- My tech teammate Joe Lemire reports on the latest cohort for the MLS Innovation Lab, a program that’s now three years old. Read about those five companies here.
- Accessibility tech startup OneCourt has officially opened pre-orders for its at-home device, which turns live tracking data into haptics so that blind and low-vision fans can feel game play through their fingertips.
- In this week’s magazine, my SBJ colleague Rob Schaefer looked at digital archive management, which is a matter of livelihood for sports museums and can boost external storytelling and revenue for sports leagues and media companies.
- Catapult and multi-club ownership group Mercury13 have embarked on a new collaboration to advance the research and practice of performance training in women’s soccer, Lemire also reports.
- Theia, a markerless motion capture company, has developed the first product that can track athlete movement, the swing of the bat and the flight of the ball in a single system.
- FanFeed is officially launching with its central feature: a way for fans to automatically keep a record of their attendance at live events -- almost like a modern-day version of keeping ticket stubs as souvenirs.
- Also, congrats to Next League CEO David Nugent, whose new book, “The Business of Sports Technology,” is still occupying a top spot of Amazon hot new releases’ sports industry category. SBJ Publishing released the book in partnership with Amplify Publishing Group. Next League will be the presenting partner of SBJ Tech Week for the third consecutive year when we gather next month.
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