This section of SportTechie, “SportTechie Wire”, contains original press releases issued by various companies and industry organizations. The releases are reviewed by the SportTechie editorial staff to ensure relevancy to the sports technology industry. For information and access, send your name and email address to info@SportTechie.com NEW YORK (Dec. 19, 2017)—Boingo Wireless (NASDAQ: WIFI), a […]
NEW YORK — The classic eye chart adorning the wall in nearly every vision care provider’s office hails from the work of Dutch ophthalmologist Herman Snellen in 1862, a continent and century away from modern baseball. Snellen’s concoction is black print on white paper with a bottom line whose minute typeface rarely poses a challenge […]
It didn’t take long for Sohrob Farudi to realize the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles fit like a square peg in a round hole during its lone season in the Indoor Football League. Owners in the league were gracious enough to give the fan-controlled team a chance, but both sides knew it wasn’t a fit. To remedy […]
When Minneapolis hosts Super Bowl LII in February, local leaders know the world’s attention won’t just be on Sunday’s game. They’re hoping the Twin Cities economy will also come away a winner, saying a week with thousands of influential visitors is a perfect chance to highlight the region’s booming business climate. “Sports gives us the […]
A couple of Olympic hopeful table tennis players in Japan are teaming up with Cisco’s Japanese business. Kasumi Ishikawa and Tomokazu Harimoto will benefit from Cisco’s latest technology in the company’s effort to delve further into the Japanese sports industry, and table tennis particularly. Cisco will provide Ishikawa and Harimoto with Spark collaborative technology that aims […]