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Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry Shows Kids Importance Of Coding

Stephen Curry is a techie, through and through. He’s the top NBA player on social, offers MasterClass basketball courses and is a major proponent of virtual reality. His newest venture involves showing children the value of computer science through code.org’s #HourOfCode. The campaign gets children learning and enjoying coding from an early age. They do […]

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Tech Startups Deliver Audience Emotion Insights At Army-Navy Game

Having a finger on the pulse of social interaction during a sporting event is crucial. It helps teams, brands and venues alike understand what interests their audience. Social media insights were taken a step further at the recent Army-Navy football game thanks to the Ampsy and Canvs partnership. Ampsy’s specialty lies in aggregating social content from event […]

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NOVA Running Jacket Illuminates For Safety With Push Of A Button

Designers at NOVA have created a solution alleviating dangers associated with late-night running. They are introducing the world’s first self-illuminating jacket which lights up at the press of a button. The jacket offers visibility at three settings: low, high and blinking. NOVA’s patent-pending LightGuide technology eliminates any need to carry a bulky flashlight during your […]

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Colorado Study Shows Nike Shoe Makes Running 4% Easier

Sports is chock-full of seemingly unbeatable records. Joe DiMaggio’s hit streak, Cal Ripken’s consecutive-games streak and Wayne Gretzky’s 2,857 career points all represent mind-boggling figures. These are the numbers that keep us watching. An elusive mark from the running world is the 2-hour marathon. The closest anyone has come (and the current world record) was […]

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Packaworld Brings Water Polo To The Australian Beaches

Water polo as we know it for the most part is restricted to pools. Those who wanted to get creative and play in open water in the past had better be pretty serious — setting up lane ropes and metal goals is not only expensive, but time-consuming as well. Now, inflatable technology created by Packaworld International is […]

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