Sports wearable and data and analytics company Catapult Sports announced Monday it launched a consumer product PLAYERTEK for footballers. According to Catapult, the player-tracking pod is the world’s first GPS-enabled performance wearable on the market for amateur footballers. In 2016, Catapult acquired PLAYERTEK as part of $63 million purchase between the former company and XOS Digital, […]
Visa Australia recently introduced WaveShades, an interesting twist on contactless payments technology, with the help of Australian surfer-focused wearable payment startup Inamo and a fellow Aussie company, sunglass maker Local Supply. WaveShades are Local Supply sunglasses with a small Inamo secure payment chip embedded in one arm of the glasses. The sunglasses allow wearers to […]
You’re on the football field, and you collide helmet-to-helmet with a defending player. As you absorb the shock of the play, a coin-sized sensor in your helmet sends real-time data to the coach, who can monitor your condition. That device is a small, lightweight, plastic detector called the Cue Sport Sensor from Athlete Intelligence — formerly […]
How hard are the hits that cause concussions? A Minneapolis startup says the answers are in its $199 mouthguards. Prevent Biometrics has mouth guards that contain microcomputers recording the force, location and direction of head impact. They can then instantly transmit the data via a mobile app, alerting coaches, trainers or parents when an athlete […]
Garmin announced Wednesday the launch of a smartwatch specifically for triathletes, the Forerunner 935, that includes training features, performance monitoring and heart rate monitoring. The new training features allow athletes to monitor his or her performance by analyzing previous workouts and fitness levels to give insight into how they can better prepare for a race. The […]
