Dazzling LED-animated basketball “GlassFloor” finds a home in Munich

Remember back when basketball courts had hardwood floors? You’re right, most still do, although some may soon be switching over to the eye-popping dynamic-display ASB GlassFloor. Its first permanent installation was announced earlier this week.Continue… Continue reading Dazzling LED-animated basketball “GlassFloor” finds a home in Munich

Wilson Airless basketball bounces to market for four-figure price

The most compelling show of contemporary basketball skill at last year’s NBA All-Star Game didn’t necessarily come from one of the players dribbling a ball … it came from a ball itself. That ball was Wilson’s Airless basketball prototype, a futuristi… Continue reading Wilson Airless basketball bounces to market for four-figure price

ASVEL basketball club slam dunked by NoEscape ransomware gang, data stolen

A high profile French basketball team has fallen victim to the NoEscape ransomware-as-a-service group, who claim to have stolen 32 GB of data including sensitive personal information about the club’s star players.

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Wilson debuts an airless 3D-printed basketball in the NBA dunk contest

A hole in your basketball is typically not a good thing, but Wilson’s bizarre new Airless basketball prototype treats them as a feature. Indeed, it’s probably more hole than ball, and yet it’s said to bounce and respond like a regulation NBA rock.Conti… Continue reading Wilson debuts an airless 3D-printed basketball in the NBA dunk contest

“World’s first smart basketball hoop” rocks an interactive backboard

Huupe has opened pre-orders on a US$4,000 smart basketball hoop, complete with shot tracking, interactive training guides, remote player vs player challenges, and an enormous high-def screen for a backboard – so you can watch TV as you shoot around.Con… Continue reading “World’s first smart basketball hoop” rocks an interactive backboard

Top 100 highlights of the 2021 auction year

Our annual highlights of the auction year reached a crescendo in this post-2021 coverage - the most explosive growth, the most ridiculous lots, and dozens of examples of the most expensive items in history ... not to mention the most bizarre lots we've yet seen. The most intriguing of them all was the sale by tender of (most of) the cars from the 2015 movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The 2021 auction year was quite extraordinary, with almost all auction categories reporting unprecedented levels of participation and sales.

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Top 100 highlights of the 2021 auction year

Our annual highlights of the auction year reached a crescendo in this post-2021 coverage - the most explosive growth, the most ridiculous lots, and dozens of examples of the most expensive items in history ... not to mention the most bizarre lots we've yet seen. The most intriguing of them all was the sale by tender of (most of) the cars from the 2015 movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

The 2021 auction year was quite extraordinary, with almost all auction categories reporting unprecedented levels of participation and sales.

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Smart basketball hoop gets smaller and higher as users’ skills improve

When training for any sort of physical task, it’s important to keep challenging yourself as your skills improve. That’s the thinking behind a new adaptive basketball hoop, that gets higher and smaller as users make more shots.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Smart basketball hoop gets smaller and higher as users’ skills improve

Third Time’s a Charm for This Basketball-Catching Robot

We all know that version one of a project is usually a stinker, at least in retrospect. Sure, it gets the basic idea into concrete form, but all it really does is set the stage for a version two. That’s better, but still not quite there. Version three is where …read more

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