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Widerun Combines Virtual Reality and Fitness for More Immersive Training

Ever wanted to ride your bicycle through the Pyrenees Mountains? The Chinese countryside? Can’t afford the trip there? With Widerun, virtual reality (VR) can take the place of reality, making training for an event or just wanting to get some exercise more fun. Making use of Facebook’s Oculus headset, their immersive training environment let’s you […]

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Blast Motion Integrates with GoPro to Add Metrics to User’s Videos

Want to be a hero? Athletes of every skill level create heroic moments and memories worth capturing. Millions of people around the world now use GoPro Hero action cameras to relive these experiences. Today, California-based tech firm Blast Motion introduced a new way to turn user recordings into incredible highlight videos. Their new wearable motion […]

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The NBA Wisely Adds Centralized Replay for the Upcoming Season

Have you ever been frustrated with how long it takes referees to review a play? Minutes feel like hours as fans anxiously await the verdict. This season the National Basketball Association is putting an end to this frustration. “Here was the issue that we wanted to solve,” said NBA’s Executive Vice President of Operations and […]

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What #PricelessSurprises Are in Store for MLB and America?

Leave your wallet at home. The days of lugging around a pocket full of plastic cards are nearly over. With the recent introduction of Apple Pay, Major League Baseball is now the first professional sport to integrate this highly anticipated technology. While our friends in Japan have been embracing mobile payment services, its popularity has […]

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