Nike+ SportWatch GPS

Now that my boys are getting older, I hope to start running again. The Nike+ SportWatch GPS looks intriguing:

Starting April 1st, get the extra push you need with the Nike+ SportWatch GPS powered by TomTom. Not only does it track what you do, it tracks how you do it, then makes you want to do it again and again. Here's how:

It's accurate.
The Nike+ SportWatch GPS combines the accuracy of GPS with the shoe-based Nike+ sensor to track time, pace, distance, calories burned, and heart rate. So you have your whole running history in the palm of your hand.

It'award-winning.
The watch just won two CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Innovation Awards in the Health and Wellness and Personal Electronics categories. Which is kind of a big deal considering that CES is the world’s largest consumer tech tradeshow.

It's motivating.
Onscreen run reminders help get you out the door. You also get props for personal records.

It's inspiring.
The watch connects to NikePlus.com so you can view completed runs, set new goals, and interact with a community of almost 4 million runners around the world.

Can't wait to see how expensive it is. Via.

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Tron watch concept

Tron watch concept. Via these sites.

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Nike Zvezdochka and more by Marc Newson

All text is courtesy of the Gagosian Gallery. I've added the links and appropriate images.

Marc Newson is one of the most accomplished and influential designers of our time. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines designing everything from furniture, household objects, watches, clocks, and clothing, to interior designs for restaurants and shops and interiors for private and commercial aircraft, to a concept car and a space plane.

To coincide with Newson's exhibition "Transport," which opens at Gagosian West 21st Street on September 14, Gagosian Shop will present several recent limited edition products that he has created for Nike and luxury brands such as Jaeger-LeCoultre and Ikepod. All limited editions are for sale.

In 2004, Newson designed the ingenious Zvezdochka trainer for Nike, inspired by his observation of Russian cosmonauts in training. To mark the exhibition, a limited number of pairs will be released in new colors Aegean Blue and Mahogany.

Newson’s recent timepieces include the editioned Atmos 561, a clock powered by temperature change and encased in Baccarat crystal that he designed for the prestigious watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre; and the Ikepod Hourglass, a borosilicate-glass chronometer containing millions of stainless-steel nanoballs, which he launched at this year’s edition of Baselworld, the world’s leading clock and watch fair. Newson has reconceived the traditional hourglass using twenty-first-century materials, producing a futuristic version of one of history’s earliest timepieces.

Lunar Rock Edition is a limited edition produced by Taschen Publishers of Norman Mailer's historic reportage "Moon Fire" of 1969 with a special case designed by Newson. Inspired by the Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Model, the surface of the case is an actual 3D topography of the moon, fashioned from a single piece of aluminum. Each of the twelve cased editions is accompanied by a separately packaged, authentic and documented piece of lunar rock ranging in weight, size and color.

Posters from the “Transport” exhibition, signed by Newson will be available, as well as recent publications on his work.

Here's the Gagosian webstore. Via.

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Bathing Ape Watch

Clear Bapex 1 Shark on sale for $174 (can't direct link). Via.

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Big eyes make anything cute (link roundup)

Big-eyed monster by Chris Ryniak. And speaking of Ryniak, here's a watch he designed (I wasn't clear on availability):



And a few more links:

1. Mimobots and various vinyl toys on sale at Tenacious Toys.

2. Papercraft Leon from The Professional.

3. First step is a doozy.

*Previously: The Professional as a Little Golden Book.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.

Umbrella Academy Pocket Watch (link roundup)

I love all things Umbrella Academy. Coming in July, the Umbrella Academy Pocket Watch Set for $130. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Last Exit to Nowhere posted a Skynet iPhone wallpaper. Weyland-Yutani and Tyrell Corp, also.

2. Myke Amend posted a new airship desktop wallpaper.

3. Dr. Doom pin-up by Chris Samnee.

*Previously: Magellan watches.

