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Street-Legal 'Bootmobile' to Tour USA in Celebration of 100 Yrs. in Business

To commemorate 100 years in business, L.L. Bean will tour the USA in a boot. Oh, and the Maine brand is running free outdoor programs as well as giving away $1million to the National Park Foundation.

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Salomon Uma Trois Boots are 'Sporty, Sexy, Sleek'

The problem: A boot that can brave the winter elements as well as look good out on the town. The solution: Salomon's Uma Trois women's boot. Our writer gives this hybrid footwear a test.

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Coming in 2012: Amorphous Rubber Boots!

Neoprene and rubber are main ingredients for a new type of winter boot coming to market from multiple brands. Here we look at to-be-released rubber boots from Hi-Tec and Bogs.

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Tour de Herzogenaurach: Peek inside Adidas HQ

This fall a GearJunkie reporter traveled to Herzogenaurach, Germany, and the headquarters of the Adidas Group to gain perspective on the athletics giant's big move within the U.S. outdoor market. Among the findings, almost all Americans pronounce "Adidas" wrong.

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Fellcross 'Ultra-Light' Mountain Shoe

A cinch-on lacing system and an aggressive design identify the S-LAB Fellcross as a distinctly Salomon shoe. But the Fellcross is a new breed for the French brand, a beast with extra-toothy tread that's advertised as "low profile and ultra-light."

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Adidas acquires Five Ten USA

The international athletic juggernaut that is Adidas has acquired Five Ten, a Redlands, Calif., brand known most for its rock climbing shoes. For $25 million, Adidas snapped up the small, core company to bolster its place in the outdoor industry, which it hopes to dominate by 2015.

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Weird Foot Forward: Mesh Shoe with 'Metatarsal Lugs'

Equipped with five tiny rubber pads on the sole said to align with the foot’s metatarsal bones, the MV2 from Newton Running is a different beast. The new model, released this month, is also lightweight, flexible, and made to appeal to runners in search of a fast, minimal shoe.

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Adidas Jumping into 'Toe-Shoe' Game

Footwear giant Adidas launched a "toe shoe" this week and subsequently jumped into the ring with Vibram FiveFingers in a weird niche of a market that continues to gain momentum.

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Zoo Penguin Wears Custom Teva Shoe

So, did you hear the one about the penguin who wears a custom shoe developed by Teva? No joke. See the video here for the story of a custom piece of footwear Teva made for a compromised little water bird named Lucky at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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Puretoes 'Not-a-Sock' Foot Coverings

"It’s not a sock, it’s a foot-cover!" That's the tagline for Puretoes, a new sock-like product with holes for toes and grip material on the soles.

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