Aspire Ventures has sought to create the “iPhone of health care” with its Connexion kiosk, and it’s gaining early traction in the NBA. The kiosk employs IoT sensors and a mobile app, combined with Aspire’s artificial intelligence platform, to provide daily baselines of an athlete’s vitals and movement to detect for any areas of weakness […]
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, who slugged 521 home runs in his career and won the 1995 Home Run Derby, believes the home run spike in the majors can be attributed to more hitters adopting an uppercut swing and that there’s been “a little tinker” with the baseball. Thomas made his comments while promoting the […]
Chinese media, gaming and entertainment conglomerate Tencent has recently announced a five-year plan to fund nearly $15 billion (100 billion yuan) into its esports venture, which includes building esports theme parks, investing into the futures of individual esports talent and franchising leagues, associations and tournaments for competition. Tencent owns Riot Games, the developer of League […]
Next time you head to the beach, consider packing a new gadget for a different experience of a timeless game. LoopBall, which was created in France and is Loop’s first product, offers a more seamless version of “Beach Ball,” the game in which two players try to keep a ball in the air as long […]
The NFL’s venture capital division has made an investment in Blue Star Sports, the rapidly growing technology company that creates and supports organizational youth sports software. This outlay by 32 Equity — which the NFL founded in conjunction with Providence Equity Partners in 2013 with a $1 million seed investment from each of its 32 […]
