ASICS Continues Aggregation of Startups via its Latest Accelerator

  Source: ASICS SELECTS FOUR COLLABORATION PROPOSALS AT ITS BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH STARTUPS | ASICS Global – The Official Corporate Website for ASICS and Its Affiliates ASICS held the DEMO DAY for the ASICS Accelerator Program, its business partnership accelerator program for startups, on February 22nd, 2021 at the ASICS Japan headquarters in Tokyo. … Read more

ASICS Quickly Adjusts their Motion Capturing Tech with an Investment Into Curv Labs

Source: ASICS Global – The Official Corporate Website for ASICS and Its Affiliates A few weeks ago I discussed why traditional retail needs to be wary of brands. I stated: Underpaid and overworked are the tenets of retail. This leads to higher turnover. Brand stores pay more than traditional retail. This almost always means that … Read more

ASICS Venture Nabs a Share of Y Combinator Tech Company Aura Vision

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A few months ago I wrote that adidas had combined with an accelerator program in Paris and they created an incubator that included over ten tech companies. The constant investment into tech appeared to be primarily in the digital space. adidas Sets Up at Platform A in Paris | The Battle for Startups In the … Read more

Dope S--t I Like: Ep. 1 | How ‘Foundry’ Helps Streamline the Creation of Kicks

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After being invited to speak at the Footwear Innovation Summit 2019 in Los Angeles, I discovered how little I understood the importance of sustainability and technology in the sneaker industry. Sneakerheads buy more pairs than the average consumer. While this is good for the bank accounts of brands, it’s not good for the ecosystem. In … Read more

Nike Using Robots To Make Shoes In The US | Bloomberg

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In the past month, Grabit has begun providing facilities that make Nikes with a handful of upper-assembling machines that can work at 20 times the pace of human workers. Source: These Robots Are Using Static Electricity to Make Nike Sneakers Nick Engvall of StockX shared an article on Linkedin today discussing Grabit, a technology company … Read more

Dope S–t I Like | April 25, 2017

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BackerKit is the world’s most trusted post-crowdfunding platform. Source: Pre-order Vue: Your Everyday Smart Glasses on BackerKit The last time I saw or even thought about smart glasses it was those corny looking Google glasses that made people look like they could fire Cyclops styled rays by touching the side of the glasses. I was … Read more

JmksportStore Tech: SRH440 Professional Studio Headphones | Shure Americas

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SRH440 Professional Studio Headphones reproduce accurate audio across an extended range. Source: SRH440 Professional Studio Headphones | Shure Americas Recently I got into the recording studio scene and I did the thing that most do, I ran out and bought an iMac with ridiculous speed and power. You know I added the Consolidate Drive and … Read more