Nike develops new kicks for athletes with disabilities

Tying and putting on shoes are simple enough activities for most of us but there are those who aren’t able to do this as easily as we do. And that was part of the concept behind a new easy-entry sneaker line from Nike called Flyease. The shoe had been in development for a while under Nike designer Tobie Hatfield. But it was pushed to be brought to the market thanks to a letter to Nike CEO Mark Parker from teenager Matthew Walzer back in 2012.

Walzer suffers from cerebral palsy and when he wrote that letter he was in high school and getting ready or at least thinking about going to college. But with his condition, where one of the effects stiffens the muscles in his body, he couldn’t tie his shoes without help from his loved ones. Plus, he needed shoes that had ankle support. So, he decided to get in touch with the Nike head.

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SanDisk continues to innovate wireless mobile storage

SanDisk introduced the new Connect Wireless Stick, a wireless mobile flash drive that enables sharing, transferring and accessing of photos and videos between mobile devices and computers. This is ideal for users who have low capacity smartphones and tablets and wish to access movies, photos and music while on-the-go. It can stream HD videos and music to and from up to three mobile devices at a time. 

The drive can support a single stream for up to four and a half hours on one charge and has a USB connector. It comes in capacities of 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB with prices ranging from $29.99-$99.99.

Source: Newsfactor

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Xbox-to-Windows game streaming is now available

Microsoft has lifted their resctrictions for Xbox-to-PC-game streaming in time for the upcoming release of Windows 10. Aside from that, the Windows 10 Xbox app is getting a whole bunch of new features. There’s now party chat, updated My Games functionality, and tweaks on how screenshots and video clips are shared through the Game DVR.

When you use My Games now, you won’t just see the games you’ve purchased from the Windows Store, you’ll also get to see the games you’ve purchased from other sources as well. You have the option to manually add titles if they don’t show up, too.

Source: Xbox Wire | Via: Engadget