All Product articles – Page 55
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For the second year in a row, Joma will produce...
For the second year in a row, Joma will produce the official shoe of the World Padel Tour (WPT), and will mark the occasion with a limited edition of its Slam shoe for sponsored players – such as Juani Mieres, Patty Llaguno, Javi Ruiz, Uri Botelo, Teresa Navarro, Víctor Ruiz, ...
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After launching the women's version of the Air Force 1...
After launching the women's version of the Air Force 1 Shadow, Nike has added materials from Gore-Tex in a new expansion of the Air Force 1 silhouette. The new Air Force 1 Gore-Tex comes in a high-top model which takes the tooling on the AF1 Duck Boot and adds a ...
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From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will...
From the 2019/20 winter season, all Dynafit tech bindings will carry a lifetime warranty covering all material and manufacturing defects. Dynafit will repair faulty bindings free of charge or replace them with bindings of equal or higher quality. Normal wear and tear, improper use and damage from accidents are excluded. ...
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At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three...
At Ispo Munich in January 2020, Gore will present three variations of waterproof/breathable fabrics in its Gore-Tex Pro category, initially introduced in 2007. Called “Gore-Tex Pro most rugged technology,” “Gore-Tex Pro stretch technology” and “Gore-Tex Pro most breathable technology,” each will be optimized for a different use, enabling manufacturers to ...
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A new 3D printing production technology for carbon frames has...
A new 3D printing production technology for carbon frames has been unveiled by Atala, an Italian bicycle manufacturer in which Accell Group has a 50 percent stake. Set to revolutionize the alloy and carbon frame market, the innovation enables production-ready carbon frames to be printed in a single piece. The ...
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Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and...
Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and snow goggles to its product range next year. Electric Visual Evolution, which is also based in Southern California, will design, develop, produce and distribute the new line. Both companies were the property of Kering when the luxury group owned Puma. ...
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Adidas and Prada are partnering on a collaborative line of...
Adidas and Prada are partnering on a collaborative line of sneakers. The announcement has been made on Instagram with the three accounts – Prada, Adidas and Adidas Originals – posting the same photo at the same time, all using the hashtag #Pradaforadidas, followed by the comment “Coming Soon.” The collection ...
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Down is more sustainable than alternatives, a study shows
A recent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that studied the environmental impact of down versus polyester fill material found that natural down in jackets, sleeping bags and bedspreads has 18 times less of an impact on climate change than polyester fill. The LCA was commissioned by the International Down and Feather ...
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Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski...
Scarpa North America has recalled two models of men's ski touring boots, the Maestrale RS and Maestrale, because the boot shell can crack, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury for the consumer. The company says there are about 4,200 boots in the marketplace, of which 1,200 have been ...
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MIPS and POC back on track together
POC (we generally spell this company as Poc, the way it is pronounced, or Poc Sweden) and MIPS recently announced a renewed, deeper partnership that will have the companies working closely to develop new rotational-impact brain-protection systems for cycling and snowsports helmets. In 2009, POC was the first company to ...
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Nike Swim is introducing Nike HydraStrong, a new high-performance, chlorine-resistant...
Nike Swim is introducing Nike HydraStrong, a new high-performance, chlorine-resistant fabric designed for high-intensity training and competition. The new fabric will be featured in the majority of the Nike Swim performance swimwear line for spring/summer 2020. Nike launched HydraStrong after conducting research globally among young, competitive athletes from high school ...
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Vans is introducing its first pair of shoes designed by...
Vans is introducing its first pair of shoes designed by a Filipino. Nikko Pelaez, a 23-year-old artist and graduate of the archipelago's University of the East College of Fine Arts, won the Vans Asia Custom Culture shoe-design competition for 2018 with a design that borrows from myth. “Along with the ...
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Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has...
Splitboards Europe of Rosenheim, a town near Munich, Germany, has expanded its cooperation with Spark R&D, a producer of bindings for splitboards based in Bozeman, Montana. Splitboards Europe, an online retailer and an event organizer specializing in this hybrid snowsports activity, has served as Spark's warranty center for Germany and ...
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Natch!, the German brand for sports accessories that belongs to...
Natch!, the German brand for sports accessories that belongs to BNS, has launched a new insole for autumn/winter. Called Thermo Soft, the insole is for trekking, skiing and running and is made with PrimaLoft Gold Eco, an insulating material 90 percent of which consists of recycled fibers from plastic bottles. ...
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Palm & Pine Suncare launched its natural, plastic-free sunscreen brand...
Palm & Pine Suncare launched its natural, plastic-free sunscreen brand on the crowd-funding platform Indiegogo on Oct. 29. The Portuguese company – founded by Sarah Muir, a digital marketing strategist and project manager, along with three of her colleagues – is the first to promise sun protection without pollution. Aiming ...
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Sabic, the chemical group based in Saudi Arabia, has unveiled...
Sabic, the chemical group based in Saudi Arabia, has unveiled a new polyolefin elastomer foam solution designed for both athletic and casual footwear. Thanks to their consistency, low density and high-performance properties, the new Fortify C11075DF and Fortify C05075DF – where “DF” stands for Dedicated Footwear – provide stable foamability, ...
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Under Armour (UA) and Virgin Galactic, the space tourism start-up...
Under Armour (UA) and Virgin Galactic, the space tourism start-up that is set to operate its first commercial space flight in the near future, have unveiled a range of spacewear for passengers, designed by UA. It is the first collection ever created for private astronauts. The line includes a base ...
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BASF has developed a high-performance polyurethane for the midsole of...
BASF has developed a high-performance polyurethane for the midsole of Mizuno's new TC-01 and TC-02 athletic shoes that is said to help improve the wearer's performance and balance. The Elastopan polyurethane that has been introduced in Mizuno's new footwear has high hydrolysis resistance and good bonding strength, according to BASF's ...
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Goldwin, which has been offering its highly technical skiwear mainly...
Goldwin, which has been offering its highly technical skiwear mainly outside Japan, has recently expanded the product range of its C3fit brand of functional apparel. Goldwin will launch an autumn/winter and spring/summer collection for the brand and cover various sports. The logo with the C3's remains, as it is well ...
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Billabong has gone in for some headbanging. Through its Billabong...
Billabong has gone in for some headbanging. Through its Billabong Lab – a platform for collaborations with artists, musicians, designers and photographers – the boardsports-apparel company will be releasing five lines in its Billabong x Metallica 2019-2020 Collection from this past October to March of next year. Each line incorporates ...
