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VICIS Begins Making ZERO1 Helmet Available To High School Players

VICIS is now making its top-rated Zero1 helmet widely available to high school players for the 2018 season through a newly opened online marketplace. The Zero1, which a joint NFL/NFLPA study deemed best for reducing head-impact severity, made its debut on NFL fields earlier this year, with high-profile players such as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback […]

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Vizzario Brings Vision Metrics To Esports For Player Evaluation

Riot Games is holding its second annual scouting combine for League of Legends Championship Series later this month in Los Angeles followed by its first player draft. That process will include training and practice before a round-robin tournament, but a startup vision technology company is hoping to introduce new objective measures into the realm of esports […]

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Diamond Kinetics Will Debut Throwing Motion Sensor in 2018

The CEO of Diamond Kinetics, a leading bat-sensor company, said his company will release its first product that tracks the throwing motion in early 2018. While appearing on the SportTechie podcast this week, Diamond Kinetics’ co-founder and top executive, CJ Handron, told Bram Weinstein that its next offering would focus on improving arm action rather […]

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Intel, Korea Telecom Create 5G-Powered Experiences For 2018 Olympics

While our cellular data today operates mostly on 4G LTE, Korea Telecom Corporation is working with Intel to create what could be the next generation of telecommunications — and after a successful connection, it appears 5G will make its debut at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in February. KT Corporation announced last month that it […]

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Drone Racing League’s Simulator Could Net Pilots $75,000

NEW YORK — In an effort to weed through thousands of competitors in a hunt for the best drone pilots, the Drone Racing League released Wednesday a flight simulator program that aspiring pilots and fans can download to compete on a global scale. DRL CEO and Founder Nicholas Horbaczewski said the simulator — designed and […]

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