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3D Photo Booth For Fitness Wins Olympique de Marseille Startup Contest

Exsens, a Paris-based startup with a 3D Photo Booth that automatically generates full body avatars that can be animated for use in fitness training, was announced as the winner of last month’s #OMInnovationCup put on by football club Olympique de Marseille and will display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. Exsens, […]

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Inov-8, University Of Manchester Introduce Graphene In Running Shoes

A British sportswear brand, inov-8, has become the first company to add the substance graphene to running and fitness shoes, thanks to a new partnership with the University of Manchester. A single layer of carbon atoms make up graphene, and these atoms are bonded together by what looks like a flat honeycomb pattern, which is […]

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Surf Legend Laird Hamilton Is Promoting Sleep Technology

He’s known for surfing big waves, a completer of Ironman triathlons, a producer of his own brand of superfood, and now Laird Hamilton is an ambassador of sleep. After a long career supporting health and fitness, Hamilton is dabbling in technology through a new deal to serve as brand ambassador for a company called SleepScore […]

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How A Non-Invasive Hemoglobin Tracker Is Helping Two Ironman Athletes

Ben Hoffman and Sarah Piampiano are two of the best Ironman triathletes in the world. They train and compete through a grueling schedule that lasts almost all year, culminating in the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in October. It takes an unwavering competitive fire to prepare for the 140.6-mile race, but a little device […]

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