The largest LED video display in all of sports will be housed at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, it was announced Tuesday. Home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium is partnering with Daktronics on the first-of-its-kind 360-degree halo display, which will be manufactured and installed above the field as part of the stadium’s […]
The Carolina Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 30-20 on Sunday, and while the deciding line was 10 points, an early Panthers defensive touchdown that wasn’t reviewed could have swung the outcome of the game. Early in the first quarter, a Carson Palmer fumble was returned for a touchdown by linebacker Thomas Davis. On television, it […]
The NBA season kicked off last week, and with the new season comes technology storylines and new innovations to follow. Fans can now add near-real-time video advertisements from Turner Sports and Google to the list. During NBA Opening Night last Tuesday, Turner producers captured video content to create branded ads through the Google DoubleClick Bid Manager […]
Could balls and strikes in Major League Baseball be soon called by robot umpires? One manager thinks so. Following Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night — where the Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs 1-0 — Cubs manager Joe Maddon was asked generally speaking about instant-replays, which included three such instances during […]
The Canadian wearable technology company Carré Technologies, better known as Hexoskin, recently announced a partnership with the Canadian Space Agency. Hexoskin and the CSA reached a $2.4 million agreement that will see astronaut David Saint-Jacques wear their Astroskin smart monitoring shirt aboard the International Space Station. The technology will be used to remotely track vitals and overall health in real time during his […]
