With the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games beginning next month, Samsung has revealed it has given two Dutch short track speedskaters access to the Samsung SmartSuit to try to help them win Olympic gold. A competitive form of speed-skating, short track speed competitions take place on an oval ice track of a circumference of just 364 […]
Intel’s ambitious plans for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang include producing the largest-scale virtual reality event with official broadcast rights partners such as NBC. The tech giant has pledged more than 50 hours of live programming on its Intel True VR platform spanning 30 events, of which half air live and half on-demand. Among […]
The upcoming U.S. Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs announced Monday that Panasonic would supply the technology and sustainability solutions to the $75-million project with 60,000 square feet expected to open in summer 2019. Tom Gebhardt, the chairman and CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, touted the collaboration while speaking at the annual Consumer Electronics […]
When we sit down every two years to watch the Olympics, we see the finished product. Lost among the gold, silver and bronze can be the 365-day training regimens that these athletes follow. Thanks to the Olympic Channel‘s new series, Trending Gold (produced by Jaunt), viewers will develop a greater appreciation for the behind-the-scenes work. What makes Trending […]
Spectators watching the 2020 Olympics will likely notice something different about the taekwondo competition. When the Summer Games go to Tokyo, martial arts fans will be able to watch taekwondo in 360-degree 4K video, according to an announcement from World Taekwondo. The ultra high-definition panoramic cameras would bring fans unprecedented views of the fighters’ technique […]
