Nike’s release of the modern adaptation of the 2015 McFly Nike shoes called the ‘Hyperdunks’ which made an uproar amongst its fans had two responses. On one hand many fans saw that Nike was trying to use the cool factor of the movie to sell their Hyperdunks while on the other side, fans were outraged that the number of shoes available were limited. Recently, the real owner (we have not verified) and creator of the 2015 McFly shoes stepped forward to say that the shoes are real and they are for sale on eBay. You can also get some trivia details about the shoes in the seller’s page, like its alternate names of Slamball and Nike Mag came about.

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We’ve done the roundup treatment for the big three (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft) at this year’s E3 video game show. Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have each had their turn to toot their own horns, and now it’s time for the publishers to have their say. Yes, these are the third-party developers that are responsible for much of the flood of actual games that will be hitting the various consoles over the next few months. Here’s what we liked best:

Guitar Hero World Tour - For many, the battle-of-the-band-games is the highlight of the show. While a certain other game (see the next entry) has been getting a lot of attention lately, many gamers still feel that the ‘Guitar Hero‘ franchise reigns supreme, and Activision’s upcoming ‘Guitar Hero World Tour‘ ups the ante considerably. It takes a cue from that other rock title by adding a drum kit and microphone to the gameplay, but goes way beyond the competition by letting you plug a real electronic drum kit into it and by including a detailed-looking song maker. Add in exclusive tracks from Metallica and 85 other songs, all from the original bands, and you have a heck of a package.

Rock Band 2 - Not to be left behind, ‘Rock Band’ is back, also with a slew of updates, including new, self-syncing guitars, a newer, fancier drum kit, and 84 new tunes — one less than the competition. But, ‘Rock Band 2′ will let you import nearly all the tracks from the first game, and it remains to be seen whether that’ll be the case for the new ‘Guitar Hero.’

iPhone Games - The 3G iPhone is out, and so is the App Store. While there are already boatloads of games on the store to download, none were really on display at E3. Still, we saw fairly tame ones like ‘Tetris‘ and ‘Spore,’ which we already knew about. What gives?

Raving Rabbids - One of the most popular third-party games on the Nintendo Wii is ‘Rayman: Raving Rabbids.’ It’s simple, stupid, and tons of fun, and that’s exactly how its latest follow-up is looking, ‘Rayman: Raving Rabbids TV Party,’ which is another collection of simple and fun mini-games, including what is apparently the first game to let you play with your posterior.

Star Wars: Force Unleashed - There have been absolutely no shortage of ‘Star Wars’ games cluttering up arcades and gaming systems since the very beginning. So, it’s hard to get too excited about a new one, but ‘Star Wars: Force Unleashed’ is looking genuinely fun. In it, you play the secret apprentice of a certain Mr. Darth Vader, who is overwhelmed with ridiculously powerful force powers, which you can use to pick up and throw everything from Storm Troopers to whole TIE Fighters. Add in some remote-waving action on the Wii that almost makes you feel like an evil Sith, and you have a hot looking game due this September.

Shaun White Snowboarding - It’s hard to get too excited about another snowboarding game, even when it’s being fronted by the incredibly talented Shaun White. But mix in compatibility with the Wii Fit Balance Board, and suddenly you get our attention. The ability to lean into the turns and shift your weight to land tricks sounds awesome, but having to keep your feet planted could be a drag.

Games for Girls - Female gamers are the largest growing demographic in games right now, making up a large portion of Nintendo’s sales, and buying half of all DS handhelds sold. For this reason Ubisoft is singling out girls with a slew of new tween-specific titles, while Natsume is showing off a new ‘Harvest Moon‘ on Wii title, a franchise that has proven to be hugely popular among girls.

With great games like these coming soon (most near the holidays) it’s going to be a busy winter of gaming. Better start saving your pennies! For gaming news from E3, be sure to check out thorough, up-to-the-minute coverage from both GameDaily and Joystiq.

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The iNAVI ES100+, manufactured by Thinkware is an upgrade from its predecessor, the iNAVI 100. It features a 7-inch display, 700MHz processor, split screen, 3D maps, a DMB mobile TV receiver, picture-in-picture and real time traffic information. This device will be launched on July 21st and comes in three versions, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB priced at $399, $449 and $499 respectively. Our friends from Navigadget mention that it is a low-end iNAVI GPS system, which is true, but it is sexier than higher-priced offerings from established brands in the U.S… via Aving

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That’s according to Hitachi researcher, Hirohiko Sagawa and his cohorts see limitation in previous method used to teach sign language, among them include, textbooks, videotapes, and software. With this in mind, they have created a prototype mobile phone that displays the Japanese sign language movements. The viewing angles can be shifted as well as enlarged so that users may get a more well-rounded sense of what the gesture means. The prototype phone was shown off at Hitachi’s advanced technology fair in Tokyo yesterday.

