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Scottish Government Decides It Will Not Fund Facial Recognition Technology For Scottish Premier League

In late January there was plenty of talk surrounding crowd control in Scotland and their Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Plans were made to install a facial recognition system into the venues to identify and monitor past offenders with a history of misbehaviour; this includes anything from pyrotechnics to violence and offensive chanting or singing. […]

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Audi And MLS Debut Player Tracking System For 2016 Season

This past weekend marked the kick off of the 21st season of Major League Soccer. Audi of America and the MLS introduced the Audi Player Index on opening day, March 6th. The new player tracking technology will be a part of every team and every game for all of the 2016 season. Get The Latest Sports […]

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Under Armour Has Begun Consumer Testing Its 3D Printed Shoes

Under Armour has announced that they are now launching a limited number of 3D printed training shoes for the everyday athlete. “Part of this is to be the first mover,” Chris Lindgren, Under Armor vice president of outdoor and training footwear, tells SI.com. “A lot of competitors talk about it, but we like to get it […]

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Schutt Sports To Develop Head Collision Monitoring Technology With GForceTracker

Schutt Sports announced collaboration with GForceTracker Inc that will develop the company’s head collision monitoring technology. This new technology will be placed into helmet chinstraps where users will be able to observe velocity of impacts, severity of impacts, and predict athlete energy reserves. Ultimately, the safety of the players will hopefully improve drastically due to […]

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