Samsung has developed a new swim cap to help blind swimmers navigate in the pool. The Blind Cap was developed with the help of Cheil Spain, a Spanish communications agency, and the Spanish Paralympics Committee to help improve the current and less efficient method, which has been used since blind swimming became a Paralympic sport. Until now blind […]
Imagine having a paid job that requires you to participate in video game tournaments or test out the latest games. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well it turns out that the United States government has given a name to the lucky people who get to claim this as their job: professional eSports athletes. […]
The InBody Band is one of the first wearable fitness trackers that will be able to gauge and determine the users body composition. With two finger electrodes on the top and two wrist electrodes on the bottom, users will be able to measure their body fat, muscle mass, heart rate, and more. Something that is […]
The Israel based Hype Foundation, will be hosting a sports technology competition this summer, culminating during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Their hope is to bring the best sports technology innovations from around the globe to giants of the industry, in order to improve the sporting world today and in the future. After the success of […]
Recent AMAs within the SportTechie Slack Community (STHQ) have brought some exciting heavy-hitters into the mix, but I was beyond ecstatic when Tom Emrich joined STHQ for a discussion about wearables. For those that don’t know, there may not be an individual who’s more passionate and excited about the future of wearable technology than Tom. In fact, that’s how […]
