After the Hoverboard Scandal – Which Brands Can You Trust?

Remember just a couple Christmases ago when hoverboards were the gift to give? You may also recall the great debacle surrounding the products shortly after – a few of these self-balancing scooters had electrical shortages and caught fire, making national headlines and worrying parents who had bought them for their kids. The Sports Techie community blog believes in safety first when it comes to sports tech.

Just as quickly as they gained popularity, they were labeled hazardous. These dangerous early hoverboards all had one thing in common though – the batteries were all traced back to a single factory in China and sold for cheap...

In-play sports betting vs. Roulette

We all love online entertainment, and gambling over the web is one of the many ways we can indulge ourselves in real-time, right from all forms of sports bets to a wide selection of online casino games. In the Sports Techie community blog guide, we are going to compare these two popular online gambling mediums. Keep in mind that aside from the various similarities we will discuss here, these two still share another common factor, and that is free bets which are given when players sign up with popular bookmakers and online casinos. Free bets can be used for both sports bets and casino games. Who doesn’t like free betting and gaming?

The social dimension associated with Bingo and sports bet...

This is the year American sports betting became legal outside of the stranglehold Las Vegas had for decades.

This is the year American sports betting became legal outside of the stranglehold Las Vegas had for decades. In May, 2018 the Supreme Court ruled the Federal law in place banning this type of action unconstitutional allowing each state the right to make the decision whether to offer legalized sport bets. The unfair monopoly that existed in Nevada is no more. The Sports Techie community blog has long-term vision to develop cutting edge sports tech products to take advantage of this ruling in the near future...

NASCAR Unveils Augmented Reality Experience for 2018 NASCAR Playoffs

2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs™

NASCAR Playoffs new Augmented Reality Experience Refreshed by Coca-Cola is fully loaded and ready for fans to immerse themselves in race action like never before. The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Series Playoffs released the AR technology within their NASCAR Mobile app. The Sports Techie community blog visited Daytona Beach earlier this Spring, the home of the iconic Daytona 500 race giving me a better sense of the world’s best stock car auto racing sport and it is truly a big deal for fans, racing teams and sponsors...

TENNIS CHANNEL AND WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION FORM U.S. TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIP

TENNIS CHANNEL AND WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION FORM U.S. TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA PARTNERSHIP.

Tennis Channel will be the U.S. television and digital media hub for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) beginning in January 2019 after signing a five-year contract. More than 2,000 matches will be available for viewing including the tour championship, Premier and International tournaments, as well as the WTA Finals, all running January through October.  The Sports Techie community blog represents female tennis players, coaches and fans, providers and sponsors worldwide.  Tennis is sports tech ready to compete for young viewers in the United States after this wide-ranging business agreement.

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How Sports Teams Can Merchandise Their Logo More Effectively – Sports Techie blog

Sports teams often are tasked with increasing enthusiasm within their fan base, which often leads them to consider alternative methods of brand marketing. One of the most effective ways of exciting fans is to provide them with branded merchandise. The Sports Techie community blog is curated by me. I used to sell apparel and merchandiser to the old Seattle SuperSonics Team Store while working in the ASI industry for ALS Sportswear as the Director of Sales...

Canadian Soccer Business Powers Powers CPL, Acquires Stadium Digital

Canadian Soccer Business Acquires Stadium Digital – A full service digital media company and Canada’s Leading Fan Engagement Platform Provider

Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) located in Toronto is taking Team Canada and the new Canadian Premier League (CPL) launching in 2019 to new digital territories by acquiring sports tech company, Stadium Digital. Football fans across the nation can look forward the delivery of compelling content and live video streams as part of CSB’s mobile distribution strategy to provide more engagement between fans and their favorite sport leagues, teams and clubs with an eye towards the United 2026 World Cup. The Sports Techie community blog has followed the growth of Stadium Digital, a ful...

SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 23: Seattle Seahawks legend Steve Largent makes a special guest appearance at the American Express Experience on September 23, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for American Express)

The American Express Experience located in the SoDo district hosted Card Members and Seattle Seahawks fans during a grand opening together with team legend Steve Largent before the Dallas Cowboys game at Century Link Field on Sunday. The Sports Techie community blog loves to cover NFL business, sponsorship, social and technology news. AMEX and the Hawks have a unique partnership unlike any other professional football organization. As a result, they push the partnership envelope resulting in tech innovation, memorable engagements and absolute fun...

Collegiate Football Players Overcoming Adversity to be Recognized with Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award

New award presented by CoSIDA, The Associated Press and the Fiesta Bowl Organization honors players at all levels that have persevered to achieve on the college football field.

College football across the nation produces countless true stories of adversity and the Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) together with The Associated Press (AP) and the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Organization will now recognize ten such players with the new honor sponsored by the Mayo Clinic...

LENOVO SMART DISPLAY WITH THE GOOGLE ASSISTANT.

Lenovo Smart Display is a Google Assistant smart speaker, home assistant and most important, sports information display. Smart speakers understand and communicate as a smart home control system and more. This is also an Entertainment hub that uses large, bright full-HD or HD display with wide-angle viewing. It is compatible with Google Assistant, Alexa, and most smartphones. A new series of Smart Display YouTube videos was launched today by Lenovo and are way cute. When they use a family situation, close your eyes and picture fantasy football Sunday or Premier League odds with this device leading the way as soon as you awake.

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