All the latest sports technology news including drama in Australian soccer over video replay, the NBA and Intel’s new partnership, Silicon Valley area sports teams put on a tech summit, and more! Plus, the latest news in concussion prevention and we speak with GForceTracker on how to maximize player safety with technology.
Stories of the week:
- NBA and Intel team up to help sports tech startups
- Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price’s gaming may be a concern to his health
- Canadian analytics company SPORTLOGiQ opens an AI lab in Waterloo to study sports tech
- Video replay malfunction affects Australian soccer championship
- Nike collaborates with Facebook for AR shoe shopping
- Villanova’s baseball team using a homegrown VR platform to train
- Intel partners with a camera maker to produce live VR-enabled sports broadcasts
- San Francisco 49ers host a tech summit for other Bay area teams
- Bill Nye the Science Guy explains the science behind common sports phenomenon
- Qualcomm developing a better, faster chip for wearables
- A new study says fitness apps don’t help you lose weight
- Studying the effects of brain trauma on women