Product – Page 88

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    Adidas has teamed up with Spotify to create the first...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has teamed up with Spotify to create the first running app that matches a runner's speed. The new Adidas Go uses the smartphone's accelerometer to monitor the user's stride and then automatically plays tracks with matching beats per minute from Spotify's music library. The app also allows runners to ...

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    Puma has signed a two-year global licensing deal with Sesame...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Puma has signed a two-year global licensing deal with Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop, an American non-profit educational organization behind the production of several educational children's programs, including its best-known Sesame Street. Under the terms of the agreement, Puma will launch co-branded apparel, footwear and accessories ...

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    Head is the latest supplier of tennis gear to offer...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Head is the latest supplier of tennis gear to offer racquets that are compatible with Sony's Smart Tennis Sensor, in the Graphene XT Speed and Graphene XT Instinct ranges. To be attached to the butt-end of the racquet, the sensor allows players to garner stats on their own game, to ...

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    The Adizero 99g was launched by Adidas last month as...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The Adizero 99g was launched by Adidas last month as the world's lightest football boot. The retail launch consisted of just 299 pairs of men's shoes in size 9, as part of the Limited Collection series of super-small drops. With about half the weight of standard football cleats and less ...

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    Compex has won the European Consumers Award 2015 for Fit...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Compex has won the European Consumers Award 2015 for Fit 5.0 electric muscle stimulator. Released by the Swiss company last November, it is the first wireless fitness device of the kind that uses a unique “muscle intelligence” technology to adapt to each muscle. It is easy to carry around.

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    Messe Friedrichshafen is inviting any manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, sales...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Messe Friedrichshafen is inviting any manufacturers, designers, developers, importers, sales organizations or dealers to submit their new products for the 10th OutDoor Industry Award before June 16. Anyone can take part, regardless of whether they will exhibit at the OutDoor trade show running from July 15 to 18. The awards ...

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    After one and a half years of research conducted together...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    After one and a half years of research conducted together with Lenovo, the Chinese-owned computer company, and another Chinese partner, Vibram has presented the prototype of a smart sneaker whose sole integrates a device that can interact with the user's smartphone via Bluetooth. LED screens on the upper can display ...

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    The North Face and Inov-8 have both won Red Dot...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The North Face and Inov-8 have both won Red Dot design awards this year. The judging panel, which comprised 38 design professionals, selected Inov-8's Terraclaw 220 shoe and the Fuse Brigandine 3L jacket by TNF.

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    Magnum, the work shoe brand of Hi-Tec Sports, has announced...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Magnum, the work shoe brand of Hi-Tec Sports, has announced a three-year contract with the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the armed police force in charge of protecting civil nuclear sites and materials in Great Britain

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    JRC Reflex has developed its retroreflective trimmings for application to...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    JRC Reflex has developed its retroreflective trimmings for application to the leather uppers of shoes

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    BNS Bergal, Nico & Solitaire has signed a global license...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    BNS Bergal, Nico & Solitaire has signed a global license for shoe care products with Adidas, involving dedicated packaging of the products

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    Outlast Universe, a blend of climate-regulating Outlast viscose fibers and...

    2015-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Outlast Universe, a blend of climate-regulating Outlast viscose fibers and down, has won one of the ten Top Innovation Awards presented by the FabricLink Network in California

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    VF Corp. has struck a strategic partnership with FibeRio Technology...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has struck a strategic partnership with FibeRio Technology Corporation for the joint development of proprietary, high-performance nanofiber materials for the group's apparel, footwear and jeanswear. VF notes that FibeRio's Forcespinning technology has the unique advantage of producing advanced nanofiber textiles in high volumes, using a melt spinning process ...

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    Jack Nicklaus, the famous American golf player who was nicknamed...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Jack Nicklaus, the famous American golf player who was nicknamed the Golden Bear, received a Congressional Gold Medal in the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda in Washington on March 24. Meanwhile, Allen Edmonds, a leading American manufacturer of goodyear-welted men's shoes, has put out a Jack Nicklaus Signature Collection of four styles ...

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    Adidas Golf is launching what it describes as the first...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Adidas Golf is launching what it describes as the first fully asymmetrical golf shoe, the Asym Energy Boost. The distinctive right and left shoes are meant to guide weight transfer, stability and power through the swing. Adidas used heat map and force plate pressure studies to measure the different vertical ...

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    Adidas has teamed up with Yohji Yamamoto for the release...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has teamed up with Yohji Yamamoto for the release of a capsule Roland Garros collection for the impending French Open. The clothing and accessories feature Yamamoto's black-and-white color scheme while the shoes, predominantly black, are characterized by the presence of the Hawaiian floral prints of the Y-3 spring-summer 2015 ...

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    The Arsenal Football Club pulled a nice April Fool's Day...

    2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

    The Arsenal Football Club pulled a nice April Fool's Day prank by announced to its fans that it has developed the world's first “left-footed football” with its sponsor, Puma, accompanying the revelation with a convincing video featuring some of its star players - Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil, Nacho Monreal and ...

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    Puma has extended its 12-year-old partnership with the Italian Footwear...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Puma has extended its 12-year-old partnership with the Italian Footwear Federation (FIGC) for an unspecified number years into the next decade. The new contract, which is reportedly going to cost about €4.9 million a year, calls for increased marketing rights, while retaining the exclusive master license to actively manage FIGC's ...

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    Gone are the days when New Balance was not doing...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Gone are the days when New Balance was not doing any advertising. The company has produced its first soccer-related advertising film to celebrate its return to the global football business. The powerful #NBFootball spot, which can be viewed on youtube, has been directed by Marie Schuller. It features seven newly ...

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    New Balance has launched in the U.K. the Blackout Squad...

    2015-03-31T00:00:00Z

    New Balance has launched in the U.K. the Blackout Squad competition. Through this scheme, amateur football players are offered a chance to join a select group who will trial the brand's football boots, just like professional players sponsored by New Balance. The competition is run in partnership with www.prodirectsoccer.com. The ...