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US Open Experience Lets Fans Play Virtual Tennis

NEW YORK — A new experience at the US Open will let fans play tennis in a virtual experience where they can “feel” an invisible ball as they swat it with their bare hands. Called Air Tennis, the American Express-sponsored game mixes together motion sensors that might remind most people of Kinect for Xbox One […]

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Shaquille O’Neal On His Garmin Smartwatch, Esports Investment

NEW YORK — If Shaquille O’Neal isn’t getting in at least his 5,000 steps a day, the four-time NBA champion admittedly feels a little lazy. According to O’Neal — who has been a regular Garmin smartwatch wearer — he wishes he had access to wearable devices now on the market during his 19-year career, maybe similar […]

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