SportTechie

Jun 04, 2018

Taking a Swing at a Punching Bag Just Got Harder With BotBoxer

This coming fall, a smart punching bag called BotBoxer will debut at gyms across the country. Not only will the bag quantify how hard you can hit, but it will even...

Jun 04, 2018

Taking a Swing at a Punching Bag Just Got Harder With BotBoxer

This coming fall, a smart punching bag called BotBoxer will debut at gyms across the country. Not only will the bag quantify how hard you can hit, but it will even...

Mar 13, 2018

Fitbit Aims To Track Women’s Health And Kids’ Activity

Fitbit is aiming to expand its healthcare initiative by building the world’s largest database of women’s health through a new ecosystem of smartwatch apps that track women’s menstrual cycles and compare that data to exercise and sleep patterns. In a presentation announcing the new female health tracking initiative, which will be available on the Fitbit […]

Feb 20, 2018

New Smart Athletic Wear Tracks Muscle Metabolism In Athletes

A new smart athletic wear being developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia seeks to use infrared technology to measure muscle metabolism and monitor vital performance metrics. Through a series of sensors and software embedded in the fabric of the smart garment, researchers say they are able to derive insight into how well […]

Jan 31, 2018

Fitness App Sweatcoin Lets Users Exchange Steps For Goods

A new fitness app that seeks to reward users with goods and services for the amount of exercise they do has raised $5.7 million in seed funding with participation from Seedcamp, Goodwater Capital, Greylock Partners and Twitch founder Justin Kan. Sweatcoin, an app developed by Sweatco Ltd., lets users earn 0.95 “sweatcoins,” a new digital […]