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Holography’s Potential to Revolutionize Treatment of Baseball Injuries

The injuries afflicting Major League Baseball pitchers have always been considered a byproduct of the sport; over time, wear and tear from accumulated innings and pitch counts causes injury. However, the word “epidemic” is on the rise and becoming synonymous with pitchers, and the injuries they sustain This year alone, the MLB has seen 65 […]

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RED Games Bring Bull Riding to the Mobile World

As the Professional Bull Riders 2014 World Finals take place this week in Las Vegas, RED Interactive has partnered with Professional Bull Riders to introduce PBR: Bull Riding, the first mobile bull riding game that provides players with unique challenges every time they ride. What is really fun about the game is that it allows […]

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Seattle Sports Technology Field Making Strides

With the Seattle Sports Tech Meetup officially launched and a second major Seattle Sports Startup Weekend sponsored by the Seattle Sounders FC planned for this November, the Pacific Northwest sports technology field is ready to build the next generation of championship-caliber sports technology products and companies. There has never been more sports technology activity in […]

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New Historical Archive App Is “By Duke Fans, for Duke Fans”

Duke Athletics announced that it has chosen the SAP HANA platform and NTT DATA’s Analytics to integrate into its upcoming basketball season. The new technology will help take the men’s basketball data and apply the most powerful and intuitive data visualization tools in all of college sports. This new technology partnership will bring current team […]

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MasterCard Introduces Apple Pay at the 2014 World Series in Kansas City and San Francisco

George Brett at Kauffman Stadium, where MasterCard will introduce ApplePay at for Game 1 of the 2014 World Series. With any Apple rollout, there are always many talked about new features. But one of the most talked about aspects of the new iOS 8 release, with the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, is the introduction of Apple Pay. Apple Pay simply is a system where, using your Apple device, you can utilize paperless transaction without even opening your wallet. Apple combines enhanced security features, such as touch ID or a passcode, to authorize all payments in the hopes that someday your iPhone 6 is not only your phone, but also your wallet; and your one-stop shopping device. While...

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