A fan is at the local sports bar watching the game. The bartender asks whether to add another drink to the tab or not. The fans wallet is feeling a little empty, just a few dollars to spare. But the fan has a hunch what the outcome of the next play will be and wishes to place a bet on it… The scene just described is a likely and typical one among sports bars across the country. The propensity of such a scenario surely rises during a hotly contested game, or after a few rounds of drinks, of course. There’s a natural symbiotic relationship that manifests itself daily within this setting. And the proliferation of second-screen mediums have only enhanced...
App: Sporting Club Uphoria
Developer: Sporting Innovations
One of the first apps from Sporting Innovations, SportingClub Uphoria was designed to give fans unique and meaningful digital interactions once they enter the stadium. For now, it is unique to Sporting Park in Kansas City, but the application’s technology can be applied in the future to other stadiums. Inside the app, fans have the ability to:
“It is the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone.”
Apple’s Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer, made this statement about iOS 7 during the Worldwide Developers Conference a few months ago. This announcement superseded news regarding iTunes Radio, Mavericks, and the Mac Pro. iOS 7 isn’t a simple facelift from previous versions, it’s a critical juncture towards what lies ahead for the future of this operating system.
Sports enthusiasts are a demanding bunch. They want to see their team win, they want scores and highlights as they happen, and they want to track their fantasy teams in real-time. Thankfully, the revamped Thuuz sports app has arrived and just in time for football season. With a plethora of technology on the market, second […]
As covered throughout SportTechie’s #NFLTechSeries, more and more teams are starting to take the appropriate measures to replicate the home experience at the stadium. Going to a football game isn’t as fun without top internet reception from one’s cell phone carrier, which is a complete non-issue at the comfort of one’s living room. Online accessibility is an invariable necessity in today’s multitasking age. The ability to receive news as it happens is one of the leading drivers behind mobile usage.