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What we’re watching tonight:

• TBS (1080i) has ‘The Bill Engvall Show‘ at 9 p.m. followed by ‘My Boys‘ at 9:30 p.m.
• USA (1080i) brings ‘Burn Notice‘ at 10 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) drops in ‘Fear Itself‘ at 10 p.m.
• ABC (720p) has ‘Hopkins‘ at 10 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) lines up ‘Swingtown‘ at 10 p.m.
• History (1080i) has ‘The Works‘ at 10 p.m.
• ESPN HD (720p) as MLS with Kansas City/Columbus at 8 p.m.
• ESPN2 HD (720p) airs the MLL All-Star Game at 10 p.m.

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In what strikes us as an oddly creepy way of honoring the fallen actor, Heath Ledger’s friends and contemporaries are passing around his iPod and sharing the music on it. Apparently the star of the new ‘Batman‘ film would leave his iPod laying around on the set of the film and others would pick it up and marvel at the collection of obscure musical artists.

Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gyllenhaal swung by the ‘Today Show’ and Eckart shared the tale of musical piracy as personal tribute with the host Matt Lauer.

“Whenever we went into the trailer we’d say “Whose iPod is this?” Because it would always be some wacked-out music nobody had ever heard of before. And it was Heath’s. And that iPod has since become a symbol of Heath and his friends pass it around to each other, download the music and then pass it on.”

Call us morbid, but we’re wondering how “wacked-out” it was? Was he listening to music created entirely from the crying of babies? Or is Eckhart just so out of the loop he hasn’t heard of Animal Collective yet? [Source: Valleywag]

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In case you have missed it, in last week’s iPhone Apps Store launch fog-of-war, some developers found that adding an invisible character (the good old alt+255?) at the beginning of their application name would get them on top of the alphabetically-sorted list. That was a Rookie mistake from Apple that has been fixed now, as Apple is probably checking and removing such invisible characters. Now the only way to get you application’s name on top is to give it a name starting with “AAA”. iPhone homepage

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If you thought texting while driving was bad, wait until you get a load of this video (the language is probably not work safe, so hit mute before pressing play). In it a motorcyclist cruising down the middle lane of a very busy highway takes a few minutes to kick back, pull out his phone, and send off a quick text (or three). Motorcycling alone is dangerous enough, so we wouldn’t recommend you riders out there trying this out if you like such things as unbroken limbs — or living. But, the dude does get a few points for wearing a helmet, which must count for something… right? [Source: Break.com]

[Thanks, Ben]

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Sony and a number of other electronic companies are on board to push Transjet, a new wireless protocol whose goal is to allow inter-devices communications without many of the shortcomings of today’s Bluetooth. With a (theoretical) transmission rate of 560Mbps and a range of 3cm (1.x inch) it should be fast enough to transfer video files but short-range enough to avoid getting spammed. From the announcement: “Directly touching two compliant electronic products together allows files to be transferred automatically, without the need for an access point. For example, touching a TV with a digital camera enables photos to be instantaneously displayed on the TV screen”. There’s nothing like a new standard to add some confusion and slow sales, but hey, if it’s not a battery hog and if there are good applications, it might end up being cool.

What do you think?

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Ok it’s official — Facebook is no longer a safe place for information of any kind. You can’t post your relationship status, pictures of the kick-ass party you were at, where you’re hoping to get a new job, and now not even your birthday is safe!

While most of these are the fault of careless users, this most recent incident appears to be the fault of careless developers working on the new Facebook redesign. The new version of the site is currently in testing and some kinks are still being ironed out. Amongst those kinks, apparently, is proper implementation of profile privacy settings, an important feature you really wouldn’t want to screw up.

Private details (including full birth dates) were made public on many of the almost 80 million profiles on the site, which has prompted fear that the security slip may lead to cases of fraud and identity theft (birth dates are often used to confirm identity over the phone).

Upon being alerted of its mistake, Facebook promptly fixed the privacy settings, but no one is sure just how many profiles were compromised or for how long. [Source: Daily Mail]

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