Twitter continues to amp up its live streaming ambitions in the sports world. The social media company today announced that it will stream more than 70 hours of live competition from 31 PGA Tour tournaments in 2017. Golf fans can use Twitter to stream early coverage of each tournament, starting with the CareerBuilder Challenge on Jan. 19 and ending with the Tour Championship in September. The feed will come from the first 60 to 90 minutes of PGA Tour Live’s coverage, which includes pre-round analysis, interviews, and range coverage. As far as actual live competition, you’ll only be able to see action from… Read More
LAS VEGAS — We know Alexis Ohanian is a geek. The entrepreneur co-founded Reddit and helped start companies like Hipmunk and Breadpig before co-founding a VC firm. But what about his soon-to-be wife, Serena Williams? GeekWire caught up with Ohanian at CES in Las Vegas on Wednesday as he checked out Toyota’s new concept car. Ohanian is at the big tech show to geek out, of course, but the 33-year-old was also at CES in part because Reddit teamed up with Toyota to host a live stream of Wednesday’s announcement and related AMAs with R&D experts from Toyota. Ohanian said he’s looking forward to… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Intel’s event at CES last year was pretty epic, with flying drones and twisting BMX bikers wow-ing journalists and industry analysts at the big tech show. But the company may have one-upped its news conference game Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas, as attendees had a chance to jump off helicopters, travel to Vietnam, watch a live basketball game, inspect solar panels from a drone, and more — all in virtual reality. Intel set up individual Oculus Rift headsets with accompanying Intel-powered laptops in front of 260 leather chairs at a ballroom inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino for its 2017 media… Read More
New Balance is getting into the smartwatch game with a little help from Intel. The shoemaker today announced RunIQ, a new $299 smartwatch that is engineered and powered by Intel technology, including its Atom processor. The device, available for pre-order on Thursday and sold at retailers starting Feb. 1, runs on Android Wear. It integrates with apps like STRAVA and Google Play Music. Runners can use the smartwatch to map workouts with a built-in GPS; track heart rate and pace; and get smartphone notifications. There is 24 hours of battery life with “typical use” or up to five hours of continuous life with GPS… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Athletic socks used to be something you’d pick up last minute at the sporting goods store, kind of an afterthought. But that’s no longer the case. Now, everything is measured. Today, Sensoria — a Redmond-based startup that describes itself as a leader in artificial intelligence sportswear — unveiled what it is dubbing “Sock 2.0.” This high-tech sock — made of antibacterial, anti-blistering and sweat wicking material — is designed to measure core metrics such as cadence, foot landing and the impact forces exerted by runners. It also tracks how far and fast you’ve run, pretty cool features… Read More
