Wireless, in-game communication originally slated for trial during the College Football Bowl games this month has been indefinitely put on hold. The NCAA football rules committee came to an agreement last February to allow the technology during this year’s Bowl games, excluding the Playoff games, but the program has been delayed due to disagreement between […]
The sports world is expanding beyond just playing or watching. Especially with social media, sports are being consumed in new and different ways, whether it be virtual reality or fantasy games. On that note, TheScore, Inc. has launched a new daily fantasy game called QuickDraft to add to its mobile sports platform. TheScore, Inc., a Toronto-based […]
You can now strive for greatness alongside LeBron James with his 12-minute virtual reality experience. Striving for Greatness: An Uninterrupted Original, is available on the Samsung Gear VR, the $99 virtual reality headset that was released last month. As the Gear VR is powered by the virtual reality company Oculus, LeBron’s video is available for […]
By Dr. Liz Williams, SAP Customer Co-Innovation and Strategic Projects. The Digital Athlete Athlete monitoring capabilities are evolving at a rapid pace due to the explosion of wearable sensor technology. It is now possible to monitor practically every facet of an athlete’s physical performance from the sidelines, in real time. We are in the midst of […]
Want to wear a customized Christmas jersey that you 3D-printed at home right before the game between 2015 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers? Well you can’t. At least not yet. Today’s 3D printing is inaccessible to the masses because printers are expensive – tens of thousands of dollars – and the […]
