Nike has unveiled groundbreaking changes to its wearable gadget for tracking physical activity, Nike+ FuelBand, as well as re-launched its Nike+ Accelerator program. The updated version of the device, Nike+ FuelBand SE, features an updated software, connectivity through Bluetooth 4.0, along with some new functionality, improved durability and flexibility.

Nike reviews the 10+ years of the international sports career of LeBron James, the basketball icon of today and one of the brand’s ambassadors. To mark the occasion, Nike has created an interactive experience “LeBron James: A Decade in the Making” that highlights every milestone of the player’s on-court evolution since he made his debut for the U.S. national team at the 2004 Olympics. Along with a retrospective of his achievements, Nike features styles from the LeBron shoe series.

Procter & Gamble strikes a partnership with global and national designers in a bid to jazz up the Fabric Care category that includes Tide, Downy, Gain and Bounce. The company states that the move is aimed at “exploring the future of fabrics and the science behind the beauty and care of clothes.” As part of the initiative, P&G partners with British fashion designer Giles Deacon, fabric and textiles show and trends observer Première Vision, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

In early 2013, Absolut teamed up with Threadless users for a crowdsourcing contest to develop a new limited-edition bottle for the latest city-inspired flavor, Absolut Chicago. Now, the brand is unveiling the results of the collaboration—an artwork created by Ross Bruggink, 26, reflects the city’s architecture and culture symbols that make Chicago a modern classic.

BMW is closing its urban-centric initiative, BMW Guggenheim Lab, with a summarizing exhibition that will review the most valuable findings, concepts and experiences generated during the three stops, in NYC, Berlin, and Mumbai for the past two years. The exhibit entitled Participatory City: 100 Urban Trends from the BMW Guggenheim Lab will be rolling out for almost three months, from October 11 through January 5, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.