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Wilson Releases Wilson X, Shot-Tracking Smart Basketball

Wilson just became a major name in sports equipment to release a “smart basketball” with their Wilson X Connected Basketball. The ball features a small sensor that connects to the Wilson X Connected Basketball smartphone app via Bluetooth, and allows the shooter to track made shots, missed shots and shot range. The ball is designed for […]

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Sony Launches Smart Tennis Sensor

Today Sony introduced the SSE-TN1W Smart Tennis Sensor to help tennis players track their performance accurately and easily. By connecting it to a smart-device, users can analyze, review, share, and compare their information against others. This sensor, which was created through a partnership between Sony and tennis manufacturers Wilson, HEAD, Prince, and YONEX, contains sensing […]

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Zebra Technologies Zoomed Player-Tracking Tech Forward for Super Bowl XLIX

One of the three most important technological storylines from this 2014 NFL season is Zebra Technologies’ RFID chips. From the outset, players have had to wear two tags inside their shoulder pads, provided they were in one of the 17 launch stadiums. This player-tracking technology was most visible during the NFL’s Thursday Night Football, where […]

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