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Beats by Dre Before Apple: Headphones Playing Sports

“Fuck sneakers. Let’s sell speakers.” This infamous remark sparked the epiphany behind building Beats Electronics. Music mogul Jimmy Iovine simply took a stroll down a California beach one day and serendipitously bumped into Dr. Dre several years ago. Dr. Dre discussed with Iovine that his lawyer stressed to him to consider giving his likeness for […]

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Is Steve Jobs’ Biggest Impact on Sports Still to Come?

I created Sport Techie in March of 2010 as a way to spotlight the enormous contribution technology has made to the global sports industry, estimated today at $114 billion. It’s difficult to imagine a world with no NFL Red Zone, HDTV, or Fantasy Football. Plenty of other news outlets will bring you the latest scores […]

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