In just a few days, Super Bowl XLVIII will kick off to put the final stamp on another wild NFL season. Assuming Mother Nature doesn’t play spoiler, the Super Bowl will take place outdoors in a cold-weather city for the first time in the NFL’s history. Back in May 2010 when New York City earned […]
The stage is set. On February 2nd, 2014, the Seattle Seahawks will take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. This is projected to be the coldest Super Bowl ever (the current coldest Super Bowl was during Super Bowl VI played at Tulane Stadium in 1972 where the […]
(Sporting Innovations)
Entertaining fans at the game with in-game information is the new necessity among NBA teams. The game no longer is satisfactory with the improved at-home experience as well as rising costs of attending in a challenging economy.
The Utah Jazz clearly understand this.
Jazz fans are enjoying a new mobile experience during this NBA season. Following the launch of the new Utah Jazz official mobile application, the Jazz now provide fans with the information needed to enhance their experiences during games.
(Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel) Andre Drummond may very well be one of the most exciting players in the NBA this season, but basketball has always been a team game. The 30 franchises that make up the league have generated a revenue pie in excess of $5 billion. The digital age has enabled this game to reach its worldwide audience anywhere, anytime. Teams can build up their own local fan base through the sundry of platforms available. Much like our #NFLTechSeries, this time SportTechie delves into the digital strategies–from web, social media, mobile apps, and any other technological connection–of each team and analyzes them, including insights from some of the digital executives involved. Today, the #NBADigitalSeries 2013-14 continues with the Detroit Pistons....
Bill Frakes
Spoiler alert—American football is a full contact sport. As such, we can safely assume it’s no small coincidence that around the time American football was cultivated (circa the early 1890’s), protective head-gear prototypes weren’t far behind (circa the mid 1890’s). Helmets became a safety staple on the football field to help players protect their most valuable (and vulnerable) asset—their brains.
Recently though, there has been additional focus on the cranio-spinal well-being of football players. Concussions and (at times more severe) neck injuries have received stern focus and subsequent demands for a preventative solution. Product developers were prompted to reach beyond the scope of the helmet and find an additional method of protection.
