Nike Free Run Drake - Nike Free Run 3.0 Retro - Black - ChromeOryon x TRON Legacy x NikeNike Air

Fresh off of his 2010 Grammy performance in Los Angeles alongside Lil Wayne and Eminem, Drake rocked the Axe Lounge at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami this past Super Bowl Weekend. Nike Free Run 5.0 V2 Drizzy whose been known to rock various Nike Free Run’s was spotted breaking out a pair of the 2003 Nike Free Run 3.0 Retro’s in Black and Chrome. While Drake’s ’03 Jordan VIII’s may not command the same attention that Lil Wayne’s Space Jam’s do, it’s good to see some classic Nike Free Run Retro’s still being worn today.

Upon hearing ‘Tron’, many readers will remember the Chappelle’s Show character who rode a hot hand in dice to become the world’s richest man.  But for Sci-Fi fans and older folks, TRON instantly conjures images of some of the earliest computer graphics to appear in a Hollywood film.  With TRON: Legacy on the way, Disney created a capsule with Nike, including the Heat Check basketball sneaker with an innovative call out to the movies’ signature aesthetic.  Created with technology from Oryon Tech, the Nike Heat Check TS pictured above glows thanks to some crazy-innovative polyurethane lamps.  These aren’t your average 3M reflective kicks here, folks, and none of that LA Gear silliness.  And while these might not see much time on the NBA hardwood Air Jordan 3.5 this winter, it’s undeniably interesting to contemplate a future for footwear that includes luminescent materials like Oryon’s ELastolite.  via FRESHNESS

 

The Nike Air Foamposite One “Weatherman” will release tomorrow, August 30th. The sneaker is certainly one of the most boundary pushing of Foamposites so far in terms of the colorway used, which is a doppler radar style scramble of current blue and flash lime. The sneakers take some notes from previous premium pairs like the “ParaNorman” and the “Camo” and slap on an extra logo for the pull tabs on back. Stay with us after the click for a refresher on the pair and keep in mind that they’ll be popping Nike Free Run Sale up tomorrow, along with the corresponding Nike Free Run 3 CMFT, at retailers including DTLR.