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Monitor Golf Pace-Of-Play Using On-Pin’s Verifeye RFID Chips

The unwritten rules of golf assume a great deal of trust — especially between golfer and course owner. Golfers need to be able to recognize when they’re playing slowly and react accordingly. Often, there’s not a sufficient enough way for course owners to police this. That’s why On-Pin Golf Systems has launched Verifeye. Verifeye is […]

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TaylorMade, Blast Motion Unveil Sensor-Embedded Putter

Golf manufacturer TaylorMade has teamed with motion tracking company Blast Motion on its new tech-infused putter, the Spider Interactive Powered by Blast. While TaylorMade has launched data-tracking platforms like its myRoundPro and drivers engineered with its new Twist Face technology, this putter is the company’s first totally-integrated golf sensor product. Among the stroke metrics that […]

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Furrion Taking Steps To Make Racing 8,000-Pound Machines A Sport

If you watched “Pacific Rim” and thought the robots would be great to race, the technology company Furrion may have the sport for you. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company revealed a short video of one of their mechs in motion and announced the formation of a new sport with the X1 Mech Racing […]

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Siri, Tell Me Some Australian Open Tennis Information

Smart home devices and artificial intelligent voice activation area areas that show a lot of potential in the sports industry as a way for fans to get closer to teams and leagues that look to drive new revenue opportunities in ticketing and merchandise. With the 2018 Australian Open tennis competition having started in Melbourne and […]

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