Top 10 Geeky Shoes: Be Practical
| What do you know about geeks? Who they are and what are they like? Actually, geeks are those who go crazy about computer stuff. They also wear extraordinary items so that to stand out from the crowd. Today I would like to talk about their shoe preferences, some of which are sure to impress you. So here we have Top 10 Geeky Shoes. At first sight most of them don’t differ from any other sneakers but their functionality is stunning. |
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| The first invention belongs to Adidas developers. Here you can see Adidas Smart Shoes which feature a microprocessor implanted in the sole. As a result the shoe reads the information about your movements and fits your feet according to this. |
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| Look at this sneaker, its sole is made like a car suspension system for a more effective walk. Porsche Design P’5510 Running Shoes is a creation of Adidas brand with usage of Bounce:S system. The sneaker was designed specially for Porsche. |
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| The next geeky shoe is designed for those who love both running and listening to music. This sneaker was made for you. Congratulations, no more inconvenient gadgets to take with you. Nike + iPod Sport Kit has an adapter to the IPod and a pedometer. So wearing this Sport Kit you can listen to music and get information about time, distance and even calories burnt. |
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| One more gadget for you, music fans. Dada MP3 Shoes feature an MP3 player with a big memory available. The sole of the sneakers have a USB port for transferring songs in the most convenient way. |
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| Nike shoes developers continue their bold experiment. Recently they released Nike Transformer Shoes. As you see, the sneaker can be easily transformed into toys. Nevertheless, it looks so real. |
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| The next geeky shoe is supposed to have been created by drivers because the model features headlights just in the place the car does. In the heel of this Highlight Shoes there is a battery that charges up with each step and provides its owner with light. |
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| Don’t you think that the idea of placing CD-ROM in the sole is quite unpractical, especially, after seeing the models with wireless or USB connections? Personally, I can’t imagine walking with A CD in the sole. |
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| My first impression of GTX GPS Xplorer Smart Shoes is that the device is designed for suspicious wives and husbands. The thing is the shoe has a GPS implanted, so you can get SMS on your mobile about its owner’s location. |
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| In 2006 at Hong Kong Footwear Design Contest were presented a shoe-keyboard. Sure it has no practical functions but looks really stunning. |
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| And the last but not the least shoe gadget was designed by Nike for NES fans. |
Sneakers: History Review
There are items in the fashion industry that from the very moment of their devisal go a long way despite the regular march of history. Such items are popular with the people large for the high quality and uniqueness. Since XX century the mankind has been guided by the idea of self-perfection, the core of which is sport. ‘A sound mind in a sound body’ has been the idée fixe.
It has been considered that it is sport that gives a man the opportunity of self-fulfilling. The most important thing is a gift, and then come aim along with an individual approach to the costume. Such profound thoughts occurred to Marquis Mills Converse who in the year 1908 set up a shoe factory (Keds corporation) that produced light, soft shoes with rubber sole and a top usually made of cotton cloth. And as early as 1917 the first pair of Keds All Star sneakers was released.
Not only sportsmen liked the Keds shoes but also everyone who was longing for freedom. The shelves in stores were crammed with various versions of sneakers. Punk youth movement of the late 1970s and the fans of grunge in 1990s contributed to the popularity of Keds sneakers greatly. Today such worldwide famous brands as Adidas, Nike, Reebok, and Converse produce different styles of sneakers.
Sneakers are considered to be one-size-fits-all shoes: old and young take pleasure in wearing them. As the years roll by sneakers grow in popularity. Modern designers do their utmost to make them look attractive. Now every person can purchase sneakers to his/her own taste as they are available in great range of colors and patterns. Sneakers styles are so diverse!
In a pretty original way look the sneakers with an arrangement of decorative motifs like flower, animation patterns, etc. Nowadays sneakers make a fresh match for a business suit, jeans, skirts, and even an evening dress! They have made a confident step into XXI century and face the future with double confidence!
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Adidas History Review
Shortly after World War I in the early 1920s the Dassler family decided to set up a shoemaking business in Herzogenaurach, a town in Bavaria. The sisters and mother cut out the patterns and the brothers – Adi and Rudolf and their father cut out shoes. At first the family workers produced canvas shoes for runners’ trainings. Rudi undertook the marketing of the products and Adi internalized the production and designed new models.
Four years later 12 workers including the family members were producing 50 pairs of shoes per day. In the year 1924 Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory was established. In 1925 Adi, an inveterate football player, designed cleats. It was then that both canvas shoes and cleats became the main production of the company. The company was doing so well that several years later the brothers leased the whole building as a shoe factory, took new workers on the staff and increased double the production.
With the outbreak of World War II the times were hard for the brand. Dassler brothers Shoe Factory was confiscated and the brothers had to go to the front. However, one year later Adi Dassler was returned to Herzogenaurach to produce training footwear for German soldiers. In 1945 the town became a part of an American occupation zone and Rudi was put into prisoner-of-war camp. The Dasslers, being imposed a war indemnity, had to work for the USA. At that time the company manufactured hockey skates and received in return written-off accoutrements of the US army and old baseball gloves.
When Rudi returned home the brothers began to work together again but they no longer understood each other. They had to start their shoe business from scratch. In 1948 after their father’s death the brothers decided to demerge the company into two separate companies. Moreover, the brothers agreed not to use the name and the logo of the former company. That’s how the well-known at that time brand disappeared …
Adi named his company Addas and Rudi - Ruda but as soon as several months later Addas tuned into Adidas (abbreviatin for Adi Dassler) and Ruda into Puma. One year later Adi broke the agreement regarding the company’s logo: he added the third stripe to the two stripes of Dassler company’s former logo and in 1949 took out a patent for the new logo. The brothers were no longer speaking to each other till their death and Puma and Adidas became brand competitors.
In 1954 German team with Adidas spike football boots on won for the first time the World Soccer Championship. This year the company began to manufacture Adidas sports bags and tracksuits with a three stripes logo on the sleeve.
In January 2009 in Taiwan Adidas company is going to release a new Adidas ‘Diamond Pack’ to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the brand. The pack includes a T-shirt and Adidas Superstar sneakers. The colours are restrained black and white. Moreover, the lateral side of each foot of the shoe is embellished with six 0.2 carat diamonds. The sneakers are finished off with Swarovski crystals on the shoes’ toes and. The ones on the tongues can be removed and worn as a pendent. Besides the crystals on the shoes, 409 Swarovski crystals decorate the logo in front of the T-shirt.
