A startup wants to help basketball players improve their jump shot — with just a smartphone. Among the flurry of announcements made at its press event on Wednesday, Apple showed off HomeCourt, a new iPhone app that uses augmented reality to track basketball shots. AR tech built into the iPhone — including the new A12 Bionic chip — and artificial intelligence technology developed by HomeCourt maker Nex Team can detect a hoop and basketball to measure kinematics, trajectory, release times, and number of shots made. Apple brought out former NBA star point guard Steve Nash and a Nex Team founder… Read More
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Play Impossible started with a simple thesis: the internet-of-things world had lost a sense of joy and fun. So its founders went to work, creating a sensor-infused smart inflatable ball that links to a smartphone app and lets people play different physical games. Now the Seattle startup has landed a retail deal with Apple; inked a partnership with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA); discovered demand in an unexpected market; and raised more venture capital dollars to fuel its growth. Play Impossible today announced an additional $1.25 million in new funding from existing investors Two Sigma Ventures, Hardware Club, and Ben Franklin… Read More
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As part of Apple’s flurry of announcements today, the company unveiled new augmented reality features for its new iPhone devices and showed off the technology integrated with MLB’s At Bat app. The brief demo showed how a user at a baseball game can point an iPhone at the live action and see player stats on the screen above the actual players. New technology packed into the iPhone camera helps make it all happen. ¡La app de realidad aumentada para la @MLB se ve impresionante ! #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/jTkRA0Mwuk — El Monitor MX (@SomosElMonitor) September 12, 2017 .@MLB's At Bat #AR app… Read More
