Apple is set to unveil the latest iPhone in the coming weeks and overnight we have a confirmation as to when that will be.
Forbes has reported Apple has officially sent out invitations to a keynote events to be held at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California for September 10th.
The new iPhones will likely see a release to the market later in September as Apple normally does it a couple of weeks after the announcement. At this event, we are hoping to see new Apple Watches and other products as well.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we find out more info on this. What are you looking forward to on the new iPhones? Any new features you want to see? Let us know what you think
BAPE and Wilson will be dropping a tennis collaboration to celebrate the U.S. Open being held in New York. The collaboration consist of a t-shirt, cap, visor, sweatbands, 3 pack tennis balls and tennis racket.
The BAPE x Wilson collection will be available to purchase on the 31st of August 2019 on the BAPE website and at all in-store locations. Prices range from $20 USD for the pack of tennis balls to $439 USD for the high performance tennis racket.
Earlier this year, Asics introduced us to the GEL-Quantum 360 5 model. A street styled silhouette combined with the Asics heel to forefoot patented gel cushioning tech. The futuristic and fashion savvy looks of the Infinity 360 5 was met with a resounding success and approval by the sneaker enthusiast and the sports training community.
So how does one top that?
Well you pretty much take what has made you successful and blow it up to infinite levels.
Welcome to the Asics GEL-Quantum Infinity Era. Read on for our in depth review.
The saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” does not apply to the science wizards at the Asics Laboratory in Kobe, Japan. The question proposed was: How you do outdo a 360 gel set up? The answer came in the most Zen-Like manner.
Create a midsole and sole totally out of Gel.
The Asics Gel Quantum Infinity is the first ever trainer that features a full length and visible heel to toe GEL Technology. This is the main highlight of the trainer. The GEL apparently is made from inert polymers to derive silicon. From our experience, the cushioning was not overly squishy and unstable. Foams from the other brands tend to overdo the amount of foams used in the heel and forefoot. This unevenness causes instability during strides. Which sometimes, ironically result in plantar foot pains. As such, you will not find the GEL Quantum infinity to be overly pillowy in ride. Instead you’ll find a much more ample and responsive cushion with maximum stability with each ground strike.
The trainer also features a blue ortholite insole to provide maximum comfort. The insole we reckon is very breathable. This allowed for a much cooler environment inside the trainer during our longer runs.
CUSHION: 5/5
The uppers of the trainer is made with a seamless one piece engineered mesh that was done with 3D Puff Printing. Created in a vacuum environment without any sewing. We reckon this made the GEL-Quantum Infinity very light weight and added further to its breathability. We initially thought that there would be issues with the slimmer tongue. Our previous experiences with such a tooling was not pleasant. Slim tongues tend to slip and slide to the slides after prolonged usage. However, this was not the case here. A higher placement of the tongue loop for laces made sure it stayed in place. Also, despite being made out of a slim hardened plastic like material, it did not feel like it was cutting through the top of our foot. We recommend going true to your size.
FIT: 4/5
Do not let the simple set up of the traction fool you. Again, this is a case of being less is more. You won’t find the traditional herringbone patterns here often seen in runners. Instead the trainer’s sole is made up of a combination of GEL and rubber. The water-like and mentos-like knobs inside the pattern of the sneaker is also made out of GEL. Not only does is provide additional cushioning but the spaces in between acts like a suction cup that provides the very grippy traction we experienced in various road conditions.
The midsole and outsole is very, very flexible since they are almost made entirely out of GEL. While we had no issues with foot fatigue, we’ll try to figure out if the lack of a proper midfoot shank would hurt our enjoyment in the long run.
TRACTION: 4/5
Staying true to its Japanese roots. The overall looks of the trainer is sleek and minimal upon first glance. From afar, only the ASICS tiger stripes is visible and the GEL midsoles. Come closer and you’ll see and appreciate the intricate web-like design of the PUFF 3D printing method and the water-like droplets of the sole underneath. These two elements seem to mesh harmoniously together for some reason. In an era where brands are all about the bells and whistles of their kicks, we appreciate it when a brand finally offers something clean and functional.
The model we got came in the sour yozu/black colorway. While it wasn’t implied and didn’t dawn on us first, we did notice it resembled the familiar Australian Team colors of Green and Gold. We thought that was really dope!
