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Control Your GoPro With Your Ski Goggles

December 7, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

Control Your GoPro With Your Ski Goggles

We're told that the snow is starting to fly (here at WTI's nerve center in Brooklyn, it's been 50 degrees in December, so we'll take people's word for that), and that means people's thoughts are turning to skiing and ski gear. Recon Instruments, the Intel company that makes heads-up displays for ski goggles, has a new app that lets you control your GoPro Hero camera -- … [Read more...]

Multi-sensor Tool Tracks Throwing and Batting Mechanics

December 7, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

Multi-sensor Tool Tracks Throwing and Batting Mechanics

Sports teams and athletes (and the considerable ecosystems around them) have been figuring out how best to take advantage of wearable tech. Motus Global has created a set of sensors that create real-time biomechanics reports about how a baseball player throws and bats. The MotusPro comprises five six-axis sensors that fit into custom-placed pockets on compression shirts, … [Read more...]

Everysight Comes out of Stealth With Raptor Augmented Reality Bicycling Glasses

November 19, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

Everysight Comes out of Stealth With Raptor Augmented Reality Bicycling Glasses

We got a buzz a little while ago about some very interesting bicycling glasses coming out of the Israeli defense industry. The other shoe has now dropped: Everysight has announced the Raptor glasses, a wearable heads-up augmented reality display. Everysight is spun out of the publicly owned Elbit Systems, Israel's largest defense technology company and a well-known maker of … [Read more...]

Push Band Tracks Weight Training

September 30, 2015 By Pugi Kohl

Push Band Tracks Weight Training

Professional and amateur athletes have a lot invested in the level of their physical performance and fitness, and more athletes are looking to wearable technology to help them reach and remain in peak shape. One such product is Push Band, an armband that tracks and analyzes an athlete’s weight training program. The Push Band retails at $189, tracks sets, reps, and power, … [Read more...]

Early Buzz About Everysight Raptor Cycling Glasses

September 16, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

We're starting to hear buzz from our cycling friends about an Israeli company called Everysight and a tech visor they're building called the Everysight Raptor. Think of a heads-up display, like the Recon, but dedicated to road and mountain biking. Details are very few, but the company's Facebook page indicates that it's been running demos for bike journalists for the last … [Read more...]

FIFA To Consider Wearables for Soccer (a/k/a Football)

March 18, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

FIFA To Consider Wearables for Soccer (a/k/a Football)

With the European football season beginning to reach its climax (you knew that, right?), we're hearing that FIFA -- the global organization that controls the game -- is starting to embrace wearable technology. A group called the International Football Association Board has approved the idea of using wearables in game situations, as long as the data isn't made available to … [Read more...]

CES Day 1: Epson Enter Sports Wearables Market

January 6, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

CES Day 1: Epson Enter Sports Wearables Market

Epson, which has had some success in the enterprise wearables market with its Moverio eyewear, has decided it likes the space and is getting into the sports tech business with a new series of consumer-level wearables. The Epson Active product line has three pieces: the Pulsense continuous heart rate monitor, Runsense GPS sports and running monitors, and the M-Tracer golf … [Read more...]

ShotTracker, a Basketball Wearable, Ships

November 21, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

ShotTracker, a Basketball Wearable, Ships

Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote about a crowdfunded project called ShotTracker, which tracks your shot attempts, misses and makes. Earlier this week, the company announced that it's shipping product. ShotTracker has three pieces: a sensor on the net, a small sensor on your wrist (which fits into a wristband or compression sleeve), and an app. The wrist sensor watches … [Read more...]

Ralph Lauren Brands OMSignal Shirts at the US Open

August 25, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

Ralph Lauren Brands OMSignal Shirts at the US Open

Is it possible that a major fashion brand is actually embracing the function of wired clothing? The NYTimes says Ralph Lauren is branding OMSignal's instrumented compression shirts at the US Open, the tennis tournament that opens today in New York City. The shirts aren't going on the players, who are probably quite well instrumented during their training already. Rather, the … [Read more...]

Tennis Star Andy Murray Speaks on Wearables

August 20, 2014 By Dan Rosenbaum

Tennis Star Andy Murray Speaks on Wearables

Andy Murray is Britain's top tennis player, currently ranked 9th in the world, and is seeded 8th in next week's US Open. He gave an e-mail interview to Smithers Apex in advance of that company's Wearable Technology UX conference in September; he talked about what professional athletes already have in terms of data and what they need, and how wearables in sports might change the … [Read more...]

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