The State of Origin series for Australian rugby league football will feature Catapult Sports, as every player will wear special RFIDs in competition to enable the monitoring of workloads and broadcaster Channel Nine to provide data to fans. When the three-game series kicks off Wednesday in Brisbane, Australia, the debut of the wearable player-tracking devices will […]
Samsung has announced that VR Live Pass on Gear VR will launch this week and will include partnerships with the UFC and X Games that will enable the company to stream select events. That first live stream event in 360-degree virtual reality in UFC history will feature featherweight champion José Aldo squaring off against interim featherweight champion Max […]
Cooper Tire and Rubber Company have created a new app called Tread Wisely that is attempting to make driving a little safer for young drivers, and it has enlisted race car drivers to support the initiative. Tread Wisely reminders users to send their parents and loved ones an “I got there” message when the driver […]
Ahead of last year’s Olympics in Rio, a study highlighted the negative impact that sporting competitions that are held at night can have on athletes’ performance and even well being. Still, sporting events are going to continue to be held in the evening for prime television audiences. A new study released by the University of Basel […]
Professional surfer Kelly Slater, an 11-time champion, is having his surf session in the South Pacific featured in 360-degree virtual reality. “It’s a new way of telling stories and the future of filmmaking,” surf director Taylor Steele said in a statement of virtual reality being included in the surfing film Proximity, which was filmed in conjunction with the […]