LOOKS: 4/5
The Japanese character of ‘Katakana’ can be found in the heel and in the tongue of the trainer. The word means ‘Infinity.’ As we mentioned before, Asics was going for a very minimalist one-piece design to carry its new GEL cushioning technology. If you’re looking for an all-rounder and an everyday walking shoe this could be the trainer for you.
Asics has once again pushed the envelope of Zen design marrying with its latest cushioning tech, we can’t wait to see what their scientist at Kobe Japan will cook up next.
Its about that time again that Sony is going to upgrade to another console and with the leaked diagram posted, its getting Gamers hyped up again. With some special graphics skills the Console was able to be rendered and we can have a realistic view of how it will look like.
The main unit has a very distinguishable “V” on the fore front. People are saying that its a symbol in terms of the Roman Numerical number for 5. the top, sides and back are littered with air vents for a futurstic aesthetic. But with all the tech going inside it such as the 8K game graphics, 8-core AMD Ryzen Processor and SSD for shorter loading times this little beast will need all the air flow it can get.
More images down below
Release dates are still unannounced but keep your eyes peeled on Sony for more updates.
Thats right, you have read that title correctly. The toy company behind the likes of Mr Potato Head, My Little Pony & Transformers have acquired one of the biggest gangster rap labels, Death Row Records.
Hasbro reportedly acquired Death Row’s discography with the $4 billion purchase of Entertainment One, a multimedia company that has its hands in TV, Film & Music.
eOne (Entertainment One) became Death Row’s parent company when it bought the label’s catalogue for approx $280 million back in 2013, which was about 7 years after Death Row declared bankruptcy.
With the eOne acquisition, Hasbro now owns popular kids brands like Peppa Pig & PJ Masks.
Get ready Mario Kart fans, the game is finally heading to the mobile platform in September.
Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart Tour is coming to mobile phones on September 25th 2019. You can already pre-register the game on both the App Store (iOS) and Google Play Store.
The game will feature 30 characters at launch as well as over 30 tracks including some of the fan favourites from the series of games.
You will be able to play the game on your own or with friends online.
Next Thursday night on the 5th of September New Balance NZ with the support of Asahi Beer NZ and OPPO NZ are opening it’s the doors to an exclusive and immersive event celebrating Grey Day.
I guess Lucasfilm & Disney listened to the fans and decided to release the D23 Expo teaser trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker movie.
The story of a generation comes to an end in December 2019 just before Christmas. Let us know what you think.
Over the weekend the Disney’s D23 expo was held in which we saw alot of announcements from Disney, Marvel Studios and Star Wars. Here is a wrap up post of what went down.
Let’s start with the Marvel side of things as we saw alot of announcements from Marvel Studios. Marvel announced 3 new TV series to all air on Disney Plus which are Ms Marvel, She Hulk and the highly anticipated Moon Knight. As for the casting of roles for these 3 shows, we will need to wait to find out.
Marvel also dropped the first look at the final season of Agent’s Of Shield which will come to a end after 7 seasons in 2020. See below for the trailer
Marvel also announced Black Panther 2 which will come out on the 6th May 2022 with Ryan Coolger returning to direct the sequel. We also got to see the cast for the upcoming Eternals movie as well
A brief What If Trailer was shown to the audience showing Peggy Carter as Captain Carter, and a zombified Steve Rogers. Black Widow was discussed.
Onto the Star Wars side of things in which Ewan McGregor is set to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the new series for Disney Plus. A new trailer for Episode 9 was shown but we will need to wait to see it.
Thats a brief overview on what went on. Few exciting things in the pipeline in which we cant wait to see.
The Mega Drive Mini is almost here and just like Nintendo and Sony before them, they’re ready to release their take on the Retro Mini Consoles.
Sega isn’t a stranger when it comes to releasing retro consoles. In fact, they’ve been releasing them well before the Nintendo and Sony first-party offerings. They were partnered with AT Games at the time and they weren’t good at all, plagued with bugs and a lack of decent game titles. This time round they’re partnering with M2 who are well known for their awesome ability in emulating and porting games.
Sega have been handing out review copies to the media, and the reviews look very promising. From the quality of the unit and the attention to detail to the original Mega Drive. The games run really well from what we’ve seen and the User Interface is done well. If there was anything to nit pick at, it would be the 3 button controllers which have been bundled in with the unit. While constructed well, it would have been nice to get the 6 button version for games such as Street Fighter II.
The Mega Drive Mini hits our shores on September 19th and retails for $139.95 and will come with 42 games which contains some of the best titles Sega could offer from the 16-bit generation.
