The fan experience at Formula One Grands Prix could involve mobile connectivity well into the future, thanks to the work of a pair of men from the United Kingdom, Benjamin Lambert and Alexander Gibson. Lambert and Gibson won the Tata Communications F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize, it was announced Thursday. They designed a system that would […]
Fans attending Detroit Lions games at Ford Field can use an innovative new feature in the team’s official app to find directions to their seats or locate restrooms, concessions and merchandise vendors. Pittsburgh-based developer YinzCam, which launched the Lions app in 2012, incorporated Apple Indoor Positioning to help fans navigate the downtown Detroit venue. The […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James recently took to Instagram to recognize the murals of himself painted on adjacent basketball courts in Manila that were made to look like smartphones. This is what Nike sees as the future of basketball courts that are digitally connected. Nike has announced the launch of Nike Hyper Court, the first […]
AT&T is bringing its 5G Evolution to Minneapolis in time for Super Bowl LII. The launch will provide customers in the area with greater connectivity on their devices along with upgraded network capabilities. Along with greater network capabilities surrounding Minneapolis, U.S. Bank Stadium will receive its own upgrades via a Distributed Antenna System (DAS). LTE […]
ScoreStream concluded its Series A investment round with key backing from Intel Capital — the tech giant’s venture arm — as the crowd-sourcing high school and local sports app readies its platform for global expansion. “Could you score all the games in the world?” ScoreStream CEO Derrick Oien told SportTechie. “Could I score youth cricket […]
