Sports tech at Apple event: New iPhone app uses augmented reality for basketball training
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