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Newstream.com Digest: For Kevin Garnett and adidas 'Impossible Is Nothing,' New Silver-dollar Size Wearable MP3 Player, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
Business Wire, July 20, 2004
NEW YORK -- --Newstream.com Digest
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adidas Launches First Performance Shoe "The Garnett," Under The "Impossible Is Nothing" Brand Identity
adidas July 19 announced the launch of a new global basketball campaign, featuring 2004 NBA MVP, Kevin Garnett (KG). This is his first signature shoe and the first product launch under the "Impossible Is Nothing" brand identity for adidas. The fully integrated campaign, created by 180/TBWA San Francisco (TBWA\CHIAT\DAY San Francisco), will debut in the US on network and cable television starting Monday July 19, with a television spot called "Carry." Video and Photo available
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Virgin Electronics Unveils "Silver-dollar" Size Wearable MP3 Player, Comfortable and Stylish Noise Canceling Headphones
Virgin Electronics (formerly Virgin Pulse) on July 19 unveiled a MP3 player that's so small it can fit any pocket. The silver-dollar size Virgin Electronics Wearable 128MB MP3 Player weighs just half an ounce and is ideal for people who love to enjoy music on the go. The Wearable 128MB MP3 Player delivers one of the best MP3 player values on the market today at just $99.99. Virgin Electronics announced its new corporate strategy in a separate release.
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Teen Drivers: Lowering the Dangers
The number one cause of death among teenagers isn't drugs or alcohol - it's car crashes. In fact, the fatality rate for teenage drivers is nearly four times higher than for drivers past their teenage years. Here are some tips on how parents can help teenagers improve their driving skills. A report from Allstate (NYSE:ALL)
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Sandisk Extreme Flash Memory Cards Taken to "Extremes" in Expeditions to the Sahara Desert and North Pole
From the searing heat of the Sahara Desert to the piercing cold of the North Pole, two recent American expeditions have demonstrated that SanDisk's Extreme(TM) line of digital photographic flash memory cards can withstand brutal temperatures to safeguard precious images, even when humans are pushed to the limits of physical endurance.
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Motion Computing's M1400 Tablet PC First to Market With Combination of Indoor/Outdoor Screen, Wide Viewing Angle
Motion Computing's View Anywhere(TM) display -- a unique tablet PC option for users who want an indoor-viewable screen that is equally suited for outdoor use -- is now available to complement the acclaimed wide-viewing angle capabilities of Motion's M1400 Tablet PC.
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New Logitech Keyboard Designs Place Premium on Comfort and the Digital Media Experience
Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) July 20 announced inventive and bold new keyboard designs that make computing more comfortable and ergonomic, and offer unparalleled control of digital entertainment and rich media. The designs initially will be available with three new cordless desktops: the Logitech(R) Cordless Desktop(R) LX 500, the Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 501, and the Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 300.
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Investor Confidence Index Declines Modestly in July
State Street Associates, the research unit of State Street Global Markets, released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence IndexSM for July 2004. State Street Global Markets is the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT).
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DBC Acquires Sizable Block of Bandwidth from Nucentrix
Digital Broadcast Corporation has recently completed a substantial acquisition of licensed frequencies in the 2.5 to 2.7 GHz range bandwidth (MMDS/ITFS) from Nucentrix Broadband Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NCNXQ) through the federal bankruptcy court in the northern district (Dallas) of Texas.
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NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Makes History
On July 23, Fox Searchlight, MTV Films and Paramount Pictures will make cinematic history when they attach a five-minute epilogue to the feature film NAPOLEON DYNAMITE for its wide expansion. The epilogue offers a peek into the future of Napoleon and his friends. It's the wedding of the century, but whose is it? Napoleon? Kip? Uncle Rico? Tina?
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