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  • Sports Data Analytics Convention In London

    Sports Data Analytics Convention In London Sports data and analytics are now a major component of the sports business culture and are driven by advanced technology which is why my LinkedIn connection, Nicholas Longworth, decided to introduce a new convention set to launch in the UK during 2016 surrounding sport and Big Data analysis initially…

  • Rogers Cup In Toronto Launches Brizi Flying Cam

    Rogers Cup In Toronto Launches Brizi Flying Cam The Rogers Cup in Toronto tennis fan experience is being enhanced by the new Brizi flying fan cam that offers spectacular aerial views and social media communications while controlled by fans at the venue with smart devices. Sports technology is upgrading live event experiences for players, fans…

  • Hexoskin Smart Shirts Available At Best Buy For Canada Day

    Hexoskin Smart Shirts Available At Best Buy For Canada Day Best Buy is ready for Canada Day with the availability of the Hexoskin smart shirt for purchase. The recent Hexoskin Apple Watch update allows for recorded real-time body metrics compiled by the smart garment sensors to wirelessly transmit feedback to the smartwatch complete with scientific…

  • Qlipp Tennis Performance Sensor Offers Wimbledon Crowdfunding Reward

    Qlipp Tennis Performance Sensor Offers Wimbledon Crowdfunding Reward Today marks the beginning of the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament and almost a week since the Qlipp tennis performance sensor launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. The Sports Techie used Skype to chat with Co-founder, Donny Soh, about his Bluetooth enabled tennis sports technology product. The sport of…

  • 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…

  • Kei Nishikori Play Tests Wilson’s “The Burn” Racket And The Court Can’t Contain Him

    Kei Nishikori Play Tests Wilson’s “The Burn” Racket And The Court Can’t Contain Him Wilson Tennis and Japanese superstar, Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open winner, have partnered up on “The Burn” racket. Because of his baseline dominance, this new performance racket was launched together with a funny YouTube video on the Wilson Tennis channel.…

  • Introducing adidas miCoach Smart Ball

    Introducing adidas miCoach Smart Ball The new miCoach Smart Ball invented by adidas has recently become available for the Sports Techie community blog readers to purchase here: adidas miCoach Smart Ball. Last week, I blogged about the adidas brazuca world cup final match ball that is now available for pre-order. This week, nine days before the…

  • PlaySight Lands $3.5m Investment To Fund Worldwide Distribution of Game-Changing Sports Technology

    PlaySight Interactive, an innovative sports technology Company and creators of an affordable, tennis analytic system (the ‘SmartCourt’), today announced the completion of a $3.5 million investment round from high-profile private investors including Novak Djokovic, Billie-Jean King, Bill Ackman, Mark Ein, Dr. Jim Loehr and others. The Sports Techie community blog is excited to share this…