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  • NFL Football Stars and Peanuts Gang Sing National Anthem For MetLife

    What do Emmitt Smith and Justine Tuck have in common with the Peanuts Game? They are all featured singing on a new rendition of the National Anthem released by MetLife that has a Sports Techie community look and feel to it. Not exactly sure what goes through the head of our 8-month old when he…

  • Use Audioair To Hear Muted TV Sound at Sports Bars, Fitness Clubs and Restaurants On Smartphone

    Blogging about sports technology startups is a topic in the Industry I love covering, especially when the sport business concept is a good idea that becomes a reality, as is the case with Audioair, an Airborne Media Group, Inc. product. The Sports Techie community blog spoke with Doug Parmentier, V.P. Business Development and Chip Lile,…

  • First Down Laser Line Needed In Football Yesterday

    The First Down Laser and Laser Leader Line are the kind of technology that augments sports by helping to correct human error by officials and ensuring the ebb and flow of a game is not compromised by unnecessary instant replay. The LASERLINE would have prevented this delay in the Chic-fil-A Bowl game. Chick-fil-A Bowl Alan Amron,…

  • Get Your Sports Tech Rolling At Connecting Business and Sports Services Event in Beijing, China

    From 28 May through 1 June, 2014 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, the China Sports Industry International (CSII) is hosting an event that has wide-ranging sports, business and cultural entrepreneurial opportunities. If you have an idea or business that can impact the Sports Techie community and beyond, the CIFTIS-Sports, Republic of China…

  • Xirrus XR-2425H Hardened Array High-Density Outdoor Wi-Fi Connectivity Ups The Game

    The brand new Xirrus XR-2425H hardened array allows super-fans at live outdoor sporting events to have ultra-fast Wi-Fi at their fingertips. The XR-2425H reduces IT load and the total cost of ownership for venue operations with an Industry –first four-radio Array with each radio supporting 802.11n and delivering 3 Gbps that supplies the bandwidth, reach…

  • How the Ski Industry Affects the Environment

    Nearly 96 percent of consumers have a positive image of companies that participate in cause marketing, reports research group Cone/Echo. How does this affect ski and other sports enthusiasts? Providing inexpensive products and services isn’t enough in today’s consumer-savvy market. In addition to demanding products that add value and make life easier, consumers want to…

  • Lyft On Demand Ride Service Is In Seattle and Nationwide

    Your new, cheaper alternative to calling a cab is Lyft, an on demand ride service that launched here in Seattle back in April. The community standard of pink mustaches on drivers and fist bumps between customers is sweeping the nation and soon the globe. If you need a ride to Century Link Stadium to see…

  • New JumpSeat iOS App Gives Fans Wireless Ability To Exchange Seats At Live Events

    JumpSeat is a new iOS app that allows event-goers across the nation to either offer their seats or view the inventory of seats available and then pre-arrange for a ticket exchange right at the event. The Sports Techie blog spoke to Torrey Smith, founder of JumpSeat, yesterday during their App Store product and service launch…

  • Qylur Automated, Self-Service, Security-Screening Kiosk Is Revolutionary

    Qylur has designed a game-changing new bag-screening technology called the Qylatron that will improve fan experience for sports and entertainment venues, monuments and transportation hubs. The industry-first Qylatron scans guest IDs and screens bags five times faster, detects multiple security threats, reduces security costs with up to 50-percent less staffing, and improves the guest experience.…

  • Campus Insiders Is The First Digital-Only Free College Sports Network

    Campus Insiders is the first digital-only college sports network. Campus Insiders sports technology features original LIVE HD programming. Their current lineup includes 15 exclusive college football games this season, available exclusively at CampusInsiders.com. Campus Insiders is a partnership between IMG College and Silver Chalice, whose chairman and founder is Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner,…