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Magellan watches

Magellan 1521, Magellan 1522, Magelluna, and Planet Limited watches. You can read a detailed review of the Magellan 1521 here. Via.

*Previously: Steampunk pocket watch and more by Don Pezzano.

*Buy pocket watches at eBay.

Fashion Roundup

Stylish woman spotted at stylish blog All The Pretty Birds.



Diesel Time Zone watch on sale for $300 here. Via.





Boots by Hardridge, the official footwear manufacturer of the French Air Force, and Colette. Via.




Burgundy and black Dr. Marten's 2010 Wing Tip Boots designed by Uniform Experiment, but not yet available.




Nike Be True Stadium Jacket - - part of Nike's Syracuse collection. Via.

*Previously: Clothing designed for autistic kids.

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OrangeDial OysterDate (link roundup)

Rolex OrangeDial Oyster Date spotted here.

And a few more links:

1. Diego and Kai Lan drive a Yum Yum-themed car for a Nickelodeon Grand Prix charity race.

2. Motke Dapp's Twitter feed is one bizarre short story after another. For example:

Every time he sneezed, faeries shot out his nose and mouth. He found it unusual but loved the delicious breakfast they would make for him.

3. Fantastic Four/Beatles mashup.

*Previously: Gallery of stills from The Beatles Rock Band outro trailer.

*Buy OysterDate watches at eBay.

Fading face watch (link roundup)

As you can see in the video, this misleadingly-named "Twilight" watch fades to black every 20 seconds. $120 at Think Geek. Via.

And a few more links:

1. This should absolutely be the next ad campaign for the slurpee.

2. 70 problems you should look for when buying a new Camaro. Via.

3. Purchase a car at Max Motors in Missouri and get a voucher good for an AK-47 assault rifle.

4. A type of tiger moth makes sounds to jam bats' sonar. Via.

*Previously: The M65 Recoiless Nuclear Rifle (From 1962).

*Buy James Bond Swatches at eBay.

Skull watch and pendant by Marc Jacobs

"Sidney Skull Watch" and "Skull Babuble Pendant Watch" by Marc Jacobs. I saw both on sale at Zappos, and the wristwatch on sale at Amazon.

*Previously: James Bond Swatch collection.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.

Steampunk pocket watch and more by Don Pezzano

Don Pezzano's blog and Etsy shop are full of steampunk creations and other found item sculptures including the pocket watch you see above and the time machine and cannon-launching dog you see below:




Via.

*Previously: Steampunk zeppelin over old San Francisco.

*Buy pocket watches at eBay.

He could have been the ultimate pirate... (link roundup)

Penultimate pirate found here. See also: To err is human. To arrrr is pirate.

1. New Little Big Planet creations, including a tank and moon lander.


2. Playa del Rey, a neighborhood between LAX and the ocean is largely abandoned. Occupied only by the El Segundo blue butterfly.


3. Romain Jerome's Titanic-DNA watch features metal taken from the Titanic.


4. U.S. anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico. Here's his firm's website.

*Previously: Muji World Watch.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.

Swatch 007 Villain Collection

Swatch has a 007 Villains Collection, featuring 22 watches commemorating the villains of the James Bond movies. I'd show you what a few look like, but the site is about as unlink friendly as could be. Instead, here's two videos. The first features the Baron Samedi watch (Live And Let Die)



And the second features the Dominic Greene watch (Quantum Of Solace)



You can see the rest of the watches at the official site.

*Previously: James Bond wedding cake.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.

Silverware, flatware, furniture based on the show Dexter

I don't think this is a joke - - jagged silverware, bloodstained flatware and furniture to promote the show Dexter.








The dinnerwear and furniture is on sale at Spring. It's all designed by Amy Lau.

There's lots of other beautiful products in the store. For example, this watch:



And this Google pillow, which I believe I have featured before:



Via.

*Previously: Clue-themed bathroom.

*Buy Dexter bobbleheads at eBay.