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Brooklyn Nets’ Jarrett Allen, 4-H Educate Kids On STEM, Wearables

Brooklyn Nets rookie Jarrett Allen enjoys tech about as much as he enjoys dunking. His passion for technological innovation has found him teaming up with 4-H, an organization that educates and mentors young children. Last week, for the second time in the past few months, Allen met with a group of children for a tech-centered […]

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Braxton Miller Partners With Play Impossible To Keep Kids Moving

A side effect of technology’s continued advancement is the impact it has on physical activity. When NFL player Braxton Miller was growing up, video games were fun but couldn’t compare to physical competition like football or basketball. Now, with hundreds of massive online multiplayer games, it can be tough for the younger generation to separate […]

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Sports Innovation Lab CEO Pledges Brain To Concussion Research

Former Olympian Angela Ruggiero, who won medals as part of the U.S. women’s hockey team over three winter Games, pledged to donate her brain for concussion research, it was announced by the Concussion Legacy Foundation. Ruggiero is a four-time Olympian who participated as recently as 2010 and has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. […]

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No TV? Watch Sports On 90-Inch Screens In Augmented Reality

PRINCETON, N.J. — Imagine watching LeBron James dunk up close via a 90-inch television that’s hanging 10 feet from your seat on the couch. Now imagine if you could watch seven other NBA games on big screens at the same time without having to cover your wall with flat screens. A new augmented reality headset […]

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National Rugby League Players Can Learn Online Through Velpic

Rugby league players across Australia and New Zealand will be doing a lot of learning in the near future. Velpic Ltd. announced a partnership with the National Rugby League that will see 4,000 players in the league use the web-based learning management system to get educated in topics dealing with wellness, relationships and social responsibility. Players […]

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