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Boston Red Sox Fan With MS Shows The Power Of Virtual Reality

When four Boston Red Sox games on NESN were streamed live in virtual reality in September, the pilot enabled fans to try watching games wearing Samsung Gear VR headsets with the ability to choose from different 180-degree camera perspectives. For one fan — and those who have heard his story — the ability to do […]

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Intel Pledges Winter Olympics Will Be ‘Largest-Scale VR Event’

Intel’s ambitious plans for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang include producing the largest-scale virtual reality event with official broadcast rights partners such as NBC. The tech giant has pledged more than 50 hours of live programming on its Intel True VR platform spanning 30 events, of which half air live and half on-demand. Among […]

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Intel AI Will Provide New Insights To Ferrari’s North America Series

Intel is partnering with Ferrari to reshape the fan viewing experience and the analytic tools available to drivers in the Italian car company’s six-race circuit on the North American continent. The basis for this enhancement is through Intel’s artificial intelligence products operated on the Xeon Scalable platform and the Neon Framework. The AI permits real-time […]

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The Top 3 Technology Activations That Impacted El Clasico

FC Barcelona’s 3-0 win against rival Real Madrid provided plenty of memorable moments Saturday, including Lionel Messi assisting on a goal while wearing only one shoe. Technology was in place during the match to make sure those moments stood out even more. Here are the top three technology activations that impacted El Clasico: Dedicated player […]

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Intel, Korea Telecom Create 5G-Powered Experiences For 2018 Olympics

While our cellular data today operates mostly on 4G LTE, Korea Telecom Corporation is working with Intel to create what could be the next generation of telecommunications — and after a successful connection, it appears 5G will make its debut at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in February. KT Corporation announced last month that it […]

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