Wimbledon and IBM have been partners for over 25 years. Now, with The Championships just over ten days away, The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and IBM announced the newest advancements in their relationship. Their 2016 tech-based endeavors include an Apple TV app, new iOS and Android apps, and a first-ever Cognitive Command Center. The hope for Wimbledon 2016 […]
Having the momentum advantage throughout an entire game is crucial in any professional sporting event. In soccer, a minuscule detail could change the course of the match as 90 minutes rapidly tick away. Technological advancements aid professional teams in advantages, but the German National Football Team (DFB) will now hope to have a head start […]
We have all been through the Body Mass Index (BMI) testing at some point and I’m sure most have realized its inaccuracy of calculating one’s health. Created in the 19th century, it was originally intended to measure populations of people rather than individuals. Well, just like most things that originated over 100 years ago, it’s […]
In the midst of two major ongoing soccer tournaments, the Copa America and the Euro 2016, there are surely a host of young players wondering what it will take for them to play on the same stage as many of these professional players. Now, Nike has given a tangible exercise for anyone to do via their […]
Technology is evolving sports. For the last three years, SportTechie has covered this evolution as virtual reality, eSports, wearables, digital media, player tracking sensors and dozens of other technologies have become embedded in the foundations of the global sports industry. Athletes today more closely resemble precisely engineered machines than the average person. Teams run on analytics […]
