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Diamond Kinetics and SportsBoard’s Partnership Is Swinging for the Fences

Diamond Kinetics and SportsBoard have partnered to provide comprehensive data evaluations for baseball, softball, golf, and tennis players. SportsBoard began as an app created for iPad and iPhone that provides player assessments in various sports, including basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. Diamond Kinetics uses their SwingTracker technology that combines sensors, algorithms, and video to measure 15 different […]

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GoPro Furthers Reach into Sports World with Jon Gruden Partnership

Since GoPro products hit the shelves a decade ago, these rugged, wearable cameras have offered athletes the most personal viewing angles possible. Whether attached to a helmet, kayak, dirt bike, or any other daredevilish piece of equipment, GoPro technology allows you to relive the actual experience unlike any other recording device. The idea for GoPro […]

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First V1sion Adds a True Player’s Perspective to Sports Broadcasts

Ever wonder what the pitch looks like for Cristiano Ronaldo as he weaves his way through opponents, searching for the perfect moment to create his brand of magic? Or what the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, sees as he leaves his opponents in the dust? With the innovative, new wearable technology, from Barcelona, Spain-based, First V1sion, […]

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Social Media Gives Professional Athletes Powerful Platform

2014 was filled with superstar athletes speaking out on major social issues. From LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Derrick Rose wearing the “I Can’t Breathe” shirts, to the St. Louis Rams “hands up” gesture to acknowledge the events in Ferguson, athletes are taking on a stronger presence than just being athletes, but are now being advocates. In […]

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