This article is written by Lew Blaustein, who writes at the intersection of green and sports for his GreenSportsBlog. Yankee Stadium is, arguably, the most iconic sports stadium in the world (the British might vote for Wembley Stadium in London.) The House That Ruth Built opened in 1923 (the Yanks won their first World Series […]
A few years back, the video above (highly recommended to wear the appropriate glasses while watching it) was produced by the The New York Times, entitled as “How Mariano Rivera Dominates Hitters”. This 3D iteration accompanied a story on Rivera’s successful signature cutter. This rendering demonstrates the acute similarities between his fastball and cutter that […]
Across the World Wide Web, it’s invariably apparent that a user’s vernacular has evolved–devolved, rather–insofar as introducing new words to describe and replace certain terms. The oversimplification of language permeates online communication. Dating back to prior to the turn of the 21st century–well before current web and social media interfaces became ubiquitous–The New York Times […]
The baseball season is upon us, and while we’re watching the action unfold on the diamond this spring, a whole other battle is unfolding in social media. Teams are battling it out for fans to follow, retweet, like, share and favorite every hour of every day. The teams below are the top three on MVPindex […]
(Pivothead)
Imagine watching a Major League Baseball game from the point of view of your favorite player. You can hear the crowd, move right along as the play unfolds, and share in the joy or disappointment.
That type of moment is not far away thanks to innovative new video technology from Pivothead. Originally founded in 2012, Pivothead is redefining the world of point-of-view (POV) video. While there have been other companies to get in the POV space and make an impact in sports (i.e. GoPro), Pivothead is the first video technology to be embedded inside the bridge on a pair of sunglasses.
