A new product aimed at replacing the trusty running shoe in the gym is now available globally. Skinners, which look like a pair socks, can be used to walk around both smooth and rough surfaces and have been created for settings like the gym. The product is made from a patent-pending dual coating of anti-abrasive […]
NEW YORK — When Physiclo co-founder and Olympic silver medalist Keeth Smart lived and trained as a fencer in Eastern Europe, he found the equipment to be, well, shoddy at best. “It’s all rusted crap, stuff we would consider condemned by American standards — like, really dangerous,” Smart said. Years of stress on his body […]
In the lead-up to his marquee boxing match against undefeated Floyd Mayweather on Aug. 26, Conor McGregor is utilizing a new, tech-laden training facility at UFC’s campus in Las Vegas. The UFC Performance Institute, which opened in May, offers mixed martial arts fighters like McGregor a space to use innovative fitness solutions in their training […]
Chinese smartwatch and fitness band maker Xiaomi, which makes the Mi Band, surpassed both Apple and Fitbit in the second quarter to become the world’s leading wearables vendor, a new report shows. Global wearables shipments reached 22 million units last quarter, an 8 percent increase from 21.6 million in the year-earlier period, according to industry […]
DuPont Advanced Materials is about to make something “smart” that you might not expect. The company has released a line of stretchable electronic inks and films designed for clothing called DuPont Intexar. The beauty of Intexar is that it creates an intelligent garment that is flexible and comfortable, according to the company. It’s embedded directly into […]
