http://sneaker.kinesiologene.net Sneakerlog from the all-new Kinesiologene.net Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:14:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The highly anticipated XX3 was eventually in front of us. Below is an article from Freshness. I skipped all the historical meanings behind the design and ran directly to the technical components. Sadly my mind was not blown by anything crazily revolutionary so that this shoe could be referred as, as Nike did already, THE ... http://sneaker.kinesiologene.net/2008/01/08/air-jordan-23/ I am not quite a big fun of fashion sneakers, however, I do admit this Alife x Asics Gel Lyte III is getting money outta my pocket.   http://sneaker.kinesiologene.net/2007/10/28/alife-x-asics-gel-lyte-iii/ The 07's look is definitely fancier than its 05 preceder. However, as far as I know, not much new has been done about the brain underneath. One thing worthy of notice is the price adidas marked this 07 intelligent shoe at - US$150 (US$100 lower than the 05). Images: Sneaker Collection http://sneaker.kinesiologene.net/2007/03/20/the-new-adidas_1/ Being notified this morning that my abstract for the Footwear Biomechanics Symposium 2007 in Taiwan has been accepted, I was pretty excited (though not quite surprised). Below is the keynote Dr. Benno Nigg gave at the FBS 2005 in Cleveland. It provides a neat outline for this field of research.     FOOTWEAR RESEARCH - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE [via] Benno M. ... http://sneaker.kinesiologene.net/2007/03/05/bennos-keynotes-for-fbs-2005/ a³® Midsole A four-element technology including: cushion to absorb impact forces, neutral footstrike guidance, stability protecting against pronation, and the transition plate transfering energy from the rearfoot to the forefoot. adiDRY® A waterproof, breathable, internal membrane with heat-sealed seams and waterproof tape keeps the foot dry and comfortable in a variety of outdoor ... http://sneaker.kinesiologene.net/2007/03/04/terms-adidas/ The melted snow reminded me that I had no light hikers (or hike runner) for the warm season yet. Planned to get a pair of The North Face Plasma XCR Boa,  I found the fit of that pair really disappointing. By chance, I tried the Salomon Pro 3D XCR on and it amazed ... http://sneaker.kinesiologene.net/2007/03/04/salomon-pro-3d-xcr/