Month: March 2014

  • MAN VS. DOG – Who’s the Better Athlete?

    Purina Pro Plan shared their MAN vs. DOG Infographic deeper look at the average stats when comparing dogs to humans from an athletic perspective, with the Sports Techie community blog. Dogs are naturally gifted athletes and Pro Plan wanted to showcase that by putting some amazing statistics side-by-side with some of the world’s most accomplished…

  • Swish Analytics Algorithmic Sports, Predictions And Betting Recommendations At BetBuckets

    Swish Analytics Inc., is a sports technology startup based in San Francisco that developed algorithmic sports, predictions and betting recommendations. The three founders raised $300K in March from a group of private angel investors to deliver algorithmic sports predictions to bettors and fans in the underserved data science field. The ground-breaking movie Moneyball, opened the public’s…

  • Hyperice Injury Prevention And Recovery Technology Company Has Cornered New Markets

    The new executive vice president of marketing and business development at Hyperice is Jim Huether, someone I met while researching for an iQ by Intel contribution on football helmet technology. Hyperice is an injury prevention and recovery company that recently partnered with Adrian Peterson, who joins Blake Griffin, Hope Solo and a number of other…

  • CheckinLine Fan Engagement Platform Targeting More NCAA Users

    CheckinLine has created software that centers on fan data, profiling and insight, plus research, conversations and databases. Their virtual service imitates the physical act of “camping out” or “queuing up” for swag and provides an engaging platform for organizations (sports, ticketing and events) to communicate with fans/supporters/members in an efficient and pro-active manner. Ben Flavel, CheckinLine Founder and…

  • Win 15K When You Predict the Best March Madness Bracket Data Set

    Intel and Kaggle have teamed up to introduce the new March Madness Learning Mania competition. The winner of this NCAA tournament based contest earns $15,000, may that be a Sports Techie community blog reader. I had a terrific opportunity to learn about Kaggle’s competition-based platform and Intel’s Big Data push towards business applications that can predict…

  • March Madness Bracket Hacks And Quicken Loans Tips

    The Sports Techie community blog is happy to share insightful and entertaining March Madness tips and Infographic via Stacey Johnson and Bracket Hacks for the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Brackets Challenge with Yahoo Sports for a chance to win one billion dollars. Bracket Hacks Bracket Hacks compiled tips on how to build the ultimate bracket.…

  • Post Sochi: The Technology Behind the World’s Largest Sporting Event via iQ by Intel

    The sports technology integrated into the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russia was mind blowing as was the over $50 billion International event price tag. I was privileged to once again write for iQ by Intel about a trending topic wrapped in sports tech for the Sports Techie community blog. Sports + Tech By…

  • Sports Using Technology to Detect, Prevent Athlete Head Injuries via iQ by Intel

    Sports Using Technology to Detect, Prevent Athlete Head Injuries via iQ by Intel http://mvb.me/s/b2aeba Future of Wearable Tech, Sports + Tech By Robert Roble, iQ Contributor & Editor at SportsTechie Innovative researchers and technology-based companies are hard at work addressing the serious dangers of brain injuries and resulting concussions. Using wearable sensors, mobile devices such as…

  • March Madness 68 In 60 By Campus Insiders Breaks Down Every NCAA Tournament Game

    Campus Insiders’ team of experts and Insiders across the country will be offering an unprecedented content experience, with analysis, commentary, interviews, editorial features, predictions and picks, in addition to rolling out the new “68 in 60″ every game breakdown. With March Madness upon us, Campus Insiders – the destination for college sports fans – is…

  • Deltatre Supports C4 Broadcast Of First Ever UK Winter Paralympic Gold Medal

    I sent deltatre  a tweet last week asking what was happening with their Sochi 2014 Paralympic coverage and they responded that visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans won the first ever winter Paralympic gold medal for Great Britain. Channel 4, with support from deltatre, was at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Centre in…