Jul 18
In our ongoing coverage of things that claim to regulate one’s body temperature
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Jul 16
If you’re a company like Nike, what happens when you slap together two of your most innovative shoe technologies? Well, in this case, you get the Free Flyknit.
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Jul 16
Reminiscent of the original waffle runner that launched Nike, the Free Hyperfeel is the company’s latest minimalist runner inspired by the actual geometry of the body. Which, if you’ll recall, is something Under Armour addressed with its bra-like Speedform.
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Jul 02
After the design of Adidas’ soccer ball at the 2006 World Cup was found to actually be unstable and unpredictable at higher speeds, Nike has capitalized on the company’s mistake to secure a stronger foothold in the world’s most-watched sport. And its latest creation, a ball called the Incyte, has already been adopted by leagues around the world, including the Barclays Premier League in England, and the Serie A in Italy.
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Jun 27
Kevin Durant, the best basketball player in the world who isn’t a hybrid of a beast and monster, has a new pair of shoes. And it’s a low top. And it has a tongue that curves. And it basically looks like a soccer shoe. But it’s for basketball and they’re so bizarre looking that I think I’m falling for them.
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Jun 19
When you’re a kid, all you need is a handful of backpacks and crumpled up coats to turn an empty playground into a soccer field. But to promote its new soccer shoes designed for street use, Nike worked with ad agency DoubleYou in Madrid, Spain, to come up with a better way to create an instant soccer field by harnessing the awesome power of lasers.
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May 08
Nike‘s second-gen FuelBand fitness monitor will include heart-rate tracking and Bluetooth 4.0, insider sources claim, as well as the ability to feed motion data into third party applications. The sports company is already field-testing the new wearable in casings disguised to look exactly like the first model, Gear Live‘s tipster suggests, with a boost in responsiveness among the improvements mentioned.
According to what was reportedly some brief hands-on time with the FuelBand 2, Nike has fettled the speed that the LEDs react, meaning the band shows data more swiftly than the existing version. The use of Bluetooth 4.0, just as on the Fitbit Flex we reviewed earlier this week, means longer battery life, and Nike has apparently built in auto-synchronization too.
However, Bluetooth 4.0′s potential for always-on connectivity without draining the battery too quickly means that Nike can apparently open up the FuelBand 2′s sensor stream to other software. The updated API will include accelerometer data, it’s claimed, so that games and other apps can track user movements and positioning and use them for control and other features.
Meanwhile, there’s also said to be a heart rate monitor – selected from an option on the band, and used by pinching the sensor against your wrist – and the ability to check battery status from the FuelBand 2 itself. Whereas Nike said back in February it had no plans to release an Android app, the current word supposedly from the company’s campus is that an app for Google’s OS is, in fact, in the pipeline.
Nike launched the first Nike+ FuelBand back in early 2012, one of the first wrist-worn activity monitoring gadgets to reach the market. Since then, it has seen rival devices from Fitbit and Jawbone, among others, though Nike has resolutely stuck to its premium pricing: the FuelBand costs $150, versus the sub-$100 tag on the newest Fitbit Flex, for instance. Exactly when the new FuelBand might launch is unknown, and it’s unclear if it will have features not unofficially previewed, such as sleep tracking as supported on both the UP and Flex.
Nike FuelBand 2 reportedly adds heart rate monitor and BT 4.0 is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Apr 24
Nike+ FuelBand App Updated
Posted in: Today's Chili
Nike has just updated Nike+ Fuelband app today, where it will also bring with it the ability to be able to share additional information with the rest of your Facebook friends right after a particular workout. In a nutshell, you are able to capture photos of your own workout, ranging from a breathtaking view from the top of the hill that you have just conquered, or some of the more lovely flowers that you happen to jog by each day until you really slow down and take stock of what is around you. Heck, you can also opt to include the location of your workout, in addition to friends who tagged alongside you along for the journey.
What we do know is, Android device owners will still be unable to enjoy Nike+ Fuelband because even as recently as a couple of months ago, it was announced that there will not be any Nike+ Fuelband for the masses, at least not for now, but who can tell what the future will bring, right?
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Apr 22
Nike+ FuelBand app for iOS adds friends and sharing, no small amount of bragging
Posted in: Today's Chili 
Where’s the fun in owning an exercise tracker like the Nike+ FuelBand if you can’t lord your healthiness over others? Nike must have wondered the same thing, as it just updated the FuelBand’s iOS app to add Nike+ Friends. Wearers can now learn where their step count places them relative to their peers and share the results for all to see. Should there be any doubters, owners can attach photos, locations and mentions of nearby friends to back up their boasting. Yes, it’s an upgrade that’s primarily focused on oneupmanship, but it’s good in our book if it makes us walk just a bit further each day.
Filed under: Peripherals, Wearables
Source: App Store
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