The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) recently inked a tech deal that enables it to bypass locks on smartphones to essentially hack athletes it suspects of doping. The organization, which tests athletes for illegal substance use and investigates those it believes are attempting to use drugs to enhance performance, struck a 12-month deal with Cellebrite valued […]
STATS, a sports data and analytics company, announced a new GPS-based athlete training tool with textile heart rate sensors on Monday that will offer users new insights into performance. Stats GPS is a vest embedded with textile sensors that will measure an athlete’s workout in real time based on data from GPS, heart rate and […]
The physical demands on esports athletes don’t resemble the rigors of mainstream sports, except in one key area: travel. Here, American gamers might actually face a more grueling regimen. Though esports is growing rapidly in the U.S., many major tournaments are in Asia or Europe, requiring long transoceanic flights. When Taylor Johnson, the director of player […]
FIFA will permit in-game player tracking analysis and communication for the first time during this summer’s World Cup. A pair of optical tracking cameras will log positional data for every player and the ball. That data and the video will be accessible to every team via small handheld technologies. FIFA is allotting one tablet to […]
Peloton, the fitness company best known for its interactive and interconnected spinning bikes, is launching a treadmill, called Tread. Last week, Peloton also announced that it is opening a dedicated production studio with full-service classes in New York City. Tread won’t be available to purchase until this coming fall, but runners in NYC will now […]
