In the world of sports, it’s almost as if a war rages between live events and home-bodied consumerism. Sheer entertainment value is placed on the front lines through various tried and true technologies. The ongoing battle sees each party unleash new weapons in attempts to overpower the opposition: Super connected stadiums sway the fan toward […]
When it comes to action sports, the most captivating moments can be missed with a blink of an eye. A few years ago, the GoPro camera revolutionized the way we viewed these moments by giving us perspective from an athlete’s point of view. Now, it appears the way we capture these breath-taking moments is changing […]
Image via www.priv.gc.ca Franz Beckenbaur, the President of the German football team FC Bayern Munich, recently expressed his belief that the increase in technology usage throughout football will eventually result in referees being replaced by drones. Bundesliga, the German league in which Bayern plays, recently approved using goal-line technology after observing its success in the […]
Earlier this year, UCLA football started using drones during practice and now the Miami Hurricanes have followed this sports technology trend. By attaching a camera to a drone, Miami coaches have gained a new and unusual perspective from their scrimmages that enables them to learn and gain knowledge about a particular play. What is interesting […]
The seventh hole at Pebble Beach (Golf Digest) Technology is advancing in such a way that drones are becoming useful for more than just military spy missions. It seems the possible uses are endless — from pizza and package deliveries to monitoring the Earth’s ecosystems – unless the FAA continues to intervene with regulations. Despite these restrictions, there’s no doubt that drones can serve a variety of purposes, including improving the game of golf. The most obvious benefit to golfers is that drones can be used to photograph a round of golf from the sky, capturing an aerial view of the golfer’s swing and tracking the ball’s flight. When combined with analytics software and advanced HD cameras, this alone has...
