It is undeniable that the Sacramento Kings have a soft spot for the latest technology and working with tech startups. In April, the NBA franchise hosted a startup competition for Sacramento-area businesses, boasting a grand prize of $10,000. This acted as a precursor to their opening of the Golden 1 Center, which the Kings hope will […]
For the Sacramento Kings, Tuesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers was another loss in another disappointing season. But just before the fourth quarter in Sleep Train Arena, the Kings made an announcement for a contest that could be more important for them than this season’s results. The Kings awarded Quicklegal with a $10,000 prize for […]
LiveLike, a virtual reality viewing company, have just secured a major deal with the ATP World Tour. They are setting up a broadcasting lounge at the BNP Paribas Open, a tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. This will be the first big test for the burgeoning company, and a possible way for the promising company […]
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), invested $13.5 million in Replay Technologies, an Israeli virtual reality start-up. This raise will form half of Replay Technologies’ total raised amount of $27 million to date. With these huge investments, Replay hopes to continue their development of next-generation, multi-dimensional virtual reality tech. Having only been founded in 2011, such a large […]
Halo Wearables, a Michigan-based sports technology startup, will launch the first non-invasive hydration monitoring wearable in early 2016, tailored specifically for elite athletes. Co-founder Trevor Calero spoke to us in a phone interview about the backstory of Halo Wearables. “Two of our engineers studied non-invasive blood analysis and discovered that even a few percentage drop […]
