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Action Sports Startup Unit 1 To Debut Helmet-Headphone Combo

Action sports-focused startup Unit 1 is set to introduce its first offering, Soundshield, a helmet and detachable headphone pairing that the company hopes can elevate the users’ music listening experience from the slopes to the skate park. Soundshield comes in two basic parts — the helmet and the headphones. The headphones lock in underneath the […]

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NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo Invests In FlipGive

FlipGive, a website that supports team fundraising through e-commerce, announced that NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo has joined the company as a major shareholder and global ambassador. Through their partnership, FlipGive and Mutombo will address the problem of insufficient funding in youth sports through the company’s online shopping platform. Teams and their supporters can raise funds […]

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With Pledge It, Fans Raise Money When Athletes Perform

It’s common today for sports teams and individual pro athletes to donate to charities, or even to start up foundations in their own name. It’s less common for athletes to raise money for important causes just by doing the job they get paid often millions to do. That’s the idea behind Pledge It, a donation platform […]

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Flash Launches Indiegogo Campaign For eBike

Flash, an electric bicycle company, will launch an Indiegogo campaign for its eponymous ebike Thursday. A limited quantity of Flash was available for $999 (plus free shipping) prior to the campaign’s launch, but sold out in a matter of minutes. Prices on Indiegogo will start at $1,199. Flash’s aircraft grade aluminum T6-6061 frame is available in white, silver and charcoal. […]

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BlazePod: Flash Reflex Training For The Masses

Touch. Train. Touch. Repeat. BlazePod is a modular touch capacitive workout aid that communicates with each other — and your mobile device — to enhance your workout. Think Whac-A-Mole meets high-intensity interval training. The Miami-based fitness and technology startup successfully met its funding goal on Indiegogo. BlazePod’s premise comes from a unique training method the company refers […]

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