Nike plans to release a more affordable version of its self-lacing sneakers in 2019

Nike first debuted its take on the Back to the Future self-lacing sneaker with a rather steep US$720 price tag. Now, the company is gearing up to release a second generation version of the high-tech HyperAdapt sneaker and one that costs significantly less. This time, gen two will come in at around US$350. Nike confirmed the news at its most recent earnings call. The company confirmed it’s coming in the spring of 2019 and will be designed for use on the basketball court. Nike also said it’s “just one better fit solution amongst many” that the company will release throughout the year.

Source: The Verge

Google Material Design theme hits web version of Calendar

It was bound to happen and now it looks like it’s finally here. Google has been slowly introducing its Material Design theme into the web version of its products. The latest app to get a revamp is Google Calendar. The changes are a bit subtle here with new buttons, hollow icons, and font tweaks. It looks cleaner from our perspective and matches the other products more.

Source: Android Police

Google gamifies its top search results of 2018

While 2018 felt like a rather turbulent year, to say the least, Google wants to soften the blow a bit or focus on the other big news of the year by gamifying its top search results of the year. Game of the Year 2018 will test your knowledge of the top search trends of 2018 in a click-to-choose format. It’s also a good source of random trivia—like who appeared in search results more: Justin Trudeau or Justin Bieber?—you might want to use as you attend more parties during the holidays.

Netflix’s ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ announces sequel

A much-loved Netflix romantic comedy just got its green light for the sequel to come out. Lana Condor, who plays the movie’s protagonist Lara Jean Covey, made the announcement saying To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before will be getting a second movie. It’s originally based from Jenny Han’s trilogy of young adult novels. The first film, which came out in August, follows Lara as she discovers her secret love letters to five of her childhood crushes were sent out to the boys in question. Noah Centineo, who plays Lara’s love interest Peter Kavinsky, will be returning. There’s no specific date yet for the film but what we do know now is that Sofia Alvarez will be returning to write the screenplay for the follow-up movie.