Strava, the fitness platform and community that tracks user workouts through GPS technology, has announced that it’s working with government officials to review its privacy policies and address potentially sensitive data exposed in its activity heat maps. In a statement from Strava CEO James Quarles, who was a vice president at Instagram until he was […]
The NFL awarded three grants to technology startups aiming to improve athlete safety and performance through its third annual 1st and Future competition over Super Bowl weekend. The league contest — co-sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal and Mayo Clinic — gave $50,000 each to Impressio, Inc., which developed an innovate material for improved energy and impact […]
Next time you head out to the links, you may want to bring a new golf ball. Coach Labs has announced the availability of the GEN i1 smart golf ball, a Bluetooth-enabled device that tracks a number of performance metrics and sends them to a smartphone app. The ball tracks its rotation, skid and distance among other […]
The Australian Open will feature new high-tech umpire chairs that will automatically lift the umpire up to their perch above the court with a push of a button. The mechanical chairs are set to debut on three stadium courts at Rod Laver Arena, MCA and Hisense Arena during the two-week tournament, which kicked off in […]
SOLOS, the company behind the augmented reality sunglasses that have targeted cyclists, announced this week that it’s expanding to include a new set of metrics for runners, turn-by-turn navigation and two-way communication with coaches in real time. The new generation SOLOS Smart Glasses will have more advanced display optics that put translucent data in the […]
