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A robot that can track your position on the court, serve you a range of shots, and simulate actual tennis matches has raised over $1.7 million on Kickstarter. With weeks still left in the campaign, there’s plenty of time to get in on the action.Continu… Continue reading This robotic tennis partner lets you simulate actual matches on the court
When you think of tennis, you probably think of Wimbledon, the All England Club’s famous competition that has run for 147 years. Part of that history has always been line …read more Continue reading Wimbledon Goes Automated
Table tennis is one of those sports that most people would likely assume is simply unplayable by the blind. An Australian student, however, is now using cameras and speakers to get unsighted individuals in on the ping pong action.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Student-designed system could allow the blind to play table tennis
In fast-paced sports such as tennis, keeping your eye on the ball – and on your opponent – is essential to success. The FalconFrames wearable was designed with that fact in mind, as it’s claimed to help boost its user’s neuro-visual skills.Continue Rea… Continue reading Performance-building FalconFrames keep an eye on athletes’ eyes
Tennis players are susceptible to wrist cartilage injuries, which may not even present any symptoms at first. A van-based MRI system was designed with that fact in mind, as it can spot such injuries right at the tennis court, before they become serious… Continue reading Portable MRI could perform onsite checks for tennis wrist injuries
Monitoring your performance can help you improve in pretty much any sport, and that includes table tennis. The German-designed Janova paddle was created with this fact in mind, as it tracks your strokes while you play.Continue ReadingCategory: Sports, … Continue reading Janova paddle brings performance-tracking smarts to table tennis
Italian firm Carlo Ratti Associati serves a slice of bonkers blue sky architecture with its “Playscraper.” Also referred to as the Tennis Tower, the sporty skyscraper would stack eight tennis courts on top of each other to reach a height of 90 m (rough… Continue reading Sporty skyscraper concept stacks 8 tennis courts on top of each other
What was the first video game console? If you said the Atari 2600, you would be wrong, but we’d forgive you. After all, the Atari was early and widely sold. It also had the major features you expect from a video game. However, there was an earlier console available. the Magnavox Odyssey.
This system was black and white, had two wired controllers, and while it didn’t quite have cartridges, you could select from one of several games. The system seems inexpensive today at $100 (not including the optional light gun). However, adjusting for 1972 currency value, that’s equivalent to about …read more
Continue reading A Video Game Odyssey: How Magnavox Launched the Console Industry
Serena Williams (yes, THAT Serena Williams) has joined the board of consumer survey startup SurveyMonkey, along with Intuit CEO Brad Smith. This is the tennis superstar’s first venture into Silicon Valley and, according to a SurveyMonkey spokesperson, came about at the suggestion of fellow board member and Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. Read More Continue reading Tennis star Serena Williams joins SurveyMonkey’s board
Here’s a 12.5 gram virtual coach for all the players who can’t afford Brad Gilbert or Nick Bollettieri. Continue reading How One Startup Is Using Motion Tracking to Improve Your Tennis Swing