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10,000 Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Headsets Were Given To Patriots Fans On Sunday

New England Patriots fans finally got the chance to “Travel Inside the Game” to Patriots’ training sessions with Google Cardboard virtual reality headsets this weekend. Bank of America and Visa handed out 10,000 Google virtual reality cardboard headsets at Gillette Stadium, in Massachusetts before the Patriots-Eagles game on Sunday as a part of their Travel Rewards Visa […]

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NFL Hall Of Famers Ventured Into The Israeli Startup Community

HBO’s series Ballers debuted over the summer, which brought forth inevitable comparisons to the acclaimed Entourage. The worlds of sports and entertainment are, certainly, blurred and intertwined. While the latter show set the standard, the former had to form its own storyline that’s unique and consistent to football culture. Nevertheless, a motif materialized over the […]

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Boston Startup CoachUp Expects Continued Growth with New CEO

According to research by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), there has been a marked decline in the two primary segments of consumer sports participation, individual and team sports, over the past four years to -13.5 and -6.5 percent, respectively. In 2013, spending on team sports at schools reached 22 percent, with a 10.3 […]

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Zebra Technologies Zoomed Player-Tracking Tech Forward for Super Bowl XLIX

One of the three most important technological storylines from this 2014 NFL season is Zebra Technologies’ RFID chips. From the outset, players have had to wear two tags inside their shoulder pads, provided they were in one of the 17 launch stadiums. This player-tracking technology was most visible during the NFL’s Thursday Night Football, where […]

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