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Under Armour Scales 3D-Printing Efforts For Footwear

Under Armour announced a partnership this week with EOS, a supplier of industrial 3D printing equipment and consulting services, to ramp up the sportswear company’s efforts to bring 3D-printed sneakers to market. EOS will provide Under Armour, which recently announced its first connected running shoe, with advanced laser sintering technology, an additive manufacturing technique in […]

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Cycling On Water Made Possible With The Manta5 Hydrofoil Bike

We still can’t walk on water. How about cycling on it? The Manta5 Hydrofoil Bike, created by Guy Howard-Willis, Roland Alonzo and a group of Waikato Management School Alumni, is making the latter a reality. The bike uses hydrofoil, e-bike tech and a propeller, allowing users to plane on top of water. Design commenced in 2011 in Alonzo’s […]

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New DJI Racing Goggles Help Users Pilot Drones, Robots

DJI, the company behind the Phantom 4 consumer drone, unveiled new higher-quality goggles this week targeted at drone racers that enable users to activate a real-time first-person-view from their aircraft up to 7 kilometers (~4.3 miles) away. The goggles, which are an enhanced version of DJI’s previous goggles, are fed a low-latency external video transmission […]

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The Top 6 Sports Technology Black Friday, Cyber Monday Deals

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday approaching, we’re taking a look at some of the best sports technology deals available. Here are six of our favorites: WHOOP’s ‘Thrive The Holidays’ Challenge WHOOP, the human performance company, wants to help eliminate the stress that the holiday season naturally brings upon all of us. The WHOOP strap […]

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