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MLB At Bat Highest Grossing App for iOS in 2010

Chris Burns, Dec 13th 2010 Discuss [2]

As you might have noticed, this year's iTunes Rewind let us know the tops of all categories as far as sales and such go. One that stuck out is MLB At Bat 2010 for iPhone and iPod touch, named highest grossing app by Apple, that's first overall across ALL categories of paid apps in 2010. (And as a bonus, the iPad version was the highest grossing app in the sports category, but who's counting?) Major League Baseball is counting - this game "At Bat" gave users the first full season of live video for EVERY GAME, being accessed 37 million times during the 2010 season. Read The Full Story

World Darts Championship to be Filmed With 32 Cameras, Shown Off in 3D

Evan Selleck, Dec 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

While 3D sweeps through the movie industry, and begins to make large in-roads into the video game industry, it is sports that has already given its own green light for the technology. But, while watching a soccer match, or football or basketball in 3D may sound like fun, there may be some sports out there that don't necessarily need to be given the 3D upgrade. For instance, darts may not have been a sport that you'd think would get the 3D treatment, but you'd be wrong. Read The Full Story

i-dration Water Bottle Connects to Your Smartphone, Tells You When You’re Thirsty

Evan Selleck, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [2]

While some may think that the design of the bottle could be look at again, the i-dration water bottle is certainly a good idea. Designed for those who need water on the go, such as athletes, this new design concept shows that you can not only connect anything to your smartphone in one way or another, but that doing so can help you overall health. Read The Full Story

Intel and Riddel Team Up to Make Safer Football Helmets

Evan Selleck, Nov 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

For football players, the helmet is one way to make sure that they stay safe. But, even the most advanced helmet out there is still just a barrier, and there's always a chance that something could break through it. Football players are prone to suffering concussions during their career, if not more critical injuries, and companies are trying their best to figure out ways to make that happen less. Intel and Riddel, along with a plethora of Universities scattered across the United States, have been working on just that: safer football helmets. Read The Full Story

Mount Everest: Now with WiFi

Chris Burns, Oct 29th 2010 Discuss [9]

If you happen to be one of those sorts of people who like to scale things, things like, say, a giant mountain called Mount Everest, and you'd like to share your business with the world while you're up there, you're now in luck. Right up near the top there is a brand new 3G station (plus 6 more around the area) set up by Ncell, a subsidiary of Swedish telecom company TeliaSonera. Go up there and stream a football game or something. That'd be neato. Read The Full Story

Human Easily Beats Expert Bowling Robot [Video]

Evan Selleck, Oct 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Robots are getting more advanced every day, especially as the designers behind them test new ground. But, even if some consider the fact that a robot beat a world-class Shogi player for the first time ever a few weeks back the sign of End Times, perhaps there's a bit of solace in the fact that a human easily beat a robot bowler. In fact, the robot is actually considered an "expert bowling robot," but that didn't mean anything to the human opponent, who managed to beat the expert easily enough. Read The Full Story

Xistera Snowball Launcher Launches Snowballs Across the Earth

Chris Burns, Oct 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

So you're thinking about winter, because it's coming up quicker than you think. You've gotta be prepared for it when you live somewhere like I do, up here in Minnesota - piles of snow as high as your face! And you've got to be thinking about how you're going to dominate the snowball tossing world. Unless you've got a secret elf partner who can whip up snowballs faster than a machine, you're going to need something amazing to launch the balls across the park to where the person you're aiming at has run to. Enter, the Xistera. Read The Full Story

Streaming ESPN to your Xbox 360?

Paul Fang, Jan 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

The New York Times reports that Microsoft has held closed-door, in-depth talks with the Walt Disney Company about a certain programming deal with ESPN, with subject matter being ESPN streaming via the Xbox 360 (which the Microsoft execs are convinced is a “media portal for parents and grandparents” as well as a gaming machine for teenagers”). Read The Full Story

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Liquid Image VideoMasks hands-on

Ewdison Then, Jan 6th 2010 Discuss [1]

If you’re considering a new camera or camcorder, you’re probably not narrowing down your options by whether you can mount them on your head or not; still, if you’re a diver, swimmer or snowboarder then Liquid Image could have a few models for you. We caught up with the company’s goggle-integrated “videomasks” – which range in price from $79 to $350 – at CES 2010; more details and live images after the cut.

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Nintendo football controller patent app emerges

Chris Davies, Aug 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Nintendo's inflatable horse controller not good enough for you? The company's latest controller patent application has come to light, and as you might expect it's another bizarre, exceptionally-niche device. Basically a squishy football with slots for your Wiimote and nunchuck, the controller would allow the Wii to estimate trajectory and distance from the force and angle with which you pretend to throw it. Read The Full Story

Nike+ SportBand gets update: real-time stats, better online support

Chris Davies, Jul 14th 2009 Discuss [0]

Nike have updated last year's Nike+ SportBand, improving the display, tweaking the color scheme and throwing water-resistance into the mix too. The new Nike+ SportBand can give real-time performance stats - including distance, pace, time and calories burned - as well as funneling spoken information through an iPod nano, touch or iPhone. Read The Full Story

CTA Digital Wii Bowling Ball makes WiiSports more real

Brenda Stokes, Jun 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

So we've seen a ton of accessories for WiiSports over the years, however most of them cover just a few of the sports like tennis, baseball and golf. And since everyone knows their favorite is bowling, CTA Digital has come up with the Wii Bowling Ball. Read The Full Story