Surfing without real waves? Technology’s expanding role in water sports is redefining the surfing experience. From virtual surf sessions to motorized surfboards, surfing is catching the wave of innovation sweeping recreational water sports. Seattle-based Freefly Systems recently debuted its vision for “dronesurfing,” capturing the imagination of techies and aspiring surfers around the internet. And two additional surf technologies will be on display at the Boats Afloat Show, Sept. 14 -18 in Seattle’s South Lake Union. For wake surfers, Malibu Boat’s Surf Band is available through local dealer Seattle Boat Co. Essentially a “surf watch,” the Surf Band is a remote worn around the wrist that allows a wake… Read More
It’s a big day for Twitter. Five months after signing a high-profile streaming deal with the NFL worth a reported $10 million, Twitter will finally put its technology to the test tonight with its first attempt at live streaming an NFL game. The social media giant will stream the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills Thursday Night Football game that kicks off at 5:25 p.m. PT. You can access the game on Twitter here, or more simply at tnf.twitter.com. The stream, worldwide, will also be available on Twitter’s mobile app within the Moments tab, as well as on the company’s… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — The fruits of Amazon’s Twitch acquisition will be front-and-center later this month at TwitchCon. Twitch CEO Emmett Shear spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt on Wednesday morning in San Francisco and said that his live streaming company will make a “big announcement” related to Amazon at its conference in San Diego on Sept. 30. Amazon paid $1 billion to acquire Twitch in 2014, swooping up a site lets people stream their video game sessions and attracts more than 100 million users and 1.7 million broadcasters per month. It’s described as the “ESPN of the video game industry” where viewers go to watch live… Read More
Just in time for the first NFL game to stream on Twitter Thursday, the social media company has introduced a new version of its app for streaming live video on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Microsoft’s Xbox One. Users can stream Thursday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets even if they don’t have a Twitter account or any sort of cable package. Users can also view content from MLB Advanced Media, NBA, Pac 12 Networks, Campus Insiders, Cheddar and Bloomberg News as well as top tweets and vines from around the world. Twitter offered few details about its streaming package in a press release… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry loves Instagram, supports Hillary Clinton, and wants robotic referees — if only to prevent him from throwing any more mouthguards. Those were a few of the tidbits from Curry’s appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt on Tuesday evening in San Francisco, closing out Day 2 of the annual tech conference with a wide-ranging 30-minute discussion about everything from the election to his various off-the-court projects. Curry was the final speaker to walk on stage Tuesday, but certainly received the loudest applause from the hometown crowd as many from the packed room at Pier 48 rushed near the stage… Read More
