Jason Anson: Sport Technologist

Sneak peek of my new direction with my Sport Technology Blog

Jason Anson — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:43 +0000

Sneak peek of my new direction with my Sport Technology Blog -http://sporttechnologist.blogspot.ca/p/my-aboriginal-paddling-initiative.html - I hope to have everything streamlined for the end of the month. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: news

Sneak peek of my new direction with my Sport Technology Blog

Jason Anson — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:32 +0000

uChek urine analyzer app – iMedicalApps

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:06:44 +0000

The uChek app allows patients to check and track several parameters, such as glucose, pH, and protein levels as seen in their urine.Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: protein levels, technology

Plans announced for $30 million bowling facility at South Point

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:04:50 +0000

The new bowling facility will include more than 60 lanes featuring the latest bowling technology, a tournament registration area, a bowler’s squad room, modern locker facilities and more. Construction is scheduled to begin May 2013. This site uses …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: […]

Learning rate mind-goggling

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:03:03 +0000

Implementation of technology which is a New Zealand first – at least when it comes to its use in relation to swimming - is set to make a splash at St Peter’s SwimmingAcademy. The academy has bought two pairs of what are known as IKKOS video glasses…Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a […]

USA Boxing goes high tech in training in Colorado Springs

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:26 +0000

by nEAL REID sports@gazette.com - For the first time, USA Boxing is using technology to evaluate and monitor boxers’ progress as they train for …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: books, gadgets, gaming, literature, technology, tennis

Racing to the future: New shoe technology creating better experience for runners

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:57:49 +0000

Time Warner boosts earnings, but stock slips · Printer Icon Printer-Friendly Version · Mail Icon E-mail This Story. RunningShoes. Cara Cooper/MEDILL. Shoe technology has made it possible for runners to find any type of shoe they can imagine…Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: clothing, […]

Wearable Technology Lets Us Track Consumers’ Activity as Never Before

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:55:25 +0000

While buzz around Google Glass is rampant, it’s hardly a given that the product will be a massive hit. Despite Nike’s success, the high likelihood of failure for most products means that there will be very few makers of wearable technology that aren’t …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: […]

The future of sports broadcasting? Hockey player wears Google Glass (WATCH)

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:49:56 +0000

The future of sports broadcasting? Hockey player wears Google Glass (WATCH)….Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: google, hockey player, sports, sports broadcasting, tennis

Nike Reveals Tennis Looks for Paris

Jason Anson — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:47:56 +0000

As Nike said, Federer will wear the Nike Premier RF Crew: a Dri-FIT jacquard fabric top that uses cutting-edge technology inspired by a true tennis legend. The bonded design of the Crew incorporates sonic-welded side seams for a comfortable fit …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: cutting […]

Parachute running and GPS satellites: A sneak peek inside England’s ‘war room …

Jason Anson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:49:27 +0000

The team behind the England men and women’s sevens squads has helped rewrite the textbook for triumphing in elite level sport by being at the forefront of technology. I soon found the modern world of rugby sevens is a world of sleep-analysing watches, ..Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed […]

Biosense launches uChek: Urine analysis using a smartphone

Jason Anson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:47:58 +0000

Biosense is a Mumbai based startup that works towards developing medical equipments. Founded by Myshkin Ingwale (a TED fellow), Biosense has been funded by GSF India and Insitor Fund. Biosense has been working in their second …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: fellow, […]

Atlanta Braves announce new Senior Director of Information Technology

Jason Anson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:46:07 +0000

Gatti will be responsible for all aspects of the Braves technology strategies and operations. He will manage the existing Braves Information Technology department and work with all Braves business and baseball operations departments to best utilize …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: aviation, books, literature, software, technology, transportation

AFL weighs up FIFA goal technology – Sydney Morning Herald

Jason Anson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:44:51 +0000

Germany’s GoalControl, with its camera-based, ball-tracking system, has been chosen by soccer’sworld body FIFA as the official goal-line technology provider for this year’s Confederations Cup. If the trial is a success, it will be rolled out at the …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: body fifa, […]

Badminton presses out the errors

Jason Anson — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:42:50 +0000

Yes, technology will play a big role in cleaning out the errors, but is the video replay and not Hawk-Eye (the trajectory tracker that many other sports employ) the way ahead for badminton? In a sport where the richest events fork out a prize money of …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy […]

Tech: Giro Sport Design’s R&D laboratory

Jason Anson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:37:16 +0000

At the beginning, Jim Gentes packed a crude, handcarved model of a cycling helmet into a brown paper bag and took it to a tradeshow to drum up some interest. Today, Giro Sports Design is part of the Easton-Bell Sports empire, and its new research ..Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link […]

Scientists Build Baseball-Playing Robot With 100000-Neuron Fake Brain

Jason Anson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:35:48 +0000

Researchers at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have built a small humanoid robot that plays baseball — or something like it. The bot can hold a fan-like bat and take swings at …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: How To […]

On golf: Properly fitted clubs will save you strokes

Jason Anson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:34:20 +0000

From one year to the next, it’s hard for the average player to notice the difference in technology, but as you add four or five years of improvements to golf equipment, almost anyone will see a difference in performance. For those of you who play …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy […]

Badminton World Federation – Reviews Coming for BWF World …

Jason Anson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:32:43 +0000

“The inclusion of such modern technology brings badminton into line with leading sports such as tennis and football which are already using or implementing ..Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: How To Tagged: inclusion, modern technology

NZ cricket technology bound for Ireland | dealsntips.com

Jason Anson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:31:54 +0000

NZ cricket technology bound for Ireland. This entry was posted by dealsnti on April 26, 2013 at 3:20 am. NZ cricket technology bound for Ireland. Its free smart …Read More… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: books, bound, ireland, literature, nz cricket, technology

New technology helps golfers, course

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:50:14 +0000

VARNELL — Technological advances have been a part of golf since the beginning of the game with hickory shafts and the first innovation of the featherie golf ball — a leather pouch filled with chicken or goose feathers. Over the years, hickory gave …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: […]

High-tech sports goggles: Vital data, or too much info?

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:48:59 +0000

Of course, he said, the digital goggles are meant for skiing and snowboarding. “Welcome to the world of lawyers and litigation,” he said. But maybe the lawyers are on to something. Safety advocates say the concept of high-tech displays for goggles…Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News […]

Football and Concussions: New Drug To Be Tested On NFL Alumni

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:46:20 +0000

Neuralstem Inc., a company specializing in cell therapy technology, has developed a medication in pill form that may stimulate neurons in the area of the brain that handles depression and could play a role in major brain injuries. Follow us ..Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: […]

Nano-scale Optical Antennas Could Have a Big Impact

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:42:47 +0000

The antenna, a century-old technology, is everywhere. Listening to the radio? Making a call on your cell phone? Surfing the web over Wi-Fi? The antenna made it all possible. Now, the antenna is changing optics, too. At Federico Capasso’s lab at Harvard …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: […]

10 million Google Glass wearers by 2016

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:41:19 +0000

NEW YORK, April 26 — Google Glass won’t officially be fit for public use until 2014 but that hasn’t stopped one research firm from forecasting that the global market for suchtechnology could reach 9.4 million units by 2016. The first sets of Google’s …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed […]

Eye-tracking research reveals drivers fail to spot cyclists

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:39:37 +0000

Using eye-tracking technology to monitor on-road driver behaviour, a study has found that drivers failed to notice 22 per cent of cyclists on the road, despite being in clear view. Motorists failed to spot four percent of pedestrians crossing the road …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: […]

Major League Soccer decides against goal-line technology, citing cost

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:36:25 +0000

Soccer’s international rules-making body approved goal-line technology last July. FIFA announced in February that the GoalControl-4D system will be used at the 2014 World Cup. England’s Premier League said April 11 it will install the Hawk-Eye system….Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: eye system, hawk […]

NZ cricket technology bound for Ireland

Jason Anson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:33:01 +0000

Wellington cricket technology company CricHQ has secured a deal which will see its software used to record every ball of the Irish international season. Cricket Ireland has announced it will be using CricHQ to manage live scoring on its website for all …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed […]

Wearable electronics make technology personal

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:32:10 +0000

Challenges with wearable tech abound, from harnessing enough computing power onto ultrathin devices like pieces of tape to persuading average consumers to wear silly-looking glasses and bulky watches without “nerding them out” too much. As futurist …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: computing power, gadgets, glasses, technology, […]

Google Glass News: Device to Run on Android, CEO Confirms

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:29:59 +0000

Developers, though they will have to figure out the new technology that comes with a unique device such as Glass, will not also have to deal with programming difficulties that come with learning a new operating system. This means that fans can expect …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed […]

Iranian robots do battle on the football pitch

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:28:25 +0000

Students at Tehran’s Computer Science Faculty of the Science and Technology University are putting their robotic creations through their paces ahead of this month’s RoboCup event. Their strength they say is in their programming skills because they have …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: research, […]

Sports psychologist fired by Canucks ‘dismissive’ of players, coaches

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:26:24 +0000

VANCOUVER — The performance of a sports psychologist — who is suing the Vancouver Canucks after being lured to the NHL team for $1.1 million, only to be terminated — was “very disappointing” and his attitude alienated players, coaches and trainers …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: […]

Referee Gozubuyuk calls for video technology after Ajax blunders

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:23:41 +0000

Gozubuyuk failed to spot Zomer’s handball, while he awarded Ajax a free kick for the foul on Eriksen rather than a penalty, and he believes video technology …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News

Soccer’s pact with devil of goal-line technology will come at cost to its soul

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:21:18 +0000

This pact with the devil of goal-line technology will come at a cost to the sport’s soul. Policed solely by humans, soccer can offer lessons on life for those prepared to listen. Referees who fail to spot when the ball has crossed the goal line, or who …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link […]

High-Tech Sports Goggles: Vital Data, or Too Much Information?

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:16:32 +0000

Harry Puterbaugh, 57, a farmer from Peoria, Ill., and his wife and two daughters, 13 and 14, use high-tech goggles made by Zeal Optics of Boulder, Colo., on ski trips to Aspen and surrounding slopes in Colorado. Mr. Puterbaugh likes being able to track …Read more…. Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link […]

With UM patent, it’s better batter up

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:14:07 +0000

Noel Perkins, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, dedicated the better part of a decade developing technology to make any hitter a better hitter. … Baseball and softball equipment sales topped $450 million. However …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: developing technology, mechanical engineering, […]

Tech Tips: Use tech advances to improve your golf game

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:11:19 +0000

In general, golf equipment and the technology that joins it has changed dramatically over the years. Ever since titanium was introduced to the manufacturing of clubs, traditional drivers made from materials like persimmon or stainless-steel have become …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: aviation, cars, general golf, […]

Uni students build soccer playing robots

Jason Anson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:09:12 +0000

The cohort will travel in late June to the Netherlands for RoboCup 2013, where their team of three robots, called the NUbots, will play soccer against teams from 23 other countries in a competition modelled on the World Cup. Associate Professor in …Read More… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed […]

Goal-Line Technology Coming to England, and Is Video Replay Next?

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:18:36 +0000

Football fans, by virtue of television replays, social media and up-to-the-second GIF images and the like, have been using technology with their football for years. Many of them grew up playing video games—where goals are always awarded correctly and ..Read More… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed […]

2014 Will Be the Year of Neymar, Brazil & Technology in Football

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:16:01 +0000

Less than 14 months from now, the world will gather in Brazil for the 20th FIFA World Cup. One of world football’s brightest young stars will be representing the hosts in that tournament, and if he hasn’t departed Santos in favour of a European giant …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy […]

Augmented Eyewear with 360-Degree Camera Utilizes Gyroscopes and …

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:13:25 +0000

“Augmented Eyewear will have sensors such as gyroscopes and an accelerometer that will understand the angle the user is looking. If you move your head to the right the sensors will detect the angle and position your view to the right side and vice versa…Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy […]

Now, badminton goes hi-tech

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:12:20 +0000

“What we are doing is similar to other sports —the rules and principles are essentially the same assports such as tennis, though the technology and process may differ slightly,” BWF’s deputy president Paisan Rangsikitpho was quoted as saying. “At the …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: assports, deputy […]

The Case Against Goal-Line Technology

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:11:22 +0000

After years of discussion, goal-line technology will be implemented into the soccer world next season. It has been a long time coming. After years of discussion among managers and players, England’s Premier League and FIFA have yielded. But, amid …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: line technology, […]

Nike Golf Releases Nike RZN Trick Shot

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:08:49 +0000

… RZN Trick Shot spot featuring Rory McIlroy, Nick Watney, Kyle Stanley, Suzann Pettersen and Paul Casey. These athletes juggle and pass to each other utilizing Nike’s RZN core golf ball technology in the new spot, which is cut to music used in the …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link […]

Sport Ngin to revamp USA Hockey’s digital output

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:07:15 +0000

As the preferred technology provider of USA Hockey, Minneapolis-based Sport Ngin will completely redesign USAhockey.com, the body’s official site. Once the redesign is completed at the end of August, the company will then maintain the site and handle …Read more…. Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: minneapolis, preferred technology […]

Pressure BioSciences 2013 revenue expected to grow 37%, says AMI Research

Jason Anson — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:03:56 +0000

Pressure BioSciences (OTCQB:PBIO), a life sciences firm that develops pressurecycling technology (PCT), is expected to increase its revenue 37 percent to $1.6 million in 2013, driven by the launch of new products, according to AMI Research…Read More… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: climate, research, […]

Badminton set to roll in line-call technology – Deccan Herald

Jason Anson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:52:26 +0000

Badminton is set to follow tennis and football by introducing technology to review disputed line-calls, officials said on Wednesday in an attempt to ease one of the sport’s major flash-points. A test set-up will be used at next month’s Sudirman Cup in …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News […]

Does Major League Baseball Prefer Apple Inc. (AAPL)?

Jason Anson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:51:25 +0000

Nobody can deny the fact that sports and technology are closely related in many ways. For example, fans rely on technology, such as the use of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices to watch games, keep up with their favorite team, and manage their fantasy …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link […]

Apple board member hints that iWatch is coming, praises Google Glass

Jason Anson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:05:02 +0000

Wearable technology is hot topic in the industry right now, with the Google Glass and smart watch devices from companies including Samsung in the pipeline. Even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said Apple is losing its cool, but that he would welcome …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News […]

Google Glass tech specs unveiled

Jason Anson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:02:52 +0000

Google has released the tech specs for its augmented reality glasses. Source: National Features. GOOGLE has released the tech specs for its Google Glasses after shipping its first batch to developers today. So without much further ado, here’s what you …Read more… Sponsored Links: SportApps.mobi Your Own App Starting @ $250 www.SportApps.mobi Buy a Link Filed under: News Tagged: national features, technology