All Product articles – Page 73
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News briefsMammut releases new Barryvox firmware update
Mammut is offering its new BarryHeart 3.4 firmware updates for its avalanche beacons Barryvox and Barryvox S. The new firmware offers an alternative search mode with improved sound quality and easier interpretation of the analog sound check (Barryvox S only), optimized battery recognition and support for high voltage-output alkaline batteries, ...
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News briefsWolverine uses predictive analytics to optimize merchandising
Through a new global strategic partnership with First Insight, a leading digital product testing and decision-making platform headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Wolverine Worldwide is planning to further leverage data in its product decision making process, enabling its brands to increase speed-to-market, sell-in, sell-through and reduce markdowns. To accomplish this, Wolverine ...
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News briefsRoyal Robbins introduces new website and hemp sock collection
The Californian travel and outdoor wear label Royal Robbins, which was acquired by the Swedish Fenix Group in 2018, is launching into a new product category with the release of its Hemp Sock collection. For every pair purchased, Royal Robbins will donate 1% of sales to the Adventure Travel Conservation ...
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News briefsKeen and Garcia Family team up for limited edition and good cause
Much to the chagrin of all “deadheads” – the nickname for fans of the band The Grateful Dead – on this side of the Atlantic, it probably won’t be available in Europe, but it’s worth noting that Keen has teamed up with the Jerry Garcia Family to present a new ...
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Mizu expands product line
Mizu, a brand founded by Finnish pro snowboarder Jussi Oksanen in 2008 and offering reusable and eco-friendly stainless steel products mainly for hydration and filtration, has announce the release of its all-new Mizu Lunch Box and re-envisioned Cutlery Set, available to ship to retail in January 2021. Focusing on solutions ...
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Osprey and Hyosung collaborate to launch sustainable backpack collection
Backpack specialist Osprey from Colorado has teamed up with Hyosung, a fiber manufacturer from South Korea, to launch a sustainable pack collection for spring 2021. Osprey will feature Hyosung’s new GRS-certified Mipan® regen robic high-tenacity nylon in its best-selling, multi-sport Talon/Tempest series, which has been completely redesigned and expanded for ...
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CamelBak introduces 50% recycled material into spring 21 product line
CamelBak announced the introduction of Tritan Renew, a 50-percent recycled material, into the brand’s everyday bottle collection for the first time in spring 2021. The collections made with Tritan Renew consist of 81 total skus. The material is a polyester renewal technology (PRT) manufactured by Eastman, which is a more ...
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News briefsEvolv keeps promise and donates $50,000 to diversity organizations
Evolv, the Southern California climbing brand owned by the Italian Oberalp Group, has donated $50,000 to various organizations focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in climbing. Evolv said this follows the wildly successful recent presale of its new Ashima X Brain Dead Zenist shoe. Evolv unveiled the competition-level shoe – ...
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News briefsTeva and Cotopaxi collaborate and give back to youth
The U.S outdoor brands Teva, a division of Deckers Brands, and Cotopaxi, a benefit corporation, have presented a limited collaboration collection featuring Teva’s classic sandal, the Original Universal, for men and women and Cotopaxi’s signature Teca unisex windbreaker in playful prints and bright neon colors. The colorful, sustainably produced Teva ...
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Oakley donates $200K to WHO with launch of new Kokoro collection
To mark the launch of its new Kokoro collection, Oakley donated $200,000 to the World Health Organization in support of the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The new collection, designed by Japanese artist Meguru Yamaguchi, consists of 11 performance and lifestyle eyewear styles “that represent the splendor and beauty of the ...
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News briefsPrAna introduces new sustainable stretch performance fabric
PrAna, a brand of Columbia Sportswear, has introduced ReZion, a new fabric that it claims is its most advanced and sustainable to date. Two years in the making, the ReZion collection for spring 2021 represents an evolution of the brand’s bestselling Stretch Zion. The new ReZion is sustainable while delivering ...
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ArticleGarmin hit by cyber attack
Garmin confirmed that the company was the victim of a cyber attack on July 23 in which some of Garmin’s systems were encrypted by outsiders, resulting in a significant failure of the company’s popular fitness tracking services. The German news site Spiegel Online reported indications that the company was attacked ...
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News briefsBergans and Kaibosh to release vintage-style eyewear collection
It all started with the Instagram account of Norway’s National Library, which posted a newspaper ad from the 1930s showing that Bergans of Norway once made eyewear. Someone at the company noted a resemblance to his wife’s pair of Kaibosh glasses. And so a collaboration was born. The Kaibosh x ...
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News briefsPolygiene signs partnership with Indian fabric manufacturer
Polygiene has signed a partnership with India-based textile manufacturer Skywalk International to treat textiles and facemasks with Polygiene ViralOff®. According to the Swedish ingredient brand, the order value is estimated between $150,000 to $200,000 per year. Skywalk has responded quickly to the need for antivirally treated facemasks, with distribution via ...
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News briefsHoka One One partners with Polartec for apparel collections
Hoka One One is partnering with fabric developer Polartec to create a complete, all-inclusive range of high-performing shirts for all athletes. The fast-growing running footwear label of Deckers Brands that expanded into performance apparel this spring, said it looked at extensive consumer feedback to design Hoka’s first apparel collection of ...
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News briefsGoPro‘s Hero8 Black now works as an HD webcam
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 GoPro Webcam desktop utility is ...
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News briefsGarmin introduces new solar watches, cable charging becomes practically unnecessary
Garmin is expanding its solar product portfolio 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 complete ...
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ArticleThe winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award
The Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG) has announced the winners of the Scandinavian Outdoor Award for the coming spring/summer season. Due to travel restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the jury selected this year’s winners - one main winner and four category winners – not in the mountains of Austria, but ...
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Polygiene announces ViralOff®+ with lifetime washability
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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News briefsRecommended software update for BCA Tracker2 transceivers
Backcountry Access (BCA) has announced a software update specifically and exclusively for its Tracker2 avalanche transceivers. The company recommends all owners of Tracker2 to make use of this update. The update improves functionality in power saving mode. After 12 hours of no user input, Tracker2 will enter power save mode ...
