Don limited-edition Dr. Martens for some Guitar Hero suave

Real life imitating reel? This bizarre trading of places is increasingly taking a grip of the videogame universe. Dr. Martens' orthopedic sole shoes, once soul shoes for the youth subcultures like your friendly punks and grungers, are now not only lending their footwear the upcoming Guitar Hero: Band Hero (November release), actual limited editions of the virtual 14-hole rock punk boots will be sold. In the game, players can customize their cyber outfits with Converse, Vans or Dr. Martens.

Four models of the 1914 Rocker Docs, with a glazed guitar motif in black, pink, bordeaux and white, are retailing globally. In Singapore, just 16 pairs will be offered, at S$259 each, and only at the Orchard Central store. And it's all to let you dress the part of your game's character. Bizarre? Well, cosplay or anime role play has been around for the longest time, so this will likely have its Guitar Hero fans.

AlterG unveils more affordable antigravity treadmills

We got our first close look at the AlterG antigravity treadmill at a health expo in San Francisco earlier this year, and at the time, the price was floating up there somewhere near the space station.

But we've good news for those who like the idea of running like an astronaut: Fremont, California-based AlterG on Monday plans to announce a more affordable model, the AlterG M300. The two treadmills in the M300 series deliver the same antigravity technology as AlterG's pricey US$75,000 P200 series, but at a third of the cost--US$24,500 to US$27,000.
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OLED chair lights up when you rock

A rocking chair with an integrated OLED lamp would in and of itself be cool enough to feature here on Crave, but the Murakami Chair is different. The power to run the light, you see, comes from your own rocking motion.

As you rock, nano-dynamos built into the chair's skids (I love a job where I get paid to type things like "nano-dynamos") convert the kinetic energy of the motion into power, which is stored in internal batteries during the day or sent straight to the light when dark.
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Anatomy of a Hello Kitty toy

And so, the enigma that is the Hello Kitty phenomena continues. This time with the release of the Anatomy collection by Dr Romanelli, in collaboration with Medicom Toy. Any gut feelings you may have of the silent one's unexplainable success are put to rest with an anatomomical peek at the feline's (rather inaccurate) inner cavity, which are… how shall we put it… uber cute! So now we know the truth, and it's all powered by a kawaii red heart and what seems to be four saccharine sweet kitty clones. Just too bad you can't pop out the innards, so you can rearrange them any which way you like. Due out November in Japan.
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Barnes & Noble's Nook announced

While information on Barnes & Noble's new e-book reader, the Nook, has been trickling out for several days, the company unveiled the new US$259 device on its Web site Tuesday a few hours before the official launch event in New York.

As previously reported, the Nook, billed as the first Android-powered e-book reader, features not only a 6-inch E-ink screen but a color touch screen that allows you to navigate content and also can turn into a virtual keyboard for searches.
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