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  • Minnesota Gophers Football Virtual Reality App For Recruiting By FusionSports

    University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Football and FusionSports Partner to Develop Virtual Reality Experiences The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football program is about to launch a new virtual reality app for recruiting purposes ahead of the Holiday Bowl, designed and created by FusionSports. College players today have grown up intertwined with digital devices and…

  • USWNT Player Wears Unequal Halo Headgear During Women’s World Cup

    USWNT Player Wears Unequal Halo Headgear During Women’s World Cup The U.S National Women’s Soccer Team begins play today against Australia in the 2015 FIFA World Cup and defender Ali Krieger will wear the Unequal Halo™ headgear for performance protection to help minimize the risk of another concussion. Their military grade protection Kevlar based sports…

  • D30 Closes New Investment Funding For Overseas Growth

    D30 Closes New Investment Funding For Overseas Growth D3O raised $13 million from Entrepreneurs Fund and Beringea to support expansion of their impact protection solution tech and product lines, hire more skilled employees and open up a UK hub while opening up new offices overseas in the US and Asia. Their sports technology relationships with…

  • Football Helmet Ratings Changing Game And Business

    Football Helmet Ratings Changing Game And Business When Virginia Tech started rating football helmets it changed the game and business by providing legitimate safety testing. The Sports Techie community blog chatted with Bloomberg Business reporter Bryan Gurley about his recent news piece that began as an article about Schutt Sports and evolved into a story and…

  • Not even #CaptainAmerica is immune to sports related #concussion. #football #soccer #hockey #kids

    Not even #CaptainAmerica is immune to sports related #concussion. – Posted using MobyPicture.com Is Your Child’s Brain Safe Playing Contact Sports? The Sports Techie community blog has reported about the dangers of concussions in most all sports since I launched our sports technology business four years ago, but the alarming audacity by sports leagues, associations…

  • Sports Helmets: The Science Behind The Safety

    Sports Helmets: The Science Behind The Safety Football is a dangerous sport, and participation rates among young players indicate concerned parents are taking notice. Pop Warner, the largest youth football program in the U.S., lost 23,612 players from 2010 to 2012, the largest decline in the organization’s history, according to ESPN Outside The Lines. USA…

  • Football Helmet Sensor Technology

    Researching the topic of technology sensors in football helmets for iQ by Intel was an outstanding Sports Techie community blog opportunity. I interviewed helmet manufacturers Riddell Sports, Schutt Sports and Xenith along with an Intel spokesperson about how their company addresses helmet sensor tech. Big Data generated by high-impact collisions is being gathered with Intel…

  • D3O launching shock absorbing sports tech materials for targeted footwear market

    D30 impact protection is launching a brand new range of footwear cushioning material that has unique patented technology and superior shock absorption. They were founded out of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they provided protective-wear solutions to the US and Canadian ski teams. Today, they supply the new Schutt Sports Air Pro 5.6 helmet liner…

  • Schutt Sports and D3O Technology Upgrades Batting Helmets

    Schutt Sports and D3O have created a new line of batters helmets, the AiR 4.2 and AiR 5.6. With enhanced concussions prevention in mind, these helmets each have the all-new Schutt Energy Lock Technology, powered by patented impact absorption technology developed by D3O®, one of the world’s leading innovators in shock absorption materials. Our Sports…