With regards to consumers of technology, we are only in awe of the newest gizmos and gadgets if they’re actually useful. A level of comprehension that developers may lose out on, amidst the rigors of researching, designing, and manufacturing new devices, is just how valuable their product may actually prove to be (ahem, Google Glass). […]
With the Seattle Sports Tech Meetup officially launched and a second major Seattle Sports Startup Weekend sponsored by the Seattle Sounders FC planned for this November, the Pacific Northwest sports technology field is ready to build the next generation of championship-caliber sports technology products and companies. There has never been more sports technology activity in […]
As all sports technology startups try to become mainstream, one of the several, underlying prevalent issues remain constant: education of a respective company’s benefits from its technology to the consumer level. Be it derived from the tech sector over sports or vice versa notwithstanding, common ground needs to transpire in order to reach desired […]
Check out our two stories in July on the Wearable Tech Conference available here and here. This summer I had the pleasure of attending the Wearable Tech Expo (#wearabletechcon) including the Fitness & Sports Technology Conference (FAST) in New York City. I heard from dozens of industry insiders about the current state of wearables and development efforts. One general arc that I took from the conference was that the current startups and even mid-level players are ripe for acquisition. Four noticeable companies who did not attend the conference were FitBit, the global leader in activity trackers, LG, Google, and Apple. It is rather obvious that these three companies are going to lead the wearables industry into great adaption by the consumer market;...
As this year’s World Cup gets underway, the role of technology in the planet’s most popular sport has never been more evident. Between goal-line technology, scientifically and technologically advanced jerseys, 4K TV productions, player training methods, and the ball, itself, technology is impacting every single aspect of the quadrennial tournament. This pervasiveness of tech in […]
