Link to TIME magazine's "The Most Amazing Inventions of the Year" from last November.
Quote:
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quote:Adidas 1 sneakers: A sensor in the new Adidas 1 sneakers measures with each step how much compression you put on the heels of your shoes. Microprocessor-controlled cushioning then adjusts the heel?s stiffness so they become more rigid on dirt trails and softer on pavement.
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The Adidas 1 entry is just two entries below the Centaur entry.
Unless
Kevin Bacon wears Adidas 1 shoes while gliding on a HT and playing his (Nintendo GameBoy) DS, I think that's about as close a tie-in as there is.