Eurosport has partnered with CA Technologies to launch a new second screen app experience for professional cycling fans. As part of the deal, CA Technologies also becomes the official software partner for Eurosport’s cycling coverage. The deal means Eurosport, which is owned by Discovery Communications, is offering a live interactive map containing rider data throughout […]
Wearable technology startup ActionStreamer, which is co-founded by former NFL player Dhani Jones, offers television viewers an on-field perspective of sports action and received $1.88 million in an oversubscribed seed financing round. The camera weighs less than two-tenths of a pound and is fully self-contained — with no exposed cords, wires or belt packs — […]
Bicycles are wildly popular in Europe, and as of 2013 have begun outselling cars in many major European Union (EU) countries. Wink Bar is a product aiming to tap into this burgeoning market as the founders claim that they “are the first to integrate the technology of a smartphone into a handlebar.” It works by […]
The same biometric technology enabling speedy airport security checks is expanding to a growing number of sporting venues, as Clear announces a new partnership with the Detroit Tigers to create swift passage into Comerica Park. Clear, which uses fingerprints to confirm ticketholders’ identity, is available at 24 airports in the U.S. and now is installed […]
Monday afternoon’s intracity interleague rivalry meeting between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs will be broadcast on Facebook Live, as part of a Cubs partnership with with ABC 7 Chicago and Facebook Live. For fans in the team’s home television territory, the game is available on the Chicago Cubs and ABC 7 Chicago Facebook […]
