Pascal Poupart, a professor at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in Canada has spent the last year working alongside HockeyTech, a data provider, to automate recognition of events during a hockey game using machine learning techniques. It takes substantial effort to accurately track puck possession, time on ice […]
Five of Alfaisal University’s engineering graduates have come up with a way to integrate palm trees — staples outside football stadiums in the Middle East — into the manufacturing of actual arena seats. Integrating the palm tree fibers into the chairs was a concept that the group came up with for Challenge 22, a regional […]
Digital Nirvana is debuting an all-in-one automated sports clipping service for broadcasters that analyzes sports broadcasts in real-time and makes ready-to-publish clips of game highlights. The service can also make images and GIFs that are ready to be published to a website or shared on social media. The service comes with automated caption synchronization, enabling users to publish sports media […]
A new app specifically aimed at keeping soccer players entertained while traveling to and from matches has launched, created by Mark McGhee, the current assistant coach of the Scottish national soccer team. Puzzler NAME GAME was first prototyped by McGhee, an ex-professional player, when he played for Scottish club Aberdeen in the 1980s, using just […]
The wearables industry is now making its way to the stables for equestrian sports. German startup HorseAnalytics recently introduced a product that will transform the way horse enthusiasts track and enhance the health and training of their companions. This innovative product uses detailed scientific analysis and data quantification to understand the physical and mental state […]
