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What Is GPS And How Is It Used In Sports?

Global Positioning Systems or simply GPS, have been rising in popularity in team field sports for over a decade. This wearable provides context to strength and conditioning coaches, sports scientists, athletic trainers, and sport coaches to understand and detect fatigue and fitness on a deeper level.   Small devices often worn in sleeves or undershirts […]

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Taoglas Selected As STATSports’ Next Antenna For GPS System

STATSports‘ state-of-the-art Apex system tracks player performance during training and games. It’s used by major leagues like the NFL, NBA, La Liga and English Premier League. For the system, one piece of equipment does most of the heavy lifting — the GPS antenna. That’s why STATSports has selected Taoglas as its antenna solution. Taoglas antennas […]

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Colorful SmartHalo GPS Device Can Enhance Bike Rides

Montreal-based CycleLabs Solutions designed SmartHalo, a bike-mounted GPS navigation device. The company hopes the simple, circular, hands-free GPS device will revolutionize how cyclists find their way around town. The small, minimalistic, waterproof GPS navigation device pairs wirelessly via Bluetooth with the user’s smartphone. The company’s iOS and Android apps allow the user to plug in […]

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Garmin’s 360 Action Camera Includes Augmented Reality Overlays

Garmin has unveiled its first 360-degree rugged camera, adding to a suite of products, including smartwatches and other action cameras, that utilize its GPS technology. Garmin claims Virb 360, which retails for $799.99, provides more stable video than other fully spherical camera makers because of its 4K stabilization technology that automatically stitches together shaky video […]

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