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Packaworld Brings Water Polo To The Australian Beaches

Water polo as we know it for the most part is restricted to pools. Those who wanted to get creative and play in open water in the past had better be pretty serious — setting up lane ropes and metal goals is not only expensive, but time-consuming as well. Now, inflatable technology created by Packaworld International is […]

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Blind Runner To Navigate NYC Marathon Wearing Haptic Device

On Nov. 5, tens of thousands of runners will line up on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, the starting point of the world’s largest marathon. Among them will be able-bodied runners, runners with prosthetic legs or other limbs, wheelchair racers, and a blind man wearing a vibrating device that will help him navigate […]

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Artificial Intelligence Company Trace Gets Investment From Intel Capital

As winter fast approaches, skiers and snowboarders are priming their equipment and getting ready to hit slopes across the United States, they’re bringing a sensor, companion app and artificial intelligence along for the ride. Trace, which provides these solutions, may be getting a boost thanks to a sizable investment by Intel Capital, it was announced […]

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Report: Tech Could Stop Cricket Rain Delays With Mesh Canopy, Drones

The sport of cricket, which is played exclusively in open air stadiums, has a specific, mathematical method to govern weather-affected games. The Duckworth–Lewis (D/L) method was designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match that is interrupted by weather, or other circumstances. However, according to a […]

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