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GEN i1 Smart Golf Ball Tracks Putting Metrics Via Smartphone App

Next time you head out to the links, you may want to bring a new golf ball. Coach Labs has announced the availability of the GEN i1 smart golf ball, a Bluetooth-enabled device that tracks a number of performance metrics and sends them to a smartphone app. The ball tracks its rotation, skid and distance among other […]

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LoopBall Gives Traditional Paddle Ball Game A High-Tech Spin

Next time you head to the beach, consider packing a new gadget for a different experience of a timeless game. LoopBall, which was created in France and is Loop’s first product, offers a more seamless version of “Beach Ball,” the game in which two players try to keep a ball in the air as long […]

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Atlanta Falcons’ Dontari Poe Invests In Startup Challenge Winner Sutro

At the end of March, swimming pool monitoring company Sutro won the San Francisco Poe Man’s Challenge, which connects youth to entrepreneurs with the prize of a $15,000 investment for the top startup. Now, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe is making good on that deal and investing in Sutro, which makes smart sensors that monitor […]

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