When you walk up to the concessions stand at a sporting venue, you want things to go smoothly. No standing around while attendants chat, no guessing as to the quality of food you’ll receive. It sounds harsh, but it’d almost be nice if the attendants were robotic. Miso Robotics agrees; that’s why the company has […]
Sacramento has never hosted the NBA All-Star game, but the Kings have high hopes of doing so in the future because of their new arena — the Golden 1 Center. The team is bidding for Sacramento to host either All-Star weekend in 2022 or 2023, and in order to set the bid apart from others, […]
NEW YORK — Alexa: May I have another beer? Imagine a future in-arena suite experience where Alexa by Amazon, through the Echo smart speaker, could take your beer or food order, communicate it to the kitchen staff and have it delivered to your seat within minutes. You wouldn’t have to open your phone and click […]
Esports viewership numbers are staggering. Some phrases have been repeated ad nauseam. “League of Legends has more viewers than (insert sport here).” While the validity of that statistic is up for debate, the fact that tons of people are watching esports is not. Viewership is just one part of transforming esports into the multi-billion dollar […]
Natalie Coughlin retired from swimming with 12 Olympic medals, as many as an American woman has ever earned, even though at 5’8” she was often dwarfed on the pool deck, especially in her short events when facing 6’1” competitors was not uncommon. “I would have killed to have that extra five inches, being a sprinter,” […]
