Home Box Office Inc.’s new boxing unit, Punch Force, recently got a patent for boxing gloves that will measure the force of punches and transfer the information to a database. Granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, this patent’s technology allows HBO to track a wide range of information that helps to analyze […]
The latest report on wearable fitness devices describes in great detail the anticipated growth of the smart sport/fitness wearable devices market. In fact, the complete report covers 58 companies and is spread over 565 pages. The information gathered shows that professional athletes and teams as well as regular consumers will be the primary leaders of […]
When Easton and Blast Motion offered to send one of their Easton Power Sensors to us here at SportTechie, they most likely had in mind that the sensor would fall into the hands of someone good at baseball. If they had even lower expectations, they might even accept someone who used to be good at […]
Wilson just became a major name in sports equipment to release a “smart basketball” with their Wilson X Connected Basketball. The ball features a small sensor that connects to the Wilson X Connected Basketball smartphone app via Bluetooth, and allows the shooter to track made shots, missed shots and shot range. The ball is designed for […]
Fitness wearables have quickly become a hot commodity. Garmin, Apple Watch, Fitbit – these wristbands follow you everywhere, from the bed and dining table to the weight room and pool. They’re tracking your every move, whether you’re aware or unconscious, excited or drained. And somehow we don’t mind it. We want more surveillance, more data, […]
