In today’s increasingly digital world, technology is becoming an integral part of sports at all levels. iPads are one of the biggest technologies to have made an impact in the sporting world, making tasks that were once monotonous both entertaining and interactive. With Apple’s recent release of the new iPads which are now lighter than […]
Adidas’ miCoach Smart Run GPS will retail for $399 when it becomes available on Nov. 1. (Adidas)
Wearable technology is on the verge of becoming a multi-billion dollar industry before the end of the decade. A study by Juniper Research forecasts smart wearable devices to be valued at $19 billion by 2018.
In many ways, this emerging sector has already begun influencing the sports world. Its impact on the industry can be anticipated at all levels, from amateur to professional and youth to collegiate, and is beginning to profoundly change the landscape of sports. From the evaluation of an athletes’ performance, to the ways in which coaches train their teams, emerging technology’s role has become more defined.
Fantasy football has reached its high-stakes extreme. Last week, Fantex, a San Francisco-based company created by a couple capital investment firm veterans, announced its intent to make an Initial Public Offering on… Arian Foster. The idea is actually somewhat brilliant. Fantex paid the running back of the Houston Texans $10 million in exchange for 20% […]
(GolfLogix) When you review the landscape of sports as influenced by technology, it’s difficult to find a history as storied – and convoluted – as golf. Steeped in historical ties to rules, conduct and behavior, the game avoided and often fought against technological advance, regardless not only of potential benefit but also of the intended target. For the fortunes of us all, some tech advances (and the innovators behind them) refuse to let the forces of tradition win. It’s a rare occasion, but from time to time, we get a true game changer. Such is the case with GolfLogix. Before smartphones put GPS in every palm across the land, this golf-obsessed group had already envisioned the day, with hopes they...
(M.P. King – State Journal) Not to brag, but it must be said: there are unique benefits to our position. Consider the world of the NFL today. An objective view of the landscape would lead anyone to suggest it is a world built on misery. The vast majority of headlines pushed, promoted and shared focus on the negative. It’s a dangerous game that appears to produce dangerous men who seem to produce dangerous events. In truth, while there are certainly concerns that overwhelm and events of concern that transpire, there is progress. The realities of the league are understood and appreciated by all who take part, more than any other time in the NFL’s history. Fans are enabled in connecting...
