dallas news.com: Celia Beron, 13, invented Ref for the Deaf, a special bracelet that vibrates for deaf players who can’t hear the sound of a referee’s whistle or starter gun. With some help from Celia’s father and two graduate students from the University of Texas at Dallas, a good idea from a skinny girl with braces has the makings of […]

TrendHunter: If you’ve always wanted to get a bit more bounce in your step, here’s your chance! The Kangoo Jumps rebound exercise shoes are loaded with springs to help hop higher than ever on your own two feet. They reduce impact by 80% so they’re really easy on your joints, hips and spine. Vital Juice Daily said, “Thanks to Kangoo’s […]

PSFK: Urban Dare is a new competition that takes teams of two and sends them out into the city to complete various challenges in what is essentially a modern scavenger hunt. Part photo hunt, part trivia, part dares, teams solve clues to reach checkpoints where they must complete challenges and document it with a digital camera before receiving a ‘passport […]

New Scientist: A Californian company called Outland Research hopes to put high-tech intelligence into sports shoes. This is because feet often need different kinds of support, depending on whether they are walking, running or playing sport. Conventional shoes that are ideal for some activities are unsuited to others. Inventor and company founder Louis Rosenberg hopes to change all this with […]

Daytona Beach area upstart Slingboard Sports introduces “Ridewire”. The Ridewire system is an innovative new ride and training system that is capable of performing the manuevers and thrills found in surfing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, and other action sports. It is a standalone unit that can be ridden anytime, anywhere on engineered indoor, outdoor and mobile mount systems. Ridewire is generating a […]

PR Web Release: The PUMGO, one of the hottest toys at the 2006 New York Toy Fair, was built for non-stop fun. But does all that fun mask a greater good? The PUMGO is all about the core. “Just balancing alone on the PUMGO works your core strength, in addition to the pumping back and forth, because you have to […]

Josh Spear: We have to admit that our adolescent desire for the inflatable “Moon Walk” has never really left us. A friend of ours told us about a sport, Bossaball that seems to be embracing this desire for the birthday party apparatus of yesteryear and combining it with sports. Originating somewhere between the rock of Gibraltar and the Port of […]

Engadget: One day in the future, we’re sure that everyone will be strong, good-looking and above-average. But today, given that 16 percent of American children aged 12-19 are overweight according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have to be ways to get kids into more healthful habits. As we all know, everyone’s supposed to be exercising regularly […]

Iconoculture: The Bodypad fighting simulator turns Xboxers’ and PlayStation playas’ bodies into gaming pads. Gamers with get-up-and-go don the goofy apparatus, then flail their way to gaming glory. Bodypad’s system of straps wraps around gamers’ fists, elbows and knees. Instead of mashing buttons, players then kick, punch and choke at nothing in efforts to defeat their virtual opponents. The ‘pad […]

BornRich: If you love to play soccer then now you dont need to content yourself with just soccer games meant for desktop table! You can actually play in your own soccer pitch anytime anywhere with Subbuteo Giant Inflatable Pitch! The football pitch is ideal for four-adults, so if you were thinking its meant only for teenagers or kids then you […]