Aerospace giant Boeing earlier this week announced an investment in C360 Technologies. Wexford, Pa.-based C360 is focused in 360-degree video and augmented/virtual reality and had a hand in providing camera systems for recent FOX Sports telecasts such as Super Bowl LI, the Daytona 500 and MLB All-Star events. Boeing HorizonX is joined by BlueTree Capital […]
STRIVR, a virtual reality training and content company founded by Stanford football kicker Derek Belch, has been training NFL officials ahead of the 2017 season as part of the league’s efforts to better prepare refs for live-game scenarios. The company has been working with officials for the past nine months, mostly through the NFL’s Officiating […]
Back in 2015, the Arizona Cardinals became one of six NFL teams to use virtual reality in their training efforts. Now, the Cardinals are including their fans in the virtual reality experience, thanks to an extended partnership with Cox Business, the team announced. Under the partnership, Cox will provide the Cardinals with technological needs including […]
NFL coaches have made a habit of decrying the practice restrictions implemented by the collective bargaining agreement that went into effect before the 2011 season which, at least according to talk radio pundits, has been the culprit for a perceived deterioration in quality of play. For entrepreneurs Jim Pietila and Carlson Bull of Maryland-based Mixed […]
Painting your face to support your favorite team is fun. Actually wearing the hot, sweaty paint is not. Through its mobile app, Toronto FC is offering an augmented reality “TFC Face Paint” experience. It will make it the first Major League Soccer team to offer AR through its official mobile app. Designed by YinzCam and presented […]
