In recent months, sports fans have had the new opportunity to view some of the biggest sporting events through virtual reality thanks to NextVR. To name a few, events such as NCAA’s March Madness, the 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, and select International Champions Cup games have all been available to watch through their app and technology. […]
Table Tennis, or ping-pong. No matter how the game is referenced or how seriously it is taken, there is now a robot designed to help players improve their skills. The Kyoto, Japan-based corporation, Omron, first debuted their table tennis robot in 2013. Last week, Omron announced FORPHEUS has officially been named the world’s “First Robot Table Tennis Tutor,” […]
As the 2016 NFL season neared this summer, emoji company, Moji (AppMoji, Inc.), wanted to align with some of the biggest stars on the gridiron. Look no further than Denver Broncos linebacker and Super Bowl 50 MVP, Von Miller, who recently signed a marketing partnership with Moji. He is the first NFL player released by the […]
The NFL, a $13 billion league, continues to put technology at the forefront of what it does both on and off the gridiron. As the 2016-17 season gets into full swing this weekend, here are the top four sports technology storylines to follow over the next six months. Snapchat, NFL Expand Partnership Last year, the NFL signed […]
As Zebra Technologies heads into its third season of a five-year NFL deal, the technology company recently announced that it is expanding its partnership. Data chips in game balls will now be used during Thursday Night Football games following a review by the league’s Competition Committee after the balls had been included in all preseason games. League […]
