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To each his own: Consumers and self-designed products
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Aug 25, 2009 |
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From running shoes to ceiling fans, consumers are becoming the designers of their own products. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research looks at the ways consumers compare their creations to those designed by pro ...
Aussie study challenges claims for hi-tech running shoes
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Australian researchers have admitted they had found no scientific proof that hi-tech running shoes improve athletic performance or limit injury.
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Expensive trainers are a waste of money
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Expensive trainers are not worth the money, finds a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Probing Question: Is it better to run barefoot?
Dec 07, 2006 |
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The United States has more than 30 million adult runners -- plenty of active feet to fuel a $18.1 billion-a-year athletic shoe industry, according to the NDP Group, a global provider of consumer-industry information. Among ...
Pounding the pavement: Traditional training methods are still safer, more effective
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Race season is here again, and that means more first-timers on the marathon/triathlon circuit. Officials from some of the biggest marathons and triathlons in the country are reporting record ...
Modern men are wimps, according to new book
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new book claims even modern athletes could not run as fast, jump as high, or have been nearly as strong as our predecessors.
Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss
Feb 10, 2009 |
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There's another reason to dust off those running shoes. Vigorous exercise may help prevent vision loss, according to a pair of studies from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The studies ...
Sensor-equipped footballs could help refs and players
Dec 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When Dr. Priya Narasimhan moved to Pittsburgh seven years ago, she fell in love with the people, the city, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Although the Carnegie Mellon computer engineering professor ...
Startup embeds Web photos with shopping links
Apr 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.
HP Introduces First Professional Workstation with Six-core AMD Opteron Processor
Jul 01, 2009 |
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HP today announced the integration of the highly anticipated Six-Core AMD Opteron 2400 Series processor into its family workstations.
Mobile motivators
Mar 01, 2007 |
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Whether you are learning a foreign language, training for the city marathon or want to lose five kilos – the digital motivator eCoach will help you to achieve your personal goals. The system runs on any cell ...
'Weight training' muscles reduce fat, improve metabolism in mice
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Feb 05, 2008 |
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Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that in mice, the use of barbells may be as important to losing weight and improving health as the use of running shoes. The discovery builds ...
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