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    Oakley designs a mouth shield for the NFL

    2020-07-20T09:35:00Z

    In collaboration with doctors and engineers from the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association, Oakley has come up with a mouth shield for the NFL’s 32 teams to use on the field to curb the spread of Covid-19. The shield will begin undergoing field tests in the ...

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    McDavid develops face masks for athletes

    2020-07-15T16:22:00Z

    McDavid, a company that specializes in sports medicine, recovery items and personal protection equipment for variety sports, has developed a face mask for athletes. Available in three sizes and various colors, its new re-usable Sport Face Mask is structured in three layers. An antimicrobial lining effectively blocks droplets and particles ...

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    Chillos to launch a slide model for Saucony’s Endorphin Collection

    2020-07-15T16:21:00Z

    Back in April, Saucony introduced the Endorphin Collection, a range of running shoes that comprises the Speed and Shift models as well as the the brand’s “fastest shoe ever,” a carbon-plated racing flat called the Endorphin Pro. Now another brand owned by Wolverine Worldwide, Chaco Footwear, is releasing a limited-edition ...

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    Garmin partners with Surfline to provide watch-controlled surf video

    2020-07-15T16:21:00Z

    Garmin has paired the release of two smartwatches – the Fenix 6 Solar and the Surf Edition of the Instinct Solar – with the inauguration of a partnership with Surfline Sessions of Huntington Beach, California. Garmin’s wearable devices measure wave count, top speed, distance surfed and total water time. The ...

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    Garmin introduces new solar watches, making cable charging nearly unnecessary

    2020-07-10T09:35:00Z

    Garmin is expanding its portfolio of solar-powered products and now offers even more watches with an integrated, transparent solar charging lens that uses solar energy. In addition to a significantly extended battery life, some models also come with new features. The popular fēnix 6 series is now available as a ...

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    GoPro‘s Hero8 Black now works as an HD webcam

    2020-07-10T09:34:00Z

    GoPro announced that its flagship Hero8 Black camera now functions as a 1080p high-definition, wide-angle webcam. Users can update their Hero8 Black with a beta release of the new firmware and install the new GoPro Webcam desktop utility to use their camera as a webcam. The utility is now available ...

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    Puma to launch the Unity Collection

    2020-07-09T14:41:00Z

    Puma is releasing the Unity Collection of unisex apparel, footwear and accessories, accompanying the launch with a pledge of $200,000 to the U.N. Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund, which supports the World Health Organization (WHO). The pack is to celebrate Puma’s sports heritage and the unifying force of sport. The items ...

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    On and Federer unveil “The Roger”

    2020-07-07T19:23:00Z

    On, the Swiss performance footwear brand specializing in running, has introduced its first collaborative sneaker with Roger Federer, the Swiss tennis champion who joined as an investor and a brand ambassador last November. “The Roger,” inspired by the tennis sneaker of the ‘70s, features an all-white color scheme, with white ...

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    Mizuno launches a new energy-return footwear technology, Mizuno Enerzy

    2020-07-07T09:39:00Z

    Mizuno is introducing Mizuno Enerzy, an innovative footwear technology that has been designed to deliver high energy return and enhanced softness. The purpose of the technology, which is the result of more than two years of development and testing, is to allow athletes to retain more of the energy that ...

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    Polygiene announces ViralOff+ with lifetime washability

    2020-07-02T13:23:00Z

    Polygiene announced at a press conference that it is developing a new formula for its ViralOff technology that will provide a testable lifetime of virus reduction in garments. Products treated with the new ViralOff+ will continue to reduce more than 99 percent of viruses within two hours, even after 30 ...

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    New corona protection items by Bauer Hockey

    2020-07-02T06:18:00Z

    Bauer Hockey has launched a new product line-up to help enable a safe return of the sport of ice hockey, building on the experience of the medical-grade face shields that the company had recently donated to doctors and nurses on the front line. The new Bauer Integrated Cap Shield (patent ...

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    Swix debuts non-fluorinated waxes

    2020-07-01T15:47:00Z

    Swix, a subsidiary of the Brav group, has introduced what it claims are the best-performing lines of non-fluorinated glide waxes, both solid and liquid, to the market. Swix Pro, as the overall line is called, is the fruit of a 10-year search for a non-fluorinated option that would keep drag ...

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    Partnership with Fiberpartner opens new markets for Primaloft

    2020-07-01T14:58:00Z

    Primaloft has announced a partnership with Fiberpartner, a global provider of staple fibers, industrial yarns and plastics. The licensing agreement enables Fiberpartner to use the PrimaLoft Bio technology in a variety of new industries. PrimaLoft Bio consists of 100 percent recycled fibers that biodegrade when exposed to environmental conditions such ...

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    Zoot introduces cooling neck sleeves, for ventilation and protection

    2020-06-29T17:24:00Z

    Zoot Sports, the specialist in performance apparel and footwear for endurance sports, has launched a product called the Cooling Neck Sleeves, designed to maintain maximum ventilation while also providing a protective barrier, of particular interest at the time of coronavirus. These neck sleeves are made with Chillout fabric, which uses ...

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    Erreà introduces a new antibacterial fabric

    2020-06-29T17:23:00Z

    Erreà, the Italian sportswear company and the kit supplier of many sports clubs in various countries, has introduced a new fabric that is said to protect the players from microbes and bacteria. Developed with the use of nanotechnologies, the new “Ti-energy” fabric is made with nanoparticles of zinc oxide. The ...

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    Pentland’s design contest honors a project inspired by British history

    2020-06-27T15:13:00Z

    Pentland Brands has announced Alex Grant of the Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts as the winner of the Pentland Winston Churchill Wardrobe Competition 2020. Grant was recognized for a project entitled Churchill’s “Victory” Swimming Goggles. His goggles are indeed inspired by the frame of Winston Churchill’s spectacles. In ...

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    Advance e-sales for Nike’s Dior sneaker

    2020-06-25T18:07:00Z

    Dior will soon be launching a mini-website for limited advance sales of the sneaker it has created with Nike. Introduced in December, 2019 at Dior Homme’s pre-autumn 2020 fashion in Miami, the Air Jordan 1 OG Dior will in time be sold through pop-up stores, although no start date has ...

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    Nike enlists Native American Miss Universe

    2020-06-23T15:25:00Z

    Ashley Callingbull of the Enoch Cree Nation, the first Canadian and first indigenous woman to become Miss Universe, is one of three Native American women figuring in Nike’s new ad campaign for its N7 collection. Callingbull is joined by Chelsey Luger, of both the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and ...

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    Fischer Sports releases lightweight rollerski

    2020-06-23T15:25:00Z

    Fischer Sports has released what it claims is the lightest rollerski on the market, made entirely of carbon to achieve the flexion and torsional resistance of a regular ski. Fischer has sought to give the Speedmax Classic, as it is called, a slim profile so as to balance high ground ...

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    2020-06-18T15:21:00Z

    +++ Tag Heuer has launched a golf edition of its Connected watch – featuring 3D mapping, shot tracking, golf GPS, scorecards and data tracking similar to that of a fitness monitoring device – to be used in conjunction with the brand’s Golf App +++ Adidas has released vegan versions of ...