Friday, May 15, 2009

Xbox shoes made for the well heeled


They're a one-off pair of custom made sneakers called Xbox-Alpha-Dunks and they've just been sold on eBay for $4,000.

OK. They aren't your everyday sneakers.

The eBay description said: "These are an exclusive pair…only one of its kind. Patent leather back with embedded fiber optic wiring in the shape of the XBOX logo. Battery placement is in the tongue as well as on and off switch that has 2 settings: Strobe or Constant light functions. Gradient lime swoosh faded to black. The toe is painted in a surreal Tiger Camouflage with accents of lime and bright green. These are a men’s size 11."

The shoes feature a two-tone Nike swoosh, and the button-control layout of an Xbox controller on the bottom of the soles.
Oh yes...and there are strobe lights in the Xbox logos on each heel.

The BuyItNow price was $2,500 but the pair went for the best offer of $4,000.99.

Gawd, you could buy six Xbox 360 Elite systems for that and still have change left over.

And I thought we are in a recession.

The custom shoes were not made in your usual Chinese sweat-shop but by a company called Sole Junkie started by Steven Cedre Jr in 2004 which claims it creates "...high quality artwork making you stand above the rest with your custom sneakers."

But, at $4,000, would you really ever wear them outdoors?

So who's going to see them?

Thursday, May 14, 2009

The New Hot Women's Golf Sensation - Maria Verchenova


Maria Verchenova, 23, introduced to golf by her father during a holiday to the Czech Republic, became the first Russian to become a full-time member of the Ladies' European tour.

In 2008 she broke the top five in Tenerife and contended for the lead with Annika Sorenstam in the end-of-year Dubai Ladies Masters.

Of that, she says:"Well, first Dubai is a special place for me as it's my home away from home, I practice there a lot thanks to the support of Emirates golf club. So I was very happy to hit the ball well there. Being in the lead was a great experience, another step for me. I will keep working hard, learn and hopefully, very soon, I will hold the lead till the end of the tournament."

(Picture shows Maria in Dubai)

Her golfing earnings are still modest, at $51,000, but she’s improving all the time and playing solid golf.

Tiger Woods is her male hero and fellow countrywoman and tennis star Maria Sharapova is someone that Verchenova looks up to and wants to emulate.

She believes her driving accuracy is her greatest strength and she hopes to get to the level where she can repeat a reliable swing in every situation.

What would be her dream foursome? She names Justin Timberlake, David Beckham and, of course, Tiger Woods.

Now she is with the Ladies' European Tour at Gerre Losone in Ticino, Switzerland for the Deutsche Bank Swiss Open - the first full-field event of the season on European shores.

Not that I want to be sexist or anything but looks like no more drifting off on the couch for me when watching women's golf.

Thanks to golf's Goddess of the Greens...Maria Verchenova.