In September the Atlanta Falcons partnered with NCR, the global tech leader in consumer transaction technologies, to decrease fans’ wait times when purchasing merchandise at the Georgia Dome. This week during the Monday Night Football game against the Jets, the Falcons put this new partnership to use and rolled out NCR’s Netkey Endless Aisle solution […]
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As we head in to week 6 of the NFL season, we’ve already seen some big changes in NFL technology. Debuting Week 1 on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the 360 degree FreeD telecast provides fans an unprecedented look into recent plays.
The system uses 24 high-speed cameras to capture red-zone action from literally every angle, then stitches footage into one comprehensive view. This allows controllers to spin side-to-side around the entire play and maintain the best possible viewing angle at any given time. Aside from wowing fans with Matrix-esque footage, the long-term applications and impacts of this technology remain to be seen.
Running programs are kind of like diets. There is so much informtion out there about how to do it best, fastest or most efficient it is usually overwhelming trying to figure out what is truth and what is fiction.
Garmin is trying to change that.
Long having been a global leader in satellite navigation, the company announced last week that they are coming out with the Forerunner 620 and Forerunner 220 GPS running watches. These are two of the lightest, thinnest, most advanced offerings for runners from Garmin, and the goal of the product is to have the watches act as a personal running coach.
Social is the name of the game, no matter the name of your game. For those working in the world of football, social has become the digital home of choice for organizations looking to promote every component of the business. Mashable reports more people are utilizing social networks for sports news than national news websites, […]
Squeak… Squeak… Squeak…
As training camp commences throughout the NBA, the sounds of sneakers being broken in across gym floors can quietly be heard. Teams have announced lucrative contract extensions to promising young players, like the Indiana Pacers’ Paul George and the Sacramento Kings’ DeMarcus Cousins. These personnel decisions demonstrate a franchise’s commitment to building around foundation pieces for the present and future. They hope that their talent, too, serves as a marketing asset worthy of the investment.
