All Product articles – Page 48
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Peloton sets up a health advisory council
Peloton has established a Health and Wellness Advisory Council to find ways to foster the “physical, mental and emotional wellbeing” of its subscribers worldwide. The council’s five members are doctors, researchers and other specialists in cardiovascular medicine, cardiopulmonary exercise, neurology and neuroscience. According to the company’s president, William Lynch, Peloton’s ...
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Puma to release a Porsche collection
Puma has teamed up with a storied German automotive brand for the Puma x Porsche Design footwear and apparel collection, intended to mix luxury with performance. The three shoe models – Xetic M, Xetic L and Xetic M Shift – have a new type of sole, called Xetic, that is ...
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Nike launches sports collection for expecting moms
On Sept. 17, Nike will launch its first sports collection for expectant mothers through its own web store in the U.S., Europe and Africa. Designed to support and motivate women in all phases of pregnancy and beyond to continue doing sports, the four-piece collection will be marketed under the label ...
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Champion launches collection for gamers
Champion is introducing a new Gamer Collection for e-sports players, or “gamers.” The collection comprises sweatshirts, available as both pullovers and zip-ups, and pants. The sweatshirts feature oversized hoods, specially designed to cover people wearing headsets. The sleeves are also designed for gamers, with a rib cut that helps prevent ...
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Adidas and Unity release joint collection
Adidas Skateboarding and Unity, a producer of gender-neutral skate apparel and shoes, are releasing a joint collection for autumn/winter 2020. Unity was founded in 2017 by Jeffrey Cheung and Gabriel Ramirez specifically for the LGBTQ+ market. Cheung has used his illustrations to modify Adidas-designed shorts and shirts as well as ...
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Nautilus introduces a leaning stationary bike
Nautilus is introducing a stationary bike that can simulate the side-to-side rocking of regular outdoor bicycles. The Bowflex VeloCore can be ridden in two modes – lean and stationary (meaning fixed) – thanks to a proprietary lock-out device, whose patent is pending. A touch screen links to the JRNY subscription ...
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Toray to introduce a bio-based nylon
Toray, the Japanese chemical and materials company, has developed a nylon 60 percent of whose contents are drawn from a biological source – specifically, the sebacic acid in castor beans. Given the trade name Ecodear Nylon, the fiber can be spun in the same manner as conventional nylons, is both ...
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News briefsReichmann gets two new patents
The German Patent and Trademark Office (Patent- und Markenamt) granted two patents to the mechanical engineering company Reichmann & Sohn from southern Germany. The patents cover the laser structuring machine LS-1 RACE and a new transport and loading magazine for the service machine SF-4 RACE. According to Reichmann, the LS-1 ...
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Lanxess sells organic leather chemicals business, launches Adiprene Green
The German specialty chemicals company Lanxess is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik. The purchase price is made up from a fixed component of €80 million and a performance-related component of up to €115 million. In addition, TFL will assume certain liabilities associated with the business. Lanxess ...
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Scientists in Scotland develop new sustainable nylon production method
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have developed a sustainable way of manufacturing adipic acid, a key component of nylon. The scientists modified the genetic code of the common bacteria E. coli in the laboratory. The modified cells were grown in liquid solutions containing guaiacol, a naturally occurring chemical and ...
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Nike launches experimental shoe designed for “doing nothing”
Nike is introducing the Offline, a new shoe that has been conceived for moments of relaxation, when people takes time to unplug and disconnect. The Nike Offline features an “anti-sneaker silhouette,” as the brand has described it in its press release. The mule includes two interchangeable sensory drop-in midsoles. Sensation ...
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Slinger Bag beats sales projections in multiple markets
Slinger Bag, the brand behind the eponymous combination ball launcher and tennis bag, has exceeded its sales projections in Japan, Scandinavia, Switzerland and the U.K., possibly indicating that tennis afficionados are eager to return to the game. Although it was launched in those markets as recently as late May, at ...
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Reebok is giving the public a say in production
Reebok has introduced an internet platform through which consumers from all over the world can determine the fate of the company’s new sneaker designs. The first design is actually a redesign, the “Bee Keeper” Classic Leather, by Emily Gibbemeyer and Alex Chou. Called First Pitch, the new internet platform was ...
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New Era to make headwear for England Rugby
New Era has signed a four-year deal to produce headwear for England Rugby (RFU). The first line of caps – making its debut on both websites of the brand and the team on Aug. 7 – will display RFU’s red rose emblem and come in the 9FORTY adjustable and 9FIFTY ...
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Asics develops face mask for runners
At its Institute of Sport Science (ISS) in Kobe, Japan, Asics has developed a face mask to enable runners to run hard and still breathe well. The Asics Runners Face Cover keeps the air flowing with vents, a curved structure, and a fabric that dries quickly and can withstand washing. ...
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News briefsGoPro launches lifestyle accessories and clothing
GoPro has launched a new line of lifestyle gear that is available worldwide exclusively on GoPro.com. The all-new range includes functional bags, backpacks and cases, clothing and other products such as floating sunglasses and water bottles. First up in the lifestyle line-up is a series of bags that range from ...
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Garmin falls victim to cyber attack
Garmin confirmed that the company was the victim of a cyber attack on July 23 in which some of Garmin’s systems were encrypted by outsiders, resulting in a significant failure of the company’s popular fitness tracking services. The German news site Spiegel Online reported indications that the company was attacked ...
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Nike Training Club app to remain free
Nike will be keeping its Nike Training Club (NTC) app free of charge, and the brand has initiated a digital marketing campaign to spread the news. The company eliminated NTC’s premium fee temporarily in April, during the Covid-19 quarantines. NTC was designed as a subscription service delivering workouts, training programs ...
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Megmeister launches a cooling range for cyclists
Megmeister has announced the release of a new UltraFris Pro range, which is “set to revolutionize warm weather cycle performance,” the company claims. The products in this new range feature an innovative in-built cooling system that uses an athlete’s own sweat to cool them down, turning heat into “a performance ...
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On partners with consumer electronics company on running kit
On Running and the Danish consumer electronics company Bang & Olufsen have jointly released a running kit, combining the Swiss sporting goods company’s Cloudboom shoe with a limited edition of Bang & Olufsen’s first wireless earphones, the Beoplay E8 Sport On Edition. The Beoplay earphones are made of rubber, textured ...
