New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton’s comments regarding the NFL’s sideline replay technology, or lack thereof, drew mild attention this week amid the news that the Oakland Raiders would become the first NFL team to call Las Vegas home. Payton touched on the idea of adding widely used video technology to determine if players […]
The ATP and ATP Media partnered with Sports Data Labs to complete a successful trial of real-time, medical grade biometric sensors at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. that concluded earlier this week. Roger Federer captured the crown on Sunday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. According to the ATP, real-time biometric data was […]
Camera systems are becoming more and more commonplace on tennis courts. They’re supposed to detect what the human eye can’t: whether a ball traveling at a high speed lands in or out of play. The problem with these systems? Most cost anywhere from $10,000 to $60,000 per court and can take multiple days to set […]
The Virginia Tech and USC men’s tennis teams last week hosted the first two PlaySight PlayFair Challenge dual matches featuring SmartCourt technology, a cloud-based sports video and analytics platform. One of the major advantages afforded by SmartCourt technology is the PlayFair Challenge System. The technology enables every player using a PlaySight SmartCourt to challenge and review close line calls, […]
NTT Group collaborated with Kei Nishikori to develop a system that enables anyone to experience the vibrations of facing serves from the Japanese tennis star. With the Nishikori VR experience as an example, the Tokyo-based telecommunications company announced it would look to develop a system that was useful for training in a variety of sports. Get The […]
