Following the path of sports in general, the Olympic Games are becoming increasingly digital. Through a current long-term partnership that began last January with the Olympic Games, the Alibaba Group is rethinking the Olympics within the digital age. Alibaba held an event in PyeongChang to show off some of the possibilities, including the new Cloud ET […]
Though there’s ground to cover before esports can become an Olympic sport, that doesn’t mean industry leaders aren’t trying. This past week, prior to the start of the Winter Games, Intel hosted the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) PyeongChang tournament. Designed in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 18 players competed for a $150,000 prize […]
If the Super Bowl is one of the biggest showcases of innovation in the U.S., the Olympic Games have become a platform for which companies can display their latest technologies in connectivity and digital media on a global stage. A number of “firsts” are expected to take place at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, […]
Is there a more motivating event in the world than the Olympic Games? Every two years, mostly from the comfort of our homes, we watch athletes in peak condition perform for our country. For this month’s Winter Games, Peloton and NBC Olympics are helping viewers get an Olympic-like workout from home. They will be livestreaming […]
NEW YORK — Over the next few weeks, roughly four dozen Intel employees will descend upon Pyeongchang, South Korea in a massive undertaking that will see the technology company transformed into a mobile production house with field crews, producers and virtual reality cameras. In what will be the largest-scale virtual reality event to date and […]
