When Phil Southerland and his all-diabetes cycling team convened at the starting line for the 2006 Race Across America, they carried small doses of insulin and were met with heavy doses of skepticism. “Good luck,” other riders would say. “We love what you’re doing for charity, and we hope you make it to the finish […]
NEW YORK — NextVR had a successful first year in partnering with the NBA to deliver regularly scheduled broadcasts of live games in virtual reality this past season, and executive chairman Brad Allen has the numbers to support that. Last October when the San Antonio Spurs faced the Sacramento Kings, the game in VR saw […]
When Premier League stalwart Arsenal wanted to announce the richest transfer signing in club history — a fee that could reach €60 million for Lyon striker Alexander Lacazette — its Twitter account posted a 30-second video of a photo shoot, only all of the imagery of its unidentified subject is from the neck down. Along […]
Appnori Inc., a sports-focused VR game development company, has signed a character use agreement with Manny Pacquiao that enables the company to have the professional boxer headline its latest title. The deal even calls for Pacquiao, who was on the losing end of a controversial unanimous decision Sunday that went in favor of Jeff Horn, […]
At the end of March, swimming pool monitoring company Sutro won the San Francisco Poe Man’s Challenge, which connects youth to entrepreneurs with the prize of a $15,000 investment for the top startup. Now, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe is making good on that deal and investing in Sutro, which makes smart sensors that monitor […]
