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The Importance of Vision in Sports: An Exclusive SportTechie Chat with Doctors Charlene Henderson and Tracy MacIntyre

“Vision is your most important muscle, and a natural enhancement will help take your play to the next level”–Doctors Charlene Henderson and Tracy MacIntyre. Doctors Charlene Henderson and Tracy MacIntyre partnered to form “Sports Vision Carolina” in 2013. This facility, located in Charlotte, North Carolina is dedicated to testing, training, and enhancing the vision of athletes. We spoke with them regarding many of the different gadgets they make use of to help their clients.

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Timex Ironman One GPS+ Is a Stand Alone Fitness Smartwatch

When reviews say that Timex has ushered in a new era of training watches, the reviews are far from kidding. The watch company, already an industry giant itself, has teamed up with two additional industry behemoths in Qualcomm and AT&T to pioneer the first ever all-in-one training watch. The Timex Ironman One GPS+ looks as […]

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Why Duracell and the NFL Are a Strong Marketing Match

  This little tidbit is most likely unknown to all but the most hardcore sports fan: more than 650 Duracell Quantum batteries are used in a single NFL game. See that headset Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll is wearing or the helmet Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson wears? Yup, those are powered with Duracell batteries. Duracell […]

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Wearable Fitness Startup GOQii Connects You with Real Coaches

We are squarely existing in the age of technology. Digital information makes people work and live more efficiently. The world of fitness is no exception. Enter GOQii (pronounced go – key). GOQii is not a product, but a system. It combines the innovation of tracking technology with the expertise of the world’s leading habit and […]

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How UCLA Is Starting a Drones Arms Race in College Football

Up until this point, any mention of the word drone brings about images of the military, the popular Call of Duty video game franchise, or Star Wars. Each of which have relative underlying themes. In fact, the word drone was popular during the 1940s, but likely to describe the low hum of aircraft during the […]

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