks. These are the rock-like bumps I was feeling under the carpet. Maybe these chunks were recycled Nike shoes or something, I don’t know, but they made the carpet a disaster.
So we’re getting the rebond padding replaced with a rubber type pad. Beware the rebond!
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Spotted
While shopping at our latest hangout, spotted this guy exchanging some items. It’s a worker from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that’s building a home in Kalihi.
I don’t watch the show, but from what I understand, about 3000 volunteers are working non-stop to build a new house within one week. One week! Pshaw! The Tabasco Man and his pops can beat out this crew any day. Even with an injured leg and a pounding headache on a freaking hot day, the Tabasco Man can suck it up and install a mean sprinkler system.
Oh hey, the Extreme Makeover guy had him a pair of Nikes (looks like part of the Nike Shox Junga family).
Nike Zoom Flight 95
Nike is finally going to retro its Zoom Flight 95 kicks. Not sure exactly when, but sometime in 2008.
Jason Kidd wore these back in the day, and the kicks un-cognoscenti said the bubbles in the outsole were like extra eyes giving Kidd his superb court vision. Yeah, whatever, but JKidd did represent in these. AC Carter rocked these while at UH and possibly center/forward Mike Robinson.
Even 12+ years after its initial release, these shoes still look futuristic. Awesome design!
Kobe’s New Kicks=Injury
The marketing staff at Nike must be going crazy with the latest injuries to their signature players introducing new kicks in the NBA Playoffs. First it was LeBron James who rolled his ankle wearing his new LeBron Soliders.
If I were still a baller, would I buy the Soliders looking at what happened to LeBron? Probably not. Look at the agony!
Next, Kobe Bryant showcased his new Strength shoe of the Kobe line.
And what does he do in Game 2 against the Suns? He turns his ankle.
Truthfully any type of shoes will not prevent ankle sprains, but you never know what sticks in the head of consumers who are shopping for kicks.
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March Madness 2007 Kicks Analysis #9: The Champ
The Gators of Florida repeated as National Champions beating the Ohio State Buckeyes, but in either case, Nike claimed another victory in collegiate men’s basketball and solidified its place as the shoes of champions. With this Gators win, Nike-wearing teams have won 7 of the last 8 championships.
In their honor, here are pictures of Florida’s starting five wearing their Nikes.
Sadly to say, I’ve been stumped. I haven’t been able to identify the Nikes worn by Al Horford and Taurean Green. Horford’s wearing a slightly older sneaker that’s no longer on sale. I think it’s some type of UpTempo model. For Green, I couldn’t find any clear shots of him and his shoes. Also, that black on black colorway with little highlights make it tough to pick up details. Can anyone help me out here?
Congratulations Gators.
Who Needs the Nike+iPod Sports Kit?
So who really needs the Nike+iPod Sports Kit when you got one of these bad boys?
Yeah, that’s right. Why spend $30 on the Sports Kit when you can get this step counter free inside a box of cereal? And check it out, this does colors one better with red, orange, and blue featuring Mickey, Stitch, and some Chicken Little guy. Awesome!
Talk about ease of use. Here’s the directions.
Way simple. No wireless connection between a sensor and receiver needed. No syncing, no web site shenanigans.
So I took my step counter out for a run, and here are my results for three runs following the same course:
- 4192
- 4273
- 4453
Yeah, 4000+ steps per run baby! What stats! How many calories did I burn? I don’t know. How long did I take? I don’t know. How far did I run? To Hamakua and back. What songs did I listen to? Whatever my faltering Shuffle was playing.
So I ask again, who really needs the Nike+iPod Sports Kit?
March Madness Kicks Analysis #8: The Finals
This year it’s easy. A Nike wearing team will win the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Nike Zoom LeBron wearing Buckeyes beat out the Jordan-clad Hoyas while the Swooshed Gators overcame the Bruins of Adidas.
It’s an all Nike finals. Just do it.
March Madness 2007 Kicks Analysis #7: Final Four
The Madness of March continues on for the UCLA Bruins, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida Gators, and the Hoyas of Georgetown. Like last year, Nike represents three of the Final Four teams with UCLA reping Adidas.
Oddly enough, these teams don’t wear the typical team shoes seen in the tournament like the Nike AF25. Ohio State wears the Zoom LeBron IV for Ohio’s own LeBron James. Florida players wear a variety of Nikes, but Corey Brewer taking it back with the Pennys is by far the best. His Orlando colorway is okay, but the New York Knicks Pennys are a true match with the Gators unis. Georgetown is rockin’ player exclusive (PEs) Hoya colorways of the Air Jordan XX2. The best Adidas kicks I saw were on the feet of UCLA’s Darren Collison. He has a Bruin-colored Kobe Crazy 8 (which some Bruins wore last year).