A new swimsuit is challenging Apple Watch with a stealth sensor built into the lining that will track and log swim workouts, alleviating the need for third-party wrist-worn devices. Swim.com and Spire announced this week a new collaboration in which the Spire Health Tag wearable can be permanently installed onto existing swimsuits on SwimOutlet.com […]
While baseball is a statistician’s dream with its series of discrete actions across the field, the development of comparable analytics in football is hindered by the complexity of formations and events — what the president of EdjSports has called “a probability atom bomb” — not to mention the scoring of points in varying increments, yet […]
SOUL Electronics is bringing a new type of earphone to market. Debuting at this week’s CES in Las Vegas is the AI earphones with Gait Analysis. Powered by Beflex Biomech Engine, the earphones monitor running form to provide users with live, in-ear coaching. The technology will be implemented in two of SOUL’s earphones: Run Free […]
The Chicago Bulls’ Senior Manager of Business Strategy and Analytics joins Bram to discuss his work with behavioral science and how it applies to ticket sales, in-game purchases and split-second in-game decisions on the basketball court. That and more on this episode of the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein. You can subscribe to the SportTechie Podcast […]
The president of the NFL Players Association said on a panel held at the annual Consumer Electronics Show that data collected from wearables technology belongs to the athlete. Eric Winston, a 12-year offensive lineman most recently with the Cincinnati Bengals, gave the example of a running back’s 80-yard run. While the performance (i.e. the rushing […]
