Auto-Lacing Shoes Appear on Kickstarter; Back to The Future Fans Rejoice

A small Canadian company is taking to crowd fundraising site Kickstarter to bring their new auto-lacing system to the world. Accurately named "Powerlace" Frederick Labbe & The Powerteam hope to raise $650,000 in order to produce the shoes, which will be released for $175 in the United States. Their first effort, the "P-Ones" use a non-electric system that uses the weight your body exerts on the shoes to tighten the laces. The moment you step into the shoes, your heel compresses and spins a concealed disc that is connected by wires to the laces, which in turn, tightens them.

To find out more information on The Powerteam's ambitious project, check out their Kickstarter page here: P-One Kickstarter

© Frederick Labbe & The Powerteam

Goodbye Metrodome: New Vikings Stadium Underway

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After 32 years of housing countless games, The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome is in the process of being torn down to make room for the new multi purpose, 38 acre behemoth known simply as "The New Vikings Stadium" Bringing on 20 local companies as design subcontractors for the interior and exterior, this only adds to the more than 200 Minnesota businesses working on the project. Boasting impressive stats, the stadium's project manager locally operated Mortenson Construction, strides to reuse or recycle all they can from the old stadium. Over 240,000 pounds of cast iron and 150,000 pounds of plastic have been recycled from the retired seats alone!

Utilizing the largest transparent roof in the nation, 100 foot high pivoting glass doors, and two of the largest video boards in the NFL, the new Vikings stadium is certainly not making a small entrance. At over a billion dollars, hopefully this new stadium will bring the Vikings another Super Bowl win.

Concrete "Streetdome" Breaks The Mould in Danish Skateparks

With the collaboration of design teams CEBRA and Glifberg + Lykke comes the “Streetdome” a 1,500 square meter dome surrounded by a 4,500 square meter skatepark located on the waterfront in Haderslev, Denmark. A progressive symbol for the future, the creators of Streetdome aim to "create inclusion - inclusion through a variety of offers, activities, networks and especially through good cooperation between institutions and stakeholders." Whether those stakeholders wears suits or knee pads, Streetdome's community support and rigorous standard of quality are sure to put any worries at ease.

(c) Glifberg + Lykke

For more information, check out Glifberg + Lykke's website

http://glifberglykke.com/news.html

Startup Smartzer Collects $400,000 to Make Fashion Videos Shoppable

UK based startup company Smartzer, recently pulled in almost half a million dollars in investments to create a video tagging service that would allow viewers of fashion runway videos to shop the looks as they view them. Recently developed motion tracking software allows the company to "tag" certain items with a link that takes you to an online website that sells the item.

As seen in the included photograph, interactive elements laid over video allows viewers to click individual items to get more info or add to a cart. Designed to be used in store or on a retailers' website, and still a long way from being finished, we'll just have to wait and see if it's of any use. Check out their website HERE to see for yourself.

(c) Smartzer 2013