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How Augmented Reality From U.K.’s Zappar Caught NFL Teams’ Attention

This year has seen augmented reality fan experiences become increasingly popular, especially in the NFL. And American companies aren’t the only ones securing deals to do AR fan engagement experiences. Meet the U.K.’s Zappar, which has worked with two NFL franchises — the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. Zappar’s partnership with the 49ers sees […]

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New DJI Racing Goggles Help Users Pilot Drones, Robots

DJI, the company behind the Phantom 4 consumer drone, unveiled new higher-quality goggles this week targeted at drone racers that enable users to activate a real-time first-person-view from their aircraft up to 7 kilometers (~4.3 miles) away. The goggles, which are an enhanced version of DJI’s previous goggles, are fed a low-latency external video transmission […]

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New York Jets Pledge More 360 Video Content To Engage Fans

NEW YORK — The New York Jets are doubling down on 360 video and ramping up offseason content as the team works to produce multi-year storylines across its digital properties that keep fans engaged in between games and seasons. Chris Gargano, Vice President and Executive Producer of the Jets, has been running the rebranded Jets […]

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