Each year around this time I publish my complete guide of sports tech recommendations, covering a wide range of sport gadget areas. My goal here being to give my specific recommendations – exactly the same recommendations I’d give to my own friends and family. This post isn’t here to list every option on the market…
View More Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2019-2020Author: Ronnie
North pulls Focals smart glasses ahead of ‘sleeker’ upgrade in 2020
North, an augmented reality (AR) wearables company backed by Amazon and Intel, has announced that it’s pulling its current Focals smart glasses off the market in preparation for a new incarnation sometime in 2020. The Canadian company isn’t giving too much away in terms of how Focals 2.0 will differ from the current version —…
View More North pulls Focals smart glasses ahead of ‘sleeker’ upgrade in 2020Microsoft’s Cortana is sleeping with the fishes
Lots of people are fine with allowing a helpful wiretap into their lives. I am not one of them. None of them. So, when I heard that Cortana was being sent out to pasture by Microsoft, I was pretty excited. The dismantling of surveillance apparatus that’s slimed its way into our daily lives always leaves…
View More Microsoft’s Cortana is sleeping with the fishesHealth Alert: US flu season starts early – One America News Network
FILE– In this Feb. 7, 2018 file picture, a nurse prepares an influenza shot at the Redemption Army in Atlanta. An early barrage of health…
View More Health Alert: US flu season starts early – One America News NetworkSave water (and money) with this smart home monitor
Between all of our apps, streaming devices, Bluetooth speakers, and energy-sucking decorations, paying for utilities each month can be…brutal. In fact, the average household spends roughly $70 a month on the water bill alone. That number might not seem terribly significant, but when you add it up, that’s $840 a year — a pretty significant…
View More Save water (and money) with this smart home monitorEliud Kipchoge: The guy, the techniques & controversies behind ‘moon-landing moment’
Kipchoge had attemped to break the two-hour mark once before, in 2017A week before the big day, in the middle of the night, Eliud Kipchoge was fast asleep at his training base in the hills of Kenya.The greatest male distance runner of all time would soon be launching his second attempt at making history -…
View More Eliud Kipchoge: The guy, the techniques & controversies behind ‘moon-landing moment’Pokémon Sword and Guard are the best Pokémon games in years
I’ve ventured into countless pokémon gyms over the past two decades, but nothing has ever felt as thrilling as the massive stadiums in Pokémon Sword and Shield. In the past, I almost always knew what to expect: a series of small challenges followed by a battle inside a gym with a high-level trainer who is…
View More Pokémon Sword and Guard are the best Pokémon games in yearsNew Balance Offers the 997 Sport a Fuzzy, Earth-Toned Update
1 of 2 2 of 2 New Balance has given a textural update to its latest 997 Sport model, delivering the silhouette in two muted and earthy colorways for one of its new releases. The shoe is crafted of fuzzy, tonal paneling along the upper and equipped with the brand’s signature ENCAP Reveal technology to…
View More New Balance Offers the 997 Sport a Fuzzy, Earth-Toned UpdateHigh school battling captain’s career in doubt after prosthetic legs stolen from gym
The high school wrestling career of a teenager in California who was set to be captain of his team is now in jeopardy after somebody stole his prosthetic legs. Brett Winters, a senior at Pacific High School in San Benardino, California, is a double amputee after being born without tibia bones in his legs. When…
View More High school battling captain’s career in doubt after prosthetic legs stolen from gymNike Invests in Accessible Footwear Tech Company HandsFree Labs
Nike has invested in the future of accessible footwear with its latest strategic investment, putting funds into the Utah-based company HandsFree Labs. The investment includes an intellectual property license and allows Nike to have further understanding of HandsFree Labs’ Foot Activated Shoe Technology (F.A.S.T.) solution. The technology allows consumers to step in and out of…
View More Nike Invests in Accessible Footwear Tech Company HandsFree Labs