NEW YORK — A new experience at the US Open will let fans play tennis in a virtual experience where they can “feel” an invisible ball as they swat it with their bare hands. Called Air Tennis, the American Express-sponsored game mixes together motion sensors that might remind most people of Kinect for Xbox One […]
The University of Texas is the most recent school to embrace SyncThink’s concussion evaluation technology in college athletics to bring more objectivity to traumatic brain injury tests. Texas joins the ranks of Iowa State University, which will use EYE-SYNC technology along with Stanford University, which started utilizing the eye-tracking headsets in 2015. Palo Alto, Calif. and Massachusetts-based SyncThink […]
At a recent European Tour event, German company Viewlicity GmbH, based in Hamburg, showcased the outdoor version of its augmented reality product, PuttView, to professional golfers and coaches. PuttView, which as the name suggests, focuses on putting practice, enables players to visualise the ideal ball path and see relevant practice information, with the ultimate goal […]
Floyd “Money” Mayweather walked out of the boxing ring quickly and, in his view, permanently, after defeating Conor McGregor Saturday night in 10 rounds via technical knockout. Now, his attention turns to a different venture: a worldwide fitness empire. According to a press release, Mayweather is launching a franchised gym called Mayweather Boxing and Fitness, […]
NEW YORK — Those fans at Citi Field whose seats were low near the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks’ dugout last Tuesday were treated to a glimpse into how Paul Goldschmidt prepares for an at bat. The presumptive National League MVP frontrunner conferred with teammate A.J. Pollock, who was studying the New York Mets’ pitcher while perched […]
