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Handsfree Drone Tracks And Records Extreme Athletes Up To 45 MPH

A Latvian company behind a handsfree extreme sports drone is hoping to compete with the DJI’s of the world with a new Kickstarter campaign that promises to follow fast-moving athletes in high winds and in wet conditions.  Helico Aerospace Industries, the company behind the AirDog that raised more than $1.3 million on Kickstarter in 2015, […]

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LoopBall Gives Traditional Paddle Ball Game A High-Tech Spin

Next time you head to the beach, consider packing a new gadget for a different experience of a timeless game. LoopBall, which was created in France and is Loop’s first product, offers a more seamless version of “Beach Ball,” the game in which two players try to keep a ball in the air as long […]

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Game-Used Wimbledon Tennis Balls Turned Into hearO Bluetooth Speakers

Each year at Wimbledon, tennis’s most iconic tournament, roughly 55,000 balls are used. Once the tournament wraps up and Roger Federer and Serena Williams have taken their cuts, what happens to the balls? The majority are sold to fans as keepsakes. Some are turned into speakers. You read correctly, hearO is a new Bluetooth speaker […]

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How A 3D-Printed Hand Is Enabling A Child To Pitch Across The MLB

A little girl born with a rare disease is on a quest to throw the ceremonial first pitch for every Major League Baseball team as she sets out to prove that children can live extraordinary lives despite their handicaps or physical deformities. Hailey Dawson, 7, was born with a rare disease called Poland Syndrome that […]

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Sports Innovation Lab’s Scout Helps Organizations Identify Tech Solutions

It’s no longer a question of if you should use tech to evaluate sports performance; rather, it’s which tech should be used. The Sports Innovation Lab (SIL) is trying to help clients answer that question with the launch of its online evaluation tool, Scout. Using a panel of advisors, customers and academics, Scout created a rankings for the Athlete […]

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