Nike will begin testing a connected shoe this week that will build upon their technology in fan NBA jerseys and unlock perks for NikePlus members. The company announced Wednesday that NikePlus members in New York City will be able to purchase Nike’s first-ever connected sneaker, called AF1 NikeConnect QS NYC, via the Nike SNKRS app. […]
A patent recently filed by Apple seeks to use advanced sensors on a newly-designed Apple Watch band to evaluate sports performance when using third-party equipment, such as golf clubs, baseball bats, footballs or barbells. The company is looking to build a new smart band with a number of sensors that would analyze how a wrist […]
The Toronto Blue Jays are smacking baseballs and sitting in second place in their division. But months before the start of the 2018 MLB season, the team made a deal with a sports technology company to study swing data, starting with an examination of their minor league players. The team reached out to Diamond Kinetics, […]
In a Champions League match in 2015, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola surprised everyone when he opened play by having his club mark Barcelona — and its brilliant strikers Messi, Neymar and Suarez — in a man-to-man defensive alignment all over the pitch. Sky Sports analyst Gary Neville went on a long-winded speech about how […]
Your typical mobile phone game is rudimentary. Games like Candy Crush, Flappy Bird or the always-classic Solitaire are fun and addicting, but simple at their core. But thanks to recent advancements in mobile phone technology, more complex games are becoming possible on a mobile platform, including games that are also played as esports. As esports […]
