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Nike's Air Jordan XIII was designed using a Macintosh computer, Photoshop in 1996

Tinker Hatfield, lead designer of 15 Air Jordan sneakers, explains how the Air Jordan XIII was created thanks to a computer.
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Sprint buys a stake in Tidal, which will now produce exclusive content for the carrier

Sprint's 33-percent stake in Tidal includes a marketing fund for artists and exclusive content from Tidal for Sprint's subscribers.
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Tidal's new Track Edit feature is fun, but with a few limitations

Tidal updated its mobile app and introduced Track Edit, a new feature that lets you edit any song in its catalog.
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Nike Store in Paris lets customers test sneaker colors using augmented reality

A Nike Store in Paris unveiled a new in-store machine which allows customers to test custom colors on sneakers using augmented reality.
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You won’t watch a live NFL game in VR this year. Here’s why

Reps from the NFL, and virtual reality production companies NextVR and Voke, explain why there are no live NFL games in virtual reality.
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Furrion wants humans to race inside robots that can jump over cars, hit up to 20 mph

Technology conglomerate Furrion has built a 20-foot, human-piloted robot suit the company hopes can help start a new racing league.
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President Obama’s farewell address is the first bona fide social media hit of 2017

Barack Obama's final speech as President of the United States had the most social media activity of any event in 2017 -- so far.
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2017 is the biggest year ever for CES in more ways than one

This year's CES featured thousands of major brands and startups and ended up being the convention's biggest year ever.
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In AT&T’s smart city future, cars talk to each other and play nice

Joe Mosele, AT&T Mobility's vice president of internet of things solutions, explained how a smart city future can mean the end of car crashes.
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‘Get some (VR) glasses, ref!’ NFL considers training referees with virtual reality

The NFL may use 360-degree virtual reality experiences to train NFL referees. This could be one of the first VR training initiatives the NFL has done.
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It’s like being in the studio: Tidal now streaming songs at master recording quality

with its Tidal Masters initiative, Tidal becomes the first subscription-based music streaming service to provide master-quality audio.
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They’re real. We slipped on Nike’s HyperAdapt 1.0 self-lacing sneakers

We take a walk in Nike's first ever self-lacing sneakers, the Hyperadapt 1.0 and speak with Tiffany Beers, senior innovator at Nike about how it came about.
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What if corporations ruled the world? Syfy's Incorporated gives four nightmare scenarios

SyFy's new show Incorporated explores a world where the corporation you work for controls every part of your life. Here are four of the show's scariest scenarios.
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Ford taps Snapchat maestro DJ Khaled to spread message on new EcoSport

DJ Khaled speaks about the dangers of celebrities over-sharing on social media, Trump's election, and why he put his son's birth on Snapchat.
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Legrand and Samsung wants to make a home that thinks for itself and you

As part of Eliot, Legrand's new internet-of-things program, the electric product specialist will use Samsung's Artik Cloud to make homes autonomous.
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VR university: Big Ten Network to live-stream its first game in virtual reality

For the first time ever, a college sports network will produce a game in virtual reality, offering fans four separate angles fans to choose from.
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4 strange, fun tech exhibits that blew us away at ComplexCon

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The GIF that keeps on GIFing: Vevo now has a GIF maker for music videos

Vevo's new feature allowing users to make GIFs of music videos is available but will not work with its entire library of videos.
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Exclusive: Mountain Dew will use holograms to let people try on its first clothing collection

As part of the release of Mountain Dew's clothing collaboration with streetwear brand VFiles, the company will let people to try on the clothes, virtually.
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Want to sit courtside? The NBA will live-stream 25 games in VR this season

The NBA has unveiled the dates for all 25 of the games it plans to live-stream in virtual reality for the 2016-2017 season.
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Courtside cameras weren’t enough. This year, the NBA is doing VR right

At a recent Virtual Reality 20/20 Summit in New York City, NBA rep Jeff Marsillo discusses the future of NBA games in virtual reality.
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'Falling Water' creators: GOT and Mr. Robot helped get TV ready for a show about dreams

Gale Anne Hurd and Blake Masters, creators of the new USA Networks show 'Falling Water,' discuss the science of dreams and why TV is finally ready for it.
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Internet of Stranger Things: 'Black Mirror' tackles horrors of augmented reality in new Netflix episode

At the 2016 New York Comic Con, Playtest, a new episode from the upcoming season of Netflix's Black Mirror, explores the dangers of augmented reality.
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Bryan Cranston’s ‘Sneaky Pete’ is expected to air on Amazon in January

At this year's New York Comic Con, Sneaky Pete, an Amazon original series, flashed its release date after screening footage from the upcoming season.
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OneRepublic’s ‘Kids’ music video is what happens when virtual reality and the record business play nice

OneRepublic shot a music video for the band's single 'Kids' inMexico City using Nokia's OZO virtual reality camera, a move that changed its album release.
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MTV made music videos cool. Technology will make them epic

Digital Trends explores how modern technology will make music videos relevant again with interaction, social media and virtual reality.
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iPlaylist: Apple Music is using your iTunes history to make playlists for you

Apple Music's new playlists -- My New Music Mix and My Favorites Mix -- are created based partly on each user's iTunes history.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook rewards Drake for reaching one billion streams

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Eddy Cue presented Drake with a plaque commemorating his album 'Views' with amassing more than one billion streams on Apple Music.
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Chance the Rapper, Tidal to live-stream his Magnificent Coloring Day festival

Chance the Rapper's Magnificent Coloring Day music festival, featuring performances from Lil Wayne and John Legend, will stream exclusively on Tidal.
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Sound of the swipe: Tinder now lets you use Spotify to find a date

Tinder users can add a Tinder Anthem, a song that best describes them, from Spotify onto their profile. Users can see the Spotify activity of other users.
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Airbnb now lets you rent a room in New York City's biggest record store

Sonos has put one of its HiFi Listening Rooms in Rough Trade NYC and now anyone can rent the room for a night on Airbnb.,
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Luke Skywalker and the Star Wars gang are coming to Turner starting next week

As part of a new deal Turner struck with Disney and 20th Century Fox, all of the Star Wars films and four future installments will air on TBS and TNT.
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ESPN gearing up to air 10 episodes of the 2016 Drone Racing League season this fall

ESPN partnered with Drone Racing League to air its first season of drone racing on ESPN2 this fall as 10, one-hour episodes.
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Pilot episode of ‘Atlanta,’ Donald Glover’s new FX series, is free to stream

FX Networks has made the pilot episode of Community star Donald Glover's new show Atlanta free to stream on YouTube and Facebook.