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Pro Surfing Makes Waves with Video Technology

Images via aspworldtour.com The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour is making waves with its game-changing video technology at the Billabong Pipeline Masters this week. Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu, is hosting the final event of the year with three surfers vying for the 2014 World Title. For young gun Gabriel Medina from […]

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Wearable Technology Dives into the Pool with Xmetrics

Metrics is defined as the “standards of measurement by which efficiency, performance, progress or quality of a plan, process or product can be assessed.” According to Wikipedia, “Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems such as humans…by means of the methods of mechanics,” which, scientifically, is concerned with the behavior […]

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How GPS Technology Is Changing Rugby

Rugby Union is hitting the U.S. by storm this November when the U.S. takes on world cup champions, New Zealand All Blacks in Soldier Field, Chicago. The All Blacks just went through an undefeated season (even though my home country, Ireland, ran them close) almost making them certain to be ranked one of the best […]

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UFC First to Show Power of Live Streaming Sports On Facebook

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the first sport to demonstrate the power of streaming live sports from within Facebook – and the league is just getting started. Last January, the UFC showed four preliminary bouts live on Facebook for its Fight for the Troops 2 show. Since then, the league has continued to live stream almost every preliminary fight for […]

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