NEW YORK — The Drone Racing League may be less than two years old, but founder Nicholas Horbaczewski is already fielding questions about weaponizing the drones. Yes, like “real-life Mario Kart,” according to the former Tough Mudder executive. At the annual South by Southwest Conference last month, Horbaczewski followed up his solo presentation titled “Drone Racing: Beating the […]
Through the assistance of FIS, a global leader in financial technology, Bob Legters wants Minor League Baseball fans to have an “Uber-like experience” starting this season. Earlier this week, FIS and MiLB announced a partnership that named the financial enterprise the Official Provider of Payment and Loyalty Solutions to Minor League Baseball. Legters, who is the Chief […]
Freedom Drone Sports is attempting to further solidify giant drone racing across the globe, recently signing a memorandum of understanding with the FAI (World Air Sports Federation), which is responsible for sanctioning air competition internationally. Through the new collaboration, the two organizations will be working together to develop drone racing with the non-traditional sport still in […]
NEW YORK — It’s a rock concert and country music show mixed in with some circus and pyrotechnic theatrics. Professional Bull Riders, which now falls underneath the WME/IMG umbrella following its acquisition in 2015, came to Madison Square Garden earlier this year with its Built Ford Tough Series. SportTechie had a chance to tour with […]
Smartwatches and smartphones are great for tracking a workout for runners or skiers, but not so much for swimmers as they aren’t able to look down at their wrists mid-stroke. Ovao – a Lithuanian swimming technology company – is working to give swimmers real-time insights into their workouts, and so they made goggles smart. “We were looking for […]
