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Adidas is launching in New York today the Energy Boost,...
Adidas is launching in New York today the Energy Boost, a new lightweight running shoe with a midsole material made of thermoplastic beads that are fused together. The cushioning technology has been developed together with BASF, the large German chemical group. It is said to be providing more comfort as ...
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Adidas Action Sports launched its new snowboard collection during Ispo...
Adidas Action Sports launched its new snowboard collection during Ispo through a side event in a former garage of the German postal service in Munich. The collection includes three snowboard boots and about 60 other items including snow goggles and a variety of garments. The Adidas snowboard team was presented ...
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Meindl, the German manufacturer of outdoor boots, has decided to...
Meindl, the German manufacturer of outdoor boots, has decided to pull out of the cross-country shoe business. An executive of the company told this publication that sales of the line were small compared with hiking and mountaineering footwear. The cross-country collection would have needed a complete relaunch with a major ...
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Head is introducing a new material in its latest generation...
Head is introducing a new material in its latest generation of tennis racquets, the YouTrek line. The material is called graphene and was used in the racquet that helped Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open this year. Graphene is described as extremely light, superthin and 200 times more tearproof than ...
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TSL, the French snowshoe specialist, presented its first flexible model...
TSL, the French snowshoe specialist, presented its first flexible model of snowshoes at this year's Ispo Munich show. Due to the flexible structure of the frame and the bindings, the new product, called Symbioz, adapts to the foot and the terrain, while independent claws provide for traction and holding. The ...
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Dahu, a new brand of luxury ski boots from Switzerland, exhibited...
Dahu, a new brand of luxury ski boots from Switzerland, exhibited for the first time at Ispo Munich this year. The boots are lighter than normal ski boots, and they are so comfortable that you can also wear them to drive a car, according to company officials. Nicolas Frey, the founder, ...
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An Austrian sporting goods retailer operating at Dorfgastein near Salzburg,...
An Austrian sporting goods retailer operating at Dorfgastein near Salzburg, Franz Egger, has registered a patent for a ski boot construction where the front part is positioned higher than the rear part. This allows the toes to move more freely, thus avoiding freezing, and according to Egger, it gives the ...
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W.L. Gore presented at Ispo a new patent-pending multi-layer membrane...
W.L. Gore presented at Ispo a new patent-pending multi-layer membrane technology, called Gore-Tex Pro, that consists of 100 percent ePTFE-based microstructures, bonded to the outer material, and a specially developed inner lining. After working on this project for four and a half years, extensive testing with mountain guides showed that the ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo is signing a line of men's leisure socks...
Cristiano Ronaldo is signing a line of men's leisure socks and underwear developed by a Danish company, JBS. The star of the Real Madrid football team will continue its sponsorship deal with Nike. JBS has already put out a line of underwear named after Caroline Wozniacki, the Swedish tennis champion.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate of the famous tycoon Warren Buffett,...
Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate of the famous tycoon Warren Buffett, will add a 5-kilometer run to the festivities at its annual shareholder weekend this coming May. In celebration of the race, Brooks Running, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has produced a limited edition of its PureCadence 2 sneaker featuring a ...
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A well-known Irish golf champion, Padraig Harrington, is acting as...
A well-known Irish golf champion, Padraig Harrington, is acting as a global brand ambassador for the Golf Swing Shirt Company. The American firm has developed a special patent-pending garment, the Golf Swing Shirt, designed to train golfers to make their swings correctly. The shirt is constructed in such a way ...
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Dainese has begun to fine-tune the deployment mechanism of its...
Dainese has begun to fine-tune the deployment mechanism of its D-Air ski system, in view of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The D-Air, a special airbag for skiers, operates based on a deployment algorithm, which is the ”intelligence” that recognizes the conditions of a fall and then activates the airbag. ...
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Zoggs, the Australian brand of swim goggles about which we...
Zoggs, the Australian brand of swim goggles about which we reported on Dec. 12, has added an optional feature to the superior lenses of its Predator Flex frames. It is offering lenses with an embedded photochromatic treatment that react to the UV rays from the sun, darkening the optics when they ...
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The YKK Fastening Products Group, famous for its zippers, has...
The YKK Fastening Products Group, famous for its zippers, has become a Bluesign system partner. The company's manufacturing facilities already operate under ISO 14001 standards and the main product lines comply with Oeko-Tex standards.
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A study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine &...
A study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports suggests that running economy improves significantly when the runner wears Vibram's FiveFingers instead of regular running shoes, with the condition that the runner has been familiarized with wearing FiveFingers over a period of four weeks. The study, ...
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At Ispo Munich, Odlo will present its latest development, the...
At Ispo Munich, Odlo will present its latest development, the Muscle Force line. The line of base layers has been developed mainly for winter sports enthusiasts. The innovation in Muscle Force is the saving and conservation of energy through the reduction of vibrations in the body's key areas in order ...
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Shock Doctor, the American supplier of mouthguards and other protection...
Shock Doctor, the American supplier of mouthguards and other protection products for sports, is moving into a new category by launching a range of insoles targeted at athletes. It includes insoles for cleated shoes, for sports from football to baseball and soccer; and for court sports, skating and running footwear. ...
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Patagonia has announced the introduction of its new water-repellent down...
Patagonia has announced the introduction of its new water-repellent down called Encapsil. On March 1, a limited edition of apparel containing the down will hit selected stores and internet shops in the U.S., Europe and Japan. The new material is a result of the Californian brand's partnership with the specialty ...
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Marker is entering the protective equipment category with its new...
Marker is entering the protective equipment category with its new Marker Protective Snow Equipment collection. Known for producing ski bindings since the 1950s, the company is launching a line of helmets and goggles for men, women and kids. In partnership with Ortema, which specializes in orthopaedic technology, Marker has developed ...
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Odlo will be unveiling Muscle Force, the newest addition to...
Odlo will be unveiling Muscle Force, the newest addition to its base-layer collection at Ispo Munich next February. The latest product line from the maker of functional sports underwear is designed specifically for skiers and snowboarders. It helps keep their energy up by reducing muscle vibration with zoned muscle support, ...
