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 […]
In 2014, the Super Bowl telecast of the Seattle Seahawks’ victory over the Denver Broncos drew 111.5 million viewers, ranking it as the most watched television event in U.S. history. Even though it amounted to a fraction of the U.S. TV audience, Fox Sports GO live streamed the event online, with the average audience size […]
On the eve of Super Bowl XLIX, millions of fans are doing their last minute prepping for the big game. Whether its buying food, stocking up on liquor, or setting up the sound system and projectors, fans are excited and ready to engage. And with the increase of second-screens, social media, and mobile devices, fans […]
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, and everyone, football fans and non-football fans alike, is looking forward to it. Why do non-football fans look forward to this game? Two simple reasons: the commercials and the halftime show. Once that clock hits 6:30 EST, all eyes will be glued to the TV screen, computer, iPad, etc., […]
That’s Thomas Healy, Founder of HeadSmart Labs, a Pittsburgh-based startup that focuses on concussion-related research, products, and procedures. Having previously deduced the invariable misuse pertaining to Riddell’s helmets that causes a safety risk, he’s taken matters into his own hands to quantitatively discern Deflategate–both instances, incidentally, directly involving inflation. The video above demonstrates how he […]
