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DribbleUp Launches Smart Soccer Ball With AR-Aided Instruction

NEW YORK — DribbleUp founder Eric Forkosh theorizes that Americans lag behind the rest of the world in soccer because youth in this country have less access to quality training and less emphasis on regular drills — and he offers a simple, portable solution. In the back room of Long Island City coffee shop Sweetleaf, […]

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Handsfree Drone Tracks And Records Extreme Athletes Up To 45 MPH

A Latvian company behind a handsfree extreme sports drone is hoping to compete with the DJI’s of the world with a new Kickstarter campaign that promises to follow fast-moving athletes in high winds and in wet conditions.  Helico Aerospace Industries, the company behind the AirDog that raised more than $1.3 million on Kickstarter in 2015, […]

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LoopBall Gives Traditional Paddle Ball Game A High-Tech Spin

Next time you head to the beach, consider packing a new gadget for a different experience of a timeless game. LoopBall, which was created in France and is Loop’s first product, offers a more seamless version of “Beach Ball,” the game in which two players try to keep a ball in the air as long […]

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Ahead Wearable Turns Helmet Into Smart Helmet

Wearing a helmet means you’re doing something that is inherently dangerous. A way that many unknowingly compound that danger is by wearing headphones which block or muffle the sound of cars, sirens or other potential hazards. To fix this issue, Korea-based Analogue Plus came up with a wearable called Ahead — a product that is now live on […]

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