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Wavegarden Lights Up Waves With Night Surfing Technology

Spanish engineering firm Wavegarden has already attempted the seemingly impossible. They heisted the sandy beaches of Hawaii and California to make Austin, Texas a surfing Mecca. Austin’s NLand Surf Park will be Wavegarden’s first U.S. project. Opening in 2016, it will feature a lagoon the size of nine football fields with wave sizes that fit […]

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Gritness Is Latest Fitness App Acquired By Under Armour

Under Armour is quickly and quietly becoming the worldwide leader in digital fitness. In March, the company opened up a technology division in Austin, and since then they have acquired four companies, the latest being Gritness. Gritness is an app that offers users a search engine to find local group workouts based upon what they […]

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The Top Sports Technology Panels And Ideas From SXSW Sports

Here is an overview of some of the best SXSports panels, that we were able to attend, which discussed technology in sports at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive. Virtual and augmented reality were a large part of this year’s sports tech focus at the conference, so we published an article covering those presentations. Check it out […]

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