All Product articles – Page 103
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Starting next June, headgear will be banned in amateur boxing...
Starting next June, headgear will be banned in amateur boxing competitions to reduce concussions, as is already the case in professional matches. The International Boxing Association has decided on the ban following widespread publicity about head injuries in other games such as American football.
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As odd as this may sound, Rip Curl has partnered...
As odd as this may sound, Rip Curl has partnered with The Woolmark Company to produce a selection of wool garments for Mick Fanning, the former Australian surfing champion. The collection includes a Woolmark-certified merino wool poncho, designed to be worn as an overgarment, providing warmth and insulation before and ...
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Rapala's new Eco Wear Reflection jacket has won a Red...
Rapala's new Eco Wear Reflection jacket has won a Red Dot design award. First introduced in the market in 2011, the Finnish fishing equipment company's Eco Wear line of wading apparel uses a highly ecological process from DuPont. The line already got the Best New Product Award in the fishing apparel category ...
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Head Sport has granted a license for socks and underwear...
Head Sport has granted a license for socks and underwear to Dobotex, the Dutch specialty company for socks and other garments. The new partnership comes into effect from the beginning of next year and is set to cover all of Europe. Dobotex will develop a line of performance underwear and ...
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Aqua Lung America of Vista, California is voluntarily recalling about...
Aqua Lung America of Vista, California is voluntarily recalling about 110,000 buoyancy compensators, used by scuba divers, due to a flaw that could prevent a diver from surfacing. The recall involves buoyancy compensators with SureLock II rubber handles attached to weight pockets, whose rubber handles can detach as divers are ...
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Bluesign Technologies has announced what it defines as a “strategic...
Bluesign Technologies has announced what it defines as a “strategic partnership” with Nike Inc. to accelerate the supply of more sustainable chemistries and materials for the Nike group of brands. The agreement allows Nike's suppliers to access key Bluesign tools and data at a nominal cost. Without such an agreement, ...
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KWCC, a company based in Hong Kong, started this month...
KWCC, a company based in Hong Kong, started this month to manufacture and sell Adidas branded badminton hardware and accessories through its own global distribution network under a worldwide licensing agreement with the Three Stripes. KWCC hired new experienced engineers, product developers and salespeople in 2011 to boost its ...
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Speedmax, Fischer's newest cross-country ski, has won one of this...
Speedmax, Fischer's newest cross-country ski, has won one of this year's prestigeous Red Dot design awards. A jury of 37 experts granted the prize to the Austrian ski company for the modern design which was put into the new Nordic skating ski. It is one of the few products that managed to ...
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The German subsidiary of K-Swiss has informed its retail customers...
The German subsidiary of K-Swiss has informed its retail customers in Germany and Austria that the brand will no longer sell its line of running gear in those markets. The sales figures were declining last year, and reportedly looked no more promising for the current year. The key account managers ...
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Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation is putting out a line of...
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation is putting out a line of four signature golf shoes and related products named after Jack Nicklaus, the famous golfer
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Lionel Messi has joined a very small group of athletes...
Lionel Messi has joined a very small group of athletes who have their own range of Adidas products, including David Beckham and Derrick Rose. The company just launched the Messi range of footwear and apparel, featuring a stylish “M” and a red-and-white color theme. The Argentinian football star will start ...
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New Balance has developed a proprietary process to create hyper-customized...
New Balance has developed a proprietary process to create hyper-customized spike plates for runners based on their individual biomechanical data. The plates are made at the company's U.S. facilities through a 3D printing process that makes use of selective laser sintering to convert powder materials into solid cross-sections, layer by ...
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New Balance has launched a small line of sportswear co-branded...
New Balance has launched a small line of sportswear co-branded with Heidi Klum, the famous German fashion model, but it is being offered only in New Balance stores in the U.S.
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Rossignol is teaming up with FC Bayern Munich, Germany's leading football...
Rossignol is teaming up with FC Bayern Munich, Germany's leading football club. Starting with the winter 2013-14 season, the French ski brand will offer a junior ski in the red and white design of the club featuring its logo. The Bayern Munich children's ski will be available through regular sporting goods retailers all ...
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In cooperation with the fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, Roxy...
In cooperation with the fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, Roxy has developed a limited edition of beachwear for girls under the name “DVF loves Roxy” and the motto “follow your heart and dare.” The new line comprises bikinis, monokinis and boardshorts combining the eye-catching prints of Diane von Furstenberg and ...
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From March 4, European consumers will get a chance to...
From March 4, European consumers will get a chance to create their own individual New Era caps through the internet. At www.newerabyyou.com, shoppers can customize their caps according to their needs and preferences. They have the choice among 200 different logos, 33 materials and 56 colors. The 9Fifty and 59Fifty ...
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Warrior Sports, the team sports brand of New Balance, has...
Warrior Sports, the team sports brand of New Balance, has come out with a specific shoe for futsal
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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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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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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 ...
