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DIY: Recycle your old water bottles as sandals for the beach

Here’s a pretty nifty DIY for the pack rat in all of us. If you have a pile of old water bottles laying around and throwing them out just isn’t an option for you, here’s a useful purpose. Just crunch the bottle flat and slip your feet in between the label and the flattened bottle. Sure, it might look stupid ...

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Washing machine reuses tub water, dry-cleans leather jackets at home

Sanyo Japan was showcasing their new line of washing machines, AQUA this morning. The one that catches the most attention would be the ability of dry cleaning clothes at home. You heard that right, the wet-washing machine is able to dry-clean your clothes too, and they’re using Ozone. Sanyo was able to lower the temperature down to 50C, making leather ...

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New Wii bowling game takes on real bowling with a more realistic look

Brunswick Pro Bowling, a new game for the Nintendo Wii, is set to take on the ever popular Wii Bowling. In terms of realistic bowling gaming, Brunswick’s graphics seem to win the competition hands down, but does more realistic bowler mania translate to more fun? Brunswick aims to give gamers a realistic bowling center experience, along with realistic looking characters ...

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The giant multi-touch digital treadmill helps you innovate

For all of you world travelers or French readers, if you happen to have a chance to be in Paris, you might want to take a run by the Adidas Sport Performance Store and see this awesome looking treadmill they’ve got running. The Paris outlet has a mi Innovation Center where athletes and sneaker fans alike can go for a ...

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Reebok “Voltron Collection” Sneakers

Inspired by the #1 rated cartoon of the 80’s comes these Voltron themed Reebok sneakers, creatively dubbed “The Voltron Collection”. Reebok has created a specially made sneaker for each of the 5 lions featured on the show, including the Court Victory (Black Lion), Pump Omni Light (Yellow Lion), Ventilator (Blue Lion), and the Insta Pump Fury (Red Lion). Sources are ...

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YOUniverse Funk Fone stomps the competition with a 6″ platform

Unless you have a pre-teen daughter, this YOUniverse Funk Fone should never been seen in your posession. So what part is the “Fone”? The shoe. Just lift it off of the massive platform base, and you have a fully functioning phone that belongs more in a “gentlemen’s club” than your daughters bedroom. So apart from the major problem of a ...

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Odd “Laser Engineered” Nike ads found on streets of Paris

If you happen to be walking around the streets of Paris recently you might of come across these very odd Nike “Laser Engineered” ads. After some heavy digging and researching (of course) we’ve managed to uplift some more information and some excellent pictures of the ads themselves. The ads are promotion for  four upcoming Nike sport shoes with a design ...

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Hummel 8.4 PIO FGX Football Boot, spiritually unique to your foot

Let’s face it. Sport’s has never been a forte of us geeks unless you’re talking about air hockey. What could we possibly do with a football boot? For one, we can admire its grasp of footwear technology. Hummel’s newest model of football gear, the 8.4 PIO FGX football boot,  is a truly personalized fit. Using soft-foam technology, the shoe can ...

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