Last-minute hotel booking app HotelTonight announced Friday a partnership with Chelsea F.C. that will allow fans in attendance at Stamford Bridge the chance to take advantage of unique match-day hotel booking deals. The sponsorship deal is Chelsea’s first with a mobile app and will enable anyone attending a home match access to HotelTonight’s extra-discounted GeoRates, specifically for fans at Stamford Bridge. […]
Taiwanese sports tech company Jingle LLC successfully achieved its Kickstarter goal of $25,000 to help fund production of “Strike,” a spin-tracking, velocity-reading and trajectory-mapping smart baseball Thus far, donors have backed Jingle’s smart baseball to the tune of $29,612 and nine days still remain on the fundraising campaign. Jingle carefully designed Strike to mimic the […]
Seattle-based sports performance training company Volt Athletics is using its new round of funding, which totals over $770,000, to invest more in strategic relationships and develop new technologies, including ones for its proprietary intelligent training system and app. The funding increases Volt’s total raised amount to $3 million. “We’re seeing technology’s role in athletic development grow globally,” […]
Sports wearable technology startup SNYPR launched a new version of its connected wall ball app at the U.S. Lacrosse Convention this weekend in Baltimore. SNYPR kicked off the unveil by powering Under Armour’s Wall Ball Challenge, a way for players both on-site and across the country to compete to see who could record the highest number of reps, […]
Die-hard University of Kentucky sports fans as of Friday were able to watch their Wildcats whenever they want. UK Athletics launched the free UK Sports Network Apple TV app, the athletic department announced this week. In partnership with SportsLabs, UK Athletics’ official digital partner, the new app will give fans free access to on-demand video including highlights, […]